Smart technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), has become a critical driver of innovation in the tourism sector, according to experts.

Thailand’s WHA Group has unveiled plans to develop industrial zones and logistics service hubs in Thieu Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province.

The Ho Chi Minh City Association of Mechanical – Electrical Enterprises (HAMEE), in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in the US and the Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC), recently organised a Vietnam-US trade promotion forum on smart technology.

Vietnam’s leading IT services provider FPT Software, a subsidiary of FPT Corporation, and Smart Holdings of Toyota Group have recently launched FPT Smart Technologies - a joint venture providing digital transformation services and solutions.

HCM City is focusing on developing smart industrial parks to attract hi-tech businesses and innovative start-ups.