VietNamNet Bridge - In late August, Vingroup announced a plan to develop into a technology conglomerate, officially setting foot in the software industry.

Vingroup, one of the most powerful conglomerates in Vietnam, has launched its Vin Hi-Tech, a technology research institute, and Big Data Institute, both of which belong to VinTech. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese man with high passion for AI has left Google to start up a business with an aim to understand the genetic map of Vietnamese.

The most preeminent overseas Vietnamese technology talents from around the world recently met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment, leaders and technology officers. 

Dr Trinh Quang Toan from the UC Davis University has introduced a technology that calculates precipitation, meteorology, hydrology and groundwater for real-time natural calamity forecasting in Vietnam.

One consultant predicts that 70 percent of manufacturers would apply digital transformation by 2020, and that the application would help enterprises increase their turnover by 30 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - The PhotoSolver app was created by GotIt!, founded by its CEO Tran Viet Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge - Data, algorithms and a good workforce are the three prerequisites that will determine the quality of AI products, according to experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Not only companies or large corporations will use AI, but small shops, households, supermarkets and buildings will also become clients of the technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Hong Viet, technology director of FPT, the Vietnamese largest information technology frim, said AI (artificial intelligence) has had extremely big impact on the economy and society. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has a solid ICT platform thanks to the presence of foreign technology groups and the strong rise of Vietnamese technology startups in the last 10 years.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in Vietnam in apps used such as face-identification technology cameras, smartphone chatbots, self-propelling vehicles, and nano robots.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hekate AI, a chatbot created by Nguyen Van Minh Duc, 26, Pham Quoc Huy, 26, and Duong Van Phuoc Thien, 25, is the first of its kind in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some customer service departments no longer put staff on duty at night because the job now can be undertaken by Hana, a virtual consultancy officer created by Mideas, a startup.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese doctor has announced a new technological product which would allow people to talk with the virtual embodiment of a deceased person.