Sci-Tech

Viet Nam secured three awards for solutions in logistics, cybersecurity, and healthcare at the Asia–Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA Awards 2025), contributing to enhancing the innovative status of Vietnamese technology.

Unlocking financial resources to drive the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation is becoming increasingly urgent. One approach is to expand the use of intellectual property assets such as inventions, industrial designs, software, and trademarks as collateral for loans.

An exchange of ideas, motivations, and scientific vision marked the December 6 event “A dialogue with VinFuture Prize 2025 Laureates”, where the award recipients interacted with hundreds of students, researchers, and start-up innovators.

Applying artificial intelligence (AI) in vocational training enhances teaching efficiency and delivers flexible, personalised, modern learning experiences, though implementation continues to face challenges.

The VinFuture Foundation officially announced the laureates of the VinFuture Prizes 2025 at a ceremony in Ha Noi on December 5.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended at the awarding ceremony of the 2025 VinFuture Prize, a global science and technology award, in Ha Noi on December 5 evening, during which he affirmed that the award helps spread inspiration and strengthen public confidence in the power of science and technology.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) is hosting the 13th Conference of the International Association for Statistical Computing – Asian Regional Section (IASC-ARS) 2025 from December 4 to 6, drawing hundreds of statisticians, data scientists, AI researchers, and econometricians from Asia, Europe, the US, and Australia.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Regional Human Development Report entitled “The next great polarisation: why artificial intelligence (AI) could widen inequality between countries” on December 2, in Ha Noi, warning that AI could increase global inequality; however Viet Nam is preparing to seize emerging opportunities.

The People's Committee of Can Tho City has just issued a Decision approving the Strategy for smart urban development associated with modern infrastructure, building a digital urban government platform and applying artificial intelligence in operations, management, and serving people and businesses with the orientation of digital transformation and green transformation by 2030.

Ha Noi will host TECHFEST Viet Nam 2025 in the open setting of the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street for the first time, aiming to bring the country’s innovation and startup spirit closer to the public.

The Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training to hold a conference to implement the Petrovietnam STEM Innovation Programme, which aims to build 100 international-standard STEM laboratories in 2025 across 34 provinces and cities nationwide.

Currently, more than 90% of Vietnamese children use the internet — equivalent to around 15 million “digital citizens” growing up with smartphones, social media, and AI algorithms. This group represents both a large potential consumer segment and a population at high risk of legal and safety violations on social media if not properly protected and guided.

The Open Innovation Conference 2025 (OIC 2025) officially took place for the second year at VinUni University on December 1, with the participation of leading domestic and international experts.

Three Vietnamese female scientists have been honoured at the 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science scholarship programme for their breakthrough research on climate change, artificial intelligence, and energy security, contributing to the advancement of sustainable development goals.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has signed a decision approving the Digital Government Development Programme, setting a roadmap to build a fully digital state apparatus by 2030.

Viet Nam is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a comprehensive review of its national nuclear power infrastructure, an important step in preparing for the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project and similar projects in the future.

The seventh Ho Chi Minh Awards and State Awards for Science and Technology – the country’s most prestigious honours in the field – will be presented on September 2, 2027, coinciding with Vietnam’s National Day, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced at its regular press briefing on December 1.

Over the past years, Viet Nam has achieved many positive results in developing science and technology human resources. According to the draft documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, the quality of training has been improved, and the number of international scientific publications has increased sharply.

Viet Nam is facing serious air pollution in large cities, diesel engine emissions are the main source of emissions. In this context, DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) solution is considered an important step forward in reducing NOx (nitrogen oxide), the leading harmful agent in diesel emissions.

While efforts to cut agricultural emissions have largely focused on curbing methane from rice cultivation, another pathway is emerging from a study funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (Nafosted) in the Red River Delta, which shows that farmland soils could become a vital organic carbon sink.