CMC OpenAI expects to serve Vietnamese with top-tier reliability, data security
C-OpenAI is built on 25 proprietary core technologies, from computer vision, natural language processing, to large language models, speech processing, and data lake house capabilities. It is running on CMC Cloud, keeping Vietnam’s data sovereignty intact.
At a seminar on AI - New driver of Da Nang's development. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) 🌱– The launch of CMC OpenAI (C-OpenAI) marks a new milestone in Vietnam’s ambition to embrace a comprehensive AI era, where Vietnamese AI serves domestic citizens with top-tier reliability and data security, said Chairman and Executive President of CMC Corporation Nguyen Trung Chinh.
C-OpenAI is built on 25 proprietary core technologies, from computer vision, natural language processing, to large language models, speech processing, and data lake house capabilities. It is running on CMC Cloud, keeping Vietnam’s data sovereignty intact.
These technologies have already gained commercial traction and earned recognition on international rankings. CMC aims to deploy AI across a wide range of sectors, including virtual assistants for legal and citizen services, education, healthcare, finance-banking, manufacturing, and public administration.
Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung described C-OpenAI as a business model tailored for a knowledge-based economy. “A developed nation derives 80% of its assets from intellectual property, while an underdeveloped one relies on 80% physical assets,” he said, stressing Vietnam’s shift toward intellectual capital. The ministry is urging more tech firms to adopt a hybrid model that blends capital with knowledge and physical assets with intellectual ones.
Digital transformation infrastructure in Kien Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
According to him, C-OpenAI’s advantage lies in its access to domestic data and knack for solving Vietnam’s unique problems. Equally important are its reliance on open-source AI and, fundamentally, the ingenuity of Vietnamese talent and cultural adaptability.
CMC’s embrace of open-source AI is a strategic bet to foster nationwide creativity, slash costs, and broaden access to AI solutions for socio-economic issues. Globally, many governments are increasingly favoring open technologies for critical infrastructure investments like 5G and AI.
Vietnam is targeting a top-three ranking in Southeast Asia for AI research and development by 2030, as outlined in the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024. AI tops the list of strategic technologies in the Government’s Decision No. 1131/QD-TTg dated June 12, 2025, which details priority technologies and products for national development./.
Vietnam is regarded as having significant potential for breakthroughs, but to turn challenges into opportunities, comprehensive solutions are required, ranging from institutional reforms and resources to skilled workforce training.
Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology Pham Huynh Quang Hieu highlighted data as a strategic asset determining the competitive capabilities of both businesses and the whole nation, and data as a tool transforming scattered data into knowledge, thereby creating substantive values and innovation power.
The programme is the result of cooperation between the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC), HUST, and the US-based tech giant NVIDIA, aiming to implement the cooperation agreement signed between the Vietnamese Government and NVIDIA.
The National Innovation Centre under the Ministry of Finance has officially launched three new networks of innovation and strategic technology in quantum technology (VNQuantum), cybersecurity (ViSecurity), and aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV Vietnam).
The sandbox serves as a playground for technological experimentation, allowing select companies to test innovative business models and technologies under real-world conditions for a defined period and scope.
Authorities are still working to determine the full extent of the compromised data, with the exact number of affected records continuing to be assessed and documented.
Ministries and localities are required to follow up on conclusions of Party General Secretary To Lam and the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation. This involves studying revisions to laws on intellectual property, personal income tax, public employees and anti-corruption, as well as policies to attract and develop talent in science, technology and digital transformation.
Under the decision, several procedures are abolished, including the transfer of the right to use the national domain name “.vn” and the change of its registrant to ensure an authorised post-check mechanism, in line with the policy of socialising services.
The gallery, a fusion of technology and art, where “dry lines of code are elevated into emotions”, traces the history of blockchain, from its nascent stages to global surge, encompassing bitcoin and the broader universe of digital assets.
Professor Vu Minh Khuong from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore emphasised that the country is witnessing a profound and comprehensive shift, particularly through institutional reform and the ongoing streamlining of government structures.
This project will not only deliver economic benefits but also transform agriculture, helping the Mekong Delta lead in climate-resilient smart farming and deeper integration into global value chains.
Ministries and agencies, many already seasoned in research and practical application, should harness their expertise to create techynological products that could compete not only in the domestic market but on the global stage, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung.
A Vietnamese tech miracle is entirely within reach, if supported by well-structured, long-term, and drastic policies, said former Israeli Minister of Justice Yossi Beilin.
The Party and the State have identified digital transformation as one of the three strategic breakthroughs for the new era, as set out in the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation.
Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, affirms that developing science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation is a top strategic breakthrough and the main driver to accelerate the growth of modern productive forces, improve production relations, reform national governance, and foster socio-economic growth.
Vietnam's meteorological and hydrological sector has been actively integrating AI, big data, and digital transformation into its forecasting operations.
The Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association (VBA), KuCoin Group, and 1Matrix Company have entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ushering in a new stage of cooperation to strengthen blockchain infrastructure, expand digital asset applications, and accelerate the growth of Vietnam’s digital economy.
Intellectual property (IP) has played a vital role throughout Vietnam’s history, driving innovation and socio-economic development while supporting the country’s industrialisation, modernisation, and deeper global integration.
Nuclear energy development must be defined as a long-term strategic goal with vital importance in socio-economic development and ensuring national defence and security, Party General Secretary To Lam said.
Google has joined hands with the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC) and the Da Nang Semiconductor & AI Centre (DSAC) to conclude a four-day AI Solutions Lab in Da Nang, marking a new step in fostering Vietnam’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.
Vietnam has taken a major step towards transforming digital assets into real economic value with the passage of the Law on Digital Technology Industry at the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly.
The rapid evolution of information technology, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a vast array of opportunities.
