The French Research Institute on East Asia (IFRAE) and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations (INALCO) co-hosted a workshop titled “What system of innovation in Vietnam?” in Paris on October 16.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is pursuing three strategic breakthroughs to reach the global top 100 innovation ecosystems, highlighted by plans to attract a nearly US$2 billion AI and data center project from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s G42 Group.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) held a press conference on October 13 in Hanoi to announce the Vietnam International Fisheries Science and Technology Exhibition – VINAFIS EXPO 2026, scheduled for April 28-30, 2026, at Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC).

The Government has renewed its mindset and working methods, implementing a series of major policies and initiatives with boldness and determination to bring benefits to the people, said Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Government Party Committee, and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Innovation Summit 2025 (VIS 2025), slated for November 6–7 in Ho Chi Minh City, is poised to become a major action-oriented forum focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), smart manufacturing, fintech, and green technology.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Hanoi People's Committee, will host the National Innovative Technopreneur Contest (Techfest Vietnam 2025) this November, alongside the Vietnam - Asia Smart City Summit 2025, at Hoan Kiem Lake and surrounding areas.

A forum titled “Unlocking the Innovation Potential between France and Vietnam, Lessons from Nobel Laureate Serge Haroche” took place in Hanoi on October 3 as part of National Innovation Day 2025.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Tam said Vietnam is determined to make innovation and strategic technology sectors the driving force of national development, as he addressed an international forum in Hanoi on October 2.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has urged universities and research institutes to speed up technology transfer and enable research teams to set up commercial enterprises to bring products to market, with the aim of creating a generation of fast-growing tech firms and, gradually, Vietnamese tech unicorns.

The National Innovation Day 2025, opening on October 1 at the National Innovation Centre (NIC) in Hoa Lac, will be one of the year’s biggest platforms for technology, business and policy exchanges the country has ever held.