Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office in Geneva, has affirmed Viet Nam's strong support for a people-centred approach to the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) at the plenary discussion of the 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC114) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 8.

Viet Nam possesses significant advantages and strong potential to emerge as a global centre for artificial intelligence (AI), according to billionaire Eric Schmidt, former Chairman and CEO of Google and former Chairman of the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Ha Noi on March 12 to hand over his decision appointing member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Vice President of the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Prof. Dr Tran Hong Thai as its President.

A delegation of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, led by General Secretary To Lam, on March 6 announced a decision to conduct an inspection and supervision over the Standing Board of the Ha Noi Party Committee in 2026.

Science, technology and innovation must be the foundation to fulfil the country’s double-digit growth in the coming time, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Government’s Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06, while chairing the committee’s first meeting of 2026 on February 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) has affirmed its position as a trailblazer and the core force in the national science system during his visit to the academy on February 23, the first working day after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Ha Noi on February 3 unveiled the Ha Noi Technology Exchange (HanoTEX) and the Digital Transformation Marketplace (DTMarket), a move seen as a concrete step in implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW and advancing the formation of a modern, transparent and efficient science – technology market.