According to KPMG’s Global AI Pulse survey for the first quarter of 2026, only 8% of organisations reported achieving clear returns on their AI investments. Consequently, infrastructure and data operations were the main topics at the Data Centres & Cloud Summit 2026 in Hồ Chí Minh City.
Việt Nam ranks second in Southeast Asia in generative AI usage. According to a Microsoft report, 26.5% of Việt Nam's working-age population now uses Gen AI tools, placing the country behind only Singapore.
According to KPMG’s Global AI Pulse survey for the first quarter of 2026, only 8% of organisations reported achieving clear returns on their AI investments. Consequently, infrastructure and data operations were the main topics at the Data Centres & Cloud Summit 2026 in Hồ Chí Minh City.
To achieve economic growth of over 10% by 2030, Việt Nam will need to mobilise more than 1.17 trillion US dollars from non-state sources. But beyond raising capital, the key challenge is using it efficiently. And this brings us to the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio, or ICOR index. This economic metric measures how much investment is needed to generate one unit of economic growth.
The draft Law on Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises allows intangible assets to be used as collateral for loans. It is expected to smooth out the chokepoints in access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises, especially tech start-ups.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng launched a national campaign to sustain double-digit economic growth through 2030 on 13 June. The teleconference was connected to provinces and cities across the country. Hồ Chí Minh City, the country's largest economic engine and a leading centre of innovation, was chosen as the launch venue to maximise the campaign's reach.
Live commerce is rapidly transforming Việt Nam’s retail landscape, with many companies reporting that livestreaming now accounts for around 30% of their total e-commerce sales. By building dedicated in-house teams and using specialised service providers, businesses are driving real-time conversions in a market forecast to become Southeast Asia’s second-largest by the end of the year.