Vietnam’s tech giant FPT inaugurates education complex for 20,000 learners in Hue City
Education 16:25 25/08/2025Vietnam’s top tech firm FPT Corporation on Sunday inaugurated a large-scale education complex in Hue City’s An Van Duong urban area, designed to accommodate 20,000 students from elementary to vocational levels with a focus on advanced technology training.
‘It saved my life.’ The people turning to AI for therapy
World 11:23 24/08/2025As mental health systems come under strain, some are turning to AI chatbots for support. But experts warn that machines can’t replicate human connection — and could pose new risks.
Vietnamese tech group launches OpenAI arm
Economy 11:44 22/08/2025CMC Technology Group officially launched CMC OpenAI, or C-OpenAI, on Thursday in Hanoi, with the goal of applying artificial intelligence across major sectors such as education, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, public administration, and virtual assistants for both legal and citizen services.
Sharp develops 'Poketomo' conversational AI robot
World 16:22 21/08/2025TOKYO -- Sharp Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed a 'Poketomo' palm-sized robot equipped with conversational artificial intelligence.
Startup competition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 09:47 20/08/2025A startup contest, designed for startups active in AI, Blockchain, and Climate Tech, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday evening.
Vietnam’s new regulation on work permits for foreigners expected to attract experts
Vietnam News 11:51 16/08/2025Vietnam has introduced a new decree that mandates the issuance of work permits for foreigners within 10 working days of receiving a complete application, a move expected to attract more international experts in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, digital transformation, and finance.
Vietnamese banks cut nearly 3,000 jobs amid AI adoption
Economy 08:02 15/08/2025Financial reports from 28 Vietnamese banks for the first half of this year reveal that their total headcount dropped to nearly 280,000 employees, a decline of almost 3,000 compared to the beginning of the year, amid the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as global AI race accelerates
World 09:51 08/08/2025OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT-5 on Thursday, describing it as a major leap forward in artificial intelligence, with enhanced abilities in reasoning, task automation, and coding. The new model is being rolled out free to all users, as the company continues to compete globally in the rapidly evolving AI race.
Vietnam uses AI, satellite images to assess school zone traffic safety
Education 17:05 07/08/2025For the first time in Vietnam, artificial intelligence (AI), satellite imagery, and Street View images are being introduced as technical tools to evaluate traffic safety around schools.
Vietnamese film makes groundbreaking AI lead swap after beauty queen Thuy Tien’s arrest
Vietnam News 17:49 05/08/2025A Vietnamese film that originally starred Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien turned to artificial intelligence to replace her image so it could reach cinemas after the beauty queen was arrested in a consumer fraud probe.
Europe's old power plants to get digital makeover driven by AI boom
World 15:28 05/08/2025PARIS - Some of Europe's ageing coal and gas fired power plants can look forward to a more high-tech future as big tech players, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seek to repurpose them as data centres, with ready-made access to power and water.
AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
World 14:22 04/08/2025Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival.
