Technology 6/8: Viettel accelerates bringing 'Make in Vietnam' technology to the world

Viettel aims to maintain double-digit growth rate

At the Viettel Group Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term, the Group set a goal of maintaining a double-digit growth rate each year, mastering national strategic technologies and expanding the export of “Make in Vietnam” products globally. At the same time, Viettel will continue to play a key role in researching and manufacturing high-tech weapons for the Army, aiming to make Vietnam a high-tech exporting country in the new period.

Viettel is committed to strong growth with a strategic orientation focusing on modern defense technology and digital industry. (Source: Viettel)

Viettel is committed to strong growth in the next 5 years, with a strategic orientation focusing on modern defense technology and digital industry. The Group will develop areas such as AI, virtual/augmented reality, quantum computing, semiconductor chips and aerospace, while boosting international revenue in telecommunications and digital services. The leadership role of Viettel Party Committee continues to be the core leading the Group's sustainable and comprehensive development in the new technology era.

ASUS opens experience store in Ho Chi Minh City

On August 5, 2025, ASUS opened the first ASUS Exclusive Store in Ho Chi Minh City, located at 264 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. This is a strategic step to expand the user-centric model, following the success in Hanoi .

Gaming laptop series at ASUS Store. (Source: ASUS)

The store space is designed as an interactive center, where users can experience the full range of ASUS products, from popular laptops Vivobook, Vivobook S to high-end models Zenbook DUO, Zenbook A14 running Snapdragon X chip, as well as powerful gaming lines ROG Strix, ROG Zephyrus, ROG Flow and handheld gaming device ROG Ally.

In particular, the AI Copilot+ PC laptop experience area allows users to directly explore smart features such as real-time translation and Internet-free search.

The risk of AI abuse to create sensitive images of celebrities

Grok Imagine, a new AI photo and video generator, has been warned of the risk of being misused to create sensitive images. The app’s “spicy” mode allows for the creation of sexually explicit videos using the faces of celebrities like Taylor Swift without explicit user requests.

Grok Imagine will create images like this using Taylor Swift's likeness. (Source: Theverge)

The tool currently has no strict censorship or age verification measures. Users only need to select photos and simple operations to create sensitive videos. While many AI tools such as Google Veo or OpenAI Sora are strengthening the control of offensive content, Grok Imagine leaves open the risk of AI abuse, violating privacy and technology ethics.

This issue not only poses a legal challenge but also raises an alarm about the responsibility of developers in protecting personal privacy in the era of artificial intelligence.