The 2025 Autumn Economic Forum, themed “Green transition in the digital era”, had been a success in terms of scale, content and external engagement. It had served as a practical platform for policy dialogue, bringing together policymakers, international organisations, experts and businesses to discuss major global trends, identify emerging challenges and propose policy directions and solutions in the context of green and digital transformation.

The State leader highly valued the dedication and efforts of the leadership, staff, and employees of the Presidential Office for effectively advising and supporting State leaders in completing a heavy workload in December and throughout the term.

The Steering Committee for Digital Transformation in Party agencies held a conference on December 29 to review digital transformation work in Party agencies in 2025 and outline key tasks and solutions for 2026. Permanent member of the PCC’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, Head of the Steering Committee attended and chaired the conference.

The draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress continue to affirm science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the core driving forces of the new growth model. These are decisive factors in improving productivity, quality, efficiency, and the competitiveness of the economy in the coming period.

Party General Secretary To Lam has highlighted groundbreaking actions and spreading results as the guiding motto for 2026, marking a shift from the “start-up and runway” phase in 2025 to a period of acceleration in the development of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

The Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation held a conference in Ha Noi on December 25 to review its work in 2025 and outline key tasks and solutions for 2026. Party General Secretary To Lam chaired the conference and delivered a keynote address.

On the mist-covered mountain slopes by Muong Hoa Stream, brocade looms have long been intertwined with the livelihoods of generations of Giay and H’Mong women. There was a time when this traditional craft faced the risk of fading away as markets shrank, tourism was disrupted, and outlets became increasingly unstable.

The Viet Nam Science and Technology Journalists’ Club on December 19 unveiled its annual list of the top 10 outstanding science and technology events for 2025.

The Press Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just announced the results of the 2025 assessment of the digital transformation maturity of the press. Accordingly, Nhan Dan Newspaper ranked third among the top 10 central-level press agencies achieving an Excellent level of digital transformation in the past year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to creating favourable conditions, accompanying stakeholders, and removing bottlenecks in institutions, infrastructure and human resources so that science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and administrative reforms truly become new growth engines.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held his 2025 dialogue with farmers in Ha Noi on December 10, aiming to speed up science – technology application, innovation, and digital transformation in agricultural production.

In the context of rapid digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an important driver of innovation in education and training. Educational institutions, especially higher education institutions, need to intensify reform and effectively harness AI to improve training quality in the new context.

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.

Viet Nam stands ready to assist Cuba in promoting digital transformation in journalism activities, member of the Party Central Committee (PCC), Deputy Head of the PCC's Commission of Communication-Education and Mass Mobilisation, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Viet Nam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh told Jorge Legañoa Alonso, President of Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency.

Initial results from online public services to telecommunications networks, data centres and digital platforms show that Viet Nam’s digital infrastructure is undergoing a profound transformation, becoming an important foundation for strengthening national competitiveness in the era of the data economy.

On the morning of November 28, the National Health Information Centre under the Ministry of Health and the Viet Nam Private Medical Practice Association signed a cooperation agreement, strengthening the application of information technology synchronously between the public and private healthcare systems to improve healthcare quality for people in an equitable, effective, and sustainable manner.

With a strong commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 (net-zero), Viet Nam has proactively undertaken deep and strategic reforms to adapt to realities and pursue sustainable development.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on November 25 met Saysana Sitthiphone, Lao Deputy Minister of Technology and Communications, on the sidelines of the 2025 Autumn Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss orientations for strengthening bilateral cooperation in information technology, digital infrastructure development and digital connectivity in the new period.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), led by Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, paid a working visit to Spain from November 17 to 21.

Digital transformation in education is now taking place vigorously across all localities. In many remote and isolated areas, despite difficulties and geographical barriers, teachers persistently learn, take the initiative to find ways to connect, and introduce their students to the digital world right from the doorstep of village schools.