This is a list of Vietnamese inventions and discoveries which includes technological, cultural and historical inventions. This list is incomplete.

Technology

• pdfTeX, by Hàn Thế Thành.
• Nano-Technology Satellite, NanoDragon^[1]
• For developing the ATM machine, by Dr Do Duc Cuong.
• Smart Wheelchair/Thought controlled Wheelchair, by Jordan Nguyen ^[2][3][4]
• "Trí Nhân", a Vietnamese AI robot ^[5]
• TOPIO, a is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being developed by TOSY ^[6]
• TOPIO Dio is a robot designed to serve in a restaurant or coffee shop, or as a cocktail bartender ^[7]
• Vinfast, Vietnamese smart electric vehicle company.

Biology

• Acrysof ReSTOR Lens, by Dr Randal Pham (Pham Hoang Tanh)^[8]
• Extracting stem cells from the umbilical cord lining membrane (Dr Gavin Tan, Dr Phan Toan Thang, Dr Ivor Lim).^[9][10]

Weaponry

• Vietnamese sword, Kiếm,^[11] similar to Chinese Jian.
• Vietnamese saber, Gươm,^[12] similar to Japanese Katana.
• Jiaozhi (Giao Chỉ) arquebus/Vietnamese arquebus, firearms originating from Dai Viet.
• STV rifle, Súng Trường Việt Nam (lit. 'Rifle of Vietnam') ^[13]

Mathematics

• Phong reflection model by Bùi Tường Phong.
• Phong shading by Bùi Tường Phong.
• Proof of Fundamental lemma for automorphic forms by Ngô Bảo Châu
• Vuong's closeness test ^[14]
• Lê Văn Thiêm and Hoàng Tụy, "fathers" of Vietnamese Mathematics society
• Hoàng Xuân Sính, the first female professor and mathematician in Vietnam, and the first founder and president of private university, the Thang Long University.

Games

Video Games

• The discontinued, Flappy Bird, by Dong Nguyen in 2014.^[15]
• 7554: Glorious Memories Revived is a first-person shooter video game developed by Vietnamese video game developer Emobi Games for Windows. It was released for Vietnamese markets on December 16, 2011.
• Shadow Era is a free online digital collectible card game created by Vietnamese developer Wulven Studios. Cross platform gameplay is central to the digital version's design and it is supported on PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. It was released on February 24, 2011.^[16]
• Garena Free Fire battle royale made by 111 Dots Studio and published by Garena.^[17]
• Axie Infinity, by Sky Mavis.^[18]
• Hoa (lit. 'Flower') by Skrollcat Studio.^[19]

Tabletop Games

• Tam cúc is a multi-trick card game popular in North Vietnam.
• Tò he is a traditional toy for children in Vietnam which is made from glutinous rice powder in form of edible figurine such as animals, flowers or characters in folk stories.
• Tổ tôm, draw-and-discard card game played in Vietnam.
• Ô ăn quan

Music and instruments

Đàn Nguyệt

Folk music

• Ca Huế
• Ca trù is an ancient Vietnamese music genre.
• Chầu văn
• Nhạc tài tử
• Quan họ
• Vọng cổ
• Xẩm

Musical instruments

• Bro, Cảnh, Dong Son drum, Đàn bầu, Đàn đá, Đàn đáy, Đàn môi, Đàn tứ, Đàn gáo, Đàn nguyệt, Đàn nhị, Đàn sến, Đàn tam, Đàn tranh, Đàn tỳ bà, Đàn tam thập lục, Guitar phím lõm, K'lông pút, K'ni, Kèn bầu, Ngoc Lu drum, Phách, Sáo, Sênh tiền, Song loan, T'rung, Trống cái, Trống chầu, Trống cơm

Theatre

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi

• Cải lương
• Chèo
• Chú Tễu is a type of puppet used in water puppetry.
• Hát tuồng
• Water puppetry

Painting

• Đông Hồ painting is a genre of Vietnamese art.
  

  

  The couplet Vinh hoa (eminence) and Phú quý (prosperity and honour), a Đông Hồ painting
• Hàng Trống painting, Vietnamese woodcut paintings
• Kim Hoàng painting, Vietnamese woodcut paintings
• Sơn Mài or lacquer painting.
• Hàng Trống painting is a genre of Vietnamese art
• Vietnamese calligraphy is the style of calligraphy using the Vietnamese alphabet.

Food

• Phở, Vietnamese noodle soup
• Bún chả, Vietnamese dish
• Bánh mì, Vietnamese sandwich
• Gỏi Cuốn, Vietnamese spring roll

Other Cultural and Historical

• Vovinam is the most well-known Vietnamese martial arts.
• Chữ Nôm is the classical writing system of Vietnam, preceding after Classical Chinese.