Vietnam’s science and know-how sector surged in March, posting revenue of greater than VND516 trillion (US$20.6 billion), up 17% year-on-year, the Ministry of Science and Technology mentioned on Wednesday.
The ministry reported that the sector contributed VND133.5 trillion to the nation’s gross home product (GDP), a 28% improve from the identical interval final yr.
The ministry is reviewing and refining the record of strategic applied sciences and merchandise to establish precedence areas and focus assets extra successfully.
Financial mechanisms to help strategic applied sciences are additionally being finalised, together with tax incentives, credit score help, curiosity subsidies, and public-private co-financing schemes. These proposals are anticipated to be submitted in May.
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Visitors discover a robotic exhibition sales space on the 80-year nationwide achievements exhibition on the National Exhibition Center, Hanoi, on Aug. 28, 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
First “.vn” area public sale
The ministry additionally reported on Vietnam’s first public sale of nationwide “.vn” domains, held from March 18 to twenty.
Thai Huu Ly from the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) mentioned the public sale marked a shift in the direction of a market-based mechanism, the place high-value domains are assigned transparently to the very best bidder relatively than on a first-come, first-served foundation.
Of the 50 domains provided, 37 had been efficiently auctioned, a 74% success fee. The highest profitable bid reached round VND1.5 billion whereas some domains attracted up to 85 bids, demonstrating robust demand.
The outcomes underline the rising worth of quick and memorable domains, more and more seen as digital belongings tied to branding and on-line presence. The public sale is predicted to boost the worth of Vietnam’s nationwide “.vn” area amid accelerating digital transformation, as domains play a key position in guaranteeing authenticity, safety, and belief on-line.
VNNIC plans two auctions in 2026, with the second scheduled for June and providing one other 50 domains. Unsold domains after the 2 auctions will probably be made accessible by way of commonplace registration procedures.