Global supply chains are once again under strain, as tensions in the Middle East disrupt key shipping corridors. Despite facing critical tests, Việt Nam’s logistics companies are actively redesigning supply routes to stay connected with global markets.
From genomics to artificial intelligence, building technological capabilities is becoming a key part of Vietnam’s digital future. At Conviction 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, experts, businesses and investors are coming together to discuss the technologies, applications, and policies shaping the country’s digital future.
As genomic technology transforms modern medicine, possessing the ability to develop and apply it is becoming an important part of technological self-reliance. In Vietnam, scientists and doctors are building that capacity, from genomic research and data to clinical care applications.
For the first time, six integrated primary and lower secondary boarding schools are being built in border communes across Dong Thap Province. With the annual flood season approaching, contractors are accelerating construction and adopting measures to keep the project on schedule, with completion targeted before the start of the 2027–2028 academic year.
In recent days, a small date palm garden in Phan Rang, Khanh Hoa Province, has been drawing visitors from near and far. With its trees now heavy with ripe fruit, the garden offers many people their first chance to see, and taste, fresh dates straight from the tree.
Vietnam and Japan are looking at how UAVs can address challenges that both countries are facing, from disaster response to agriculture. The next step is to bring forward solutions that can be tested and put into practical use, including production capacity.
Records and documents from the US are helping Vietnam continue the search for fallen soldiers from the war. A recent handover includes a dossier on a suspected mass grave site at Con Tien Hill in Quang Tri, offering new leads in the ongoing search.