VOV.VN - Vietnam will make 2026 a year of breakthrough action in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, with a strong focus on tangible outcomes, effective implementation and real value for people and businesses, according to Party General Secretary To Lam.

Ha Son Tung, Deputy Head of the Advanced Optical Technologies Department at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has praised the Party and State for creating open and democratic forums through which overseas Vietnamese (OVs) can directly contribute opinions on major national issues.

The year 2025 marks a milestone in institutionalising science and technology, innovation and digital transformation as the three central pillars of national development, following the issuance of Resolution 57 by the Politburo and the enactment of relevant laws, said Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung.

VOV.VN - Vietnam in 2025 is stepping up support for research and cooperation, removing bottlenecks and creating a more open environment for innovation under Resolution 57 issued by the Politburo on science, technology and national digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has awarded the Labour Order to students who won prizes at international Olympiads and science-technology competitions in 2025.

Vietnam sees growing advantages in the global race to develop versatile humanoid robots - machines which are capable of performing complicated physical tasks, interacting naturally with humans and operating safely in a real-world environment.

The Office of Science and Technology at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on November 29 hosted a roundtable in Berlin to introduce key breakthroughs in the 2025 Law on Science, Technology and Innovation and Vietnam’s strategic orientations for the sector.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung, together with the embassy’s science and technology division, had a meeting with representatives from Technion University in Haifa city on November 23 to explore opportunities for deepening cooperation in training, science technology research and development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered all ministries, agencies and localities to complete their own data systems in 2025, ensuring they are accurate, comprehensive, clean, live, seamless and connected from the central to local levels.

The Government has issued Decree No. 249/2025/ND-CP, setting out mechanisms and policies to attract experts in the fields of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.