For Vietnamese peacekeepers serving in Abyei and South Sudan, this year’s National Day was especially meaningful. Thousands of kilometres from home, they celebrated September 2 with pride, a sense of duty, and love for their homeland.
In 2025, mobile games developed in Vietnam recorded approximately 4.9 billion downloads worldwide, ranking second globally, behind only China. Nearly 95% of those downloads came from international markets, highlighting the success of Vietnamese mobile games as a digital export. Now Vietnamese game studios are tackling a bigger challenge!
Vietnam's fishing fleet is being asked to do something it has never done before - report where it is, and what it catches in real time. In Gia Lai, the fishermen who have fished these waters for decades are now learning to work with new technology.
As artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, Vietnam is also looking to turn the technology into solutions that are fast, accurate, and, most importantly, practical. One example is the 2026 Viettel AI Race, in which contestants build AI solutions on the spot to tackle real-world problems.
Matryoshka has opened in Moscow as Russia’s first fully AI-powered restaurant, integrating over 20 artificial neural networks into its operations. While human chefs still prepare the meals, AI systems manage menu design, customer recommendations, food preparation monitoring and logistics. The technology aims to streamline operations and enhance efficiency, though human interaction and culinary quality remain central to the dining experience.
Vietnamese rescuers have safely brought ashore a Pakistani crew member from a Liberian-flagged cargo ship after he reportedly lost consciousness from inhaling toxic fumes. The crew member was given emergency treatment aboard the SAR 272 rescue vessel before being taken ashore for further medical care.
Vietnam is stepping up its AI ambitions, with cloud computing and artificial intelligence playing a growing role in the country's innovation drive. At the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud and AI conference in Hanoi, business leaders and experts explored how Vietnam can move beyond adopting AI to developing homegrown solutions.