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Vietnam is ready for AI

19/12/2025

06:46

Artificial intelligence is opening a new chapter of development for the Asia–Pacific region, home to more than 55% of the world’s population and half of all global AI users. UNDP estimates that AI could add around 2 percentage points to the region’s GDP growth each year. Within ASEAN alone, AI has the potential to generate nearly 1 trillion US dollars in additional GDP over the next decade.

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