Hanoi, March 16 -- Minister Nguyen made the assessment during a recent working session with Real-time Robotics, a Vietnamese company specializing in robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

He explained that the dream would become true if Viet Nam can leverage its strengths in software and AI engineering, integration with the East Asian electronics supply chain, cost-competitive manufacturing, and a large domestic application market

The drone industry is unlike many traditional manufacturing sectors because it does not depend heavily on heavy industry. Instead, it is largely driven by artificial intelligence, software development and system integration-the areas where Viet Nam enjoys several comparative advantages.

First, software...