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Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping healthcare systems, from supporting clinical decisions and analysing medical images to enabling personalised treatments and optimising hospital operations.

The PM called for a crackdown on shadowy practices like market manipulation, gold smuggling, and other illicit activities, and tasked the SBV, the Ministry of Finance, and other agencies with creating a business environment so vibrant that people might choose entrepreneurship over hoarding gold.

The forum brought together representatives from 19 Vietnamese provinces and cities, four southern Lao provinces – Champasak, Sekong, Salavan, and Attapeu, Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani Province, and businesses from the three countries.

Since the two countries elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2015, Malaysia’s exports to Việt Nam have soared by around 160 per cent.

The average export price of Vietnamese mangoes also rose by 72.6 per cent, reflecting strong consumer acceptance in China.

A new resolution sets the goal that by 2030, the private sector will become the most important driver of the nation's economy, taking the lead in science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

In conversations with Việt Nam News reporter Vũ Hoa, top executives from the country’s private enterprises spoke about what the latest shift means and the steps needed to turn policy into progress.

The private sector must become more of an economic pillar, with enterprise collaboration a key to sustainable breakthroughs.

Experts emphasised that Việt Nam’s startup scene is thriving, but private capital will only flow if investors see viable returns.

At the end of the session, the VN-Index edged up by 0.62 points to close at 1,313.46. Trading volume reached nearly 718 million shares, equivalent to more than VNĐ16.89 trillion (US$651.5 million) in value.

Financial leasing reached VNĐ40.7 trillion (US$1.6 billion) by Q1, up 8.4 per cent year-on-year, calling for measures to boost its role in the economy.

Since 2012, BSR has cooperated with the Ministry of National Defence to develop fuel. Most fuels for defence equipment had previously been imported from abroad.

Việt Nam registered the highest growth rate among the top 10 markets in the region at 121 per cent, driven by the country’s strong economic performance and growing appeal as a travel destination.

Việt Nam has been officially classified as a “low-risk” country under the European Union’s new Anti-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), according to a recent announcement by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels.

By 2030, the province’s seaport system is expected to handle 17.65–18.75 million tonnes of cargo annually, including 0.32–0.37 million TEUs of containerised cargo and 150,000–200,000 passenger visits per year.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington, D.C. to boost economic ties and review trade talks.

While there has been an increase in preparedness, an improvement from just 5 per cent in 2024, the overall level of readiness remains critically low, experts said.

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