Hanoi, Oct. 12 -- Vietnam and Australia are stepping up cooperation in digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on practical projects, technology transfer, investment and workforce development.

A Vietnam-Australia forum on investment and development cooperation in digital technology and AI was held in Hanoi on October 12 by the Department of Digital Technology and AI (DDA) under the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Vietnam-Australia Scholars and Experts Association (VASEA).

The forum followed a memorandum of understanding inked by the two sides on August 10, 2026, at the University of Technology Sydney, aiming to strengthen links between the two countries' technology, investment and innovation ecosyste...