Zalo unveils AI-enabled updates: OpenClaw integration, image-text copying, and refreshed journal UI

Legislator Highlights Shortcomings of Digital Public Services as Online Filing Still Requires Paper Copies

During the session, Deputy Truong Thi Bich Hanh, a member of the City Party Committee's Standing Board and the Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said that digital transformation must be centered on citizens. She noted that although digital transformation has produced…

Alibaba's new AI model Qwen surpasses Meta's Llama and DeepSeek

Alibaba’s Qwen open-source AI model is gaining momentum globally, accounting for more than 50% of open-source AI model downloads, according to SCMP. Research by Interconnects AI shows that by March 2026 Qwen had accumulated nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads, outpacing major rivals including Meta Platforms’ Llama and models from DeepSeek.…

2026 AI inflation erodes the era of cheap cloud as Google and Amazon initiate price increases

Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) led price increases for AI cloud products in January 2026, marking a reversal after a period in which cloud AI compute had generally become cheaper. The shift has since spread across public cloud markets, with Chinese providers also breaking the long-standing pattern of “only…

FDI Firms Advised to Comply with the Personal Data Protection Law

On April 10, the forum “Personal Data Protection Law: Challenges and Compliance Solutions for Foreign Direct Investment Enterprises” was organized by FSI in cooperation with DDS (Japan), FSI DDS, and the Vietnam Association of Office Equipment Manufacturers (VOMA). In Vietnam, authorities have detected and handled more than 30 cases related…

Secret technology helps the US locate and rescue a downed F-15E pilot in Iran

The CIA reportedly used a top-secret device, “Ghost Murmur,” for the first time to detect a heartbeat signal and locate a U.S. pilot stranded deep inside Iranian territory, enabling a rescue operation before dawn on 5 April. The pilot, codenamed “Dude 44 Bravo,” was the weapons systems officer on an…

Police issue new guidance on passports: what citizens need to know

Police have issued updated guidance on passport handling, noting that when a passport is reported lost and later found, a replacement passport is not always required. Instead, under specific conditions, citizens may request restoration of the passport’s value. Tay Ninh Provincial Police said the online restoration procedure can save citizens…

Chinese AI glasses and Rokid's OpenClaw push to challenge Meta's dominance in smart glasses

Rokid has officially launched its line of AI glasses in Japan and Europe, pairing the devices with OpenClaw, an autonomous AI assistant platform designed to let users control “claws” through voice commands. The company says the glasses environment is well-suited for AI assistants and that assistant software is expected to…

At around 5:30 PM on May 5, about a day after facing significant criticism over its recruitment campaign, Oatside Vietnam issued an official reply on its Facebook page, which has about 14K followers. The company said it acknowledged discussions surrounding the recent CMO recruitment and admitted that the campaign deployment…