[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":258},["ShallowReactive",2],{"landing-latest-posts-en":3,"blog-translation-map":249},[4,121],{"id":5,"title":6,"author":7,"body":8,"date":105,"description":106,"draft":107,"extension":108,"image":109,"imageAlt":109,"meta":110,"navigation":111,"path":112,"readingMinutes":113,"seo":114,"stem":115,"tags":116,"translationKey":119,"updated":109,"__hash__":120},"blog_en\u002Fblog\u002Fintroducing-qng-ai.md","Introducing QNG AI, Quảng Ngãi’s own AI assistant","QNG AI Team",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":96},"minimark",[11,15,22,27,30,33,37,65,69,76,79,83],[12,13,14],"p",{},"General AI assistants know a lot about the world, but surprisingly little about home. Ask one when the next coach leaves Kon Tum for Quảng Ngãi, which market runs on which day, or where to eat a proper plate of gỏi lá, and you usually get a polite guess.",[12,16,17,21],{},[18,19,20],"strong",{},"QNG AI"," is our answer: an AI assistant built specifically for the new Quảng Ngãi province.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"one-province-two-landscapes","One province, two landscapes",[12,28,29],{},"Since 1 July 2025, the former Kon Tum province in the Central Highlands and the former Quảng Ngãi province on the coast have been one province. That means pine forests in Măng Đen and volcanic cliffs on Lý Sơn now share an address, and a lot of practical information, from administrative units to public services, has changed.",[12,31,32],{},"People need a single, reliable place to ask about all of it.",[23,34,36],{"id":35},"what-qng-ai-will-do","What QNG AI will do",[38,39,40,47,53,59],"ul",{},[41,42,43,46],"li",{},[18,44,45],{},"Travel and culture",": plan a highlands-to-sea trip, learn the story behind a rông house, find the festivals worth travelling for.",[41,48,49,52],{},[18,50,51],{},"Everyday life",": market days, opening hours, coach schedules, the weather in Măng Đen this morning.",[41,54,55,58],{},[18,56,57],{},"Help for local businesses",": product posts, customer replies and promotion, written in the local voice.",[41,60,61,64],{},[18,62,63],{},"Vietnamese first, English too",": natural Vietnamese for people at home, clear English for visitors.",[23,66,68],{"id":67},"why-claude","Why Claude",[12,70,71,72,75],{},"A local assistant only works if people can trust it. 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If you would like to test it, contribute local knowledge or partner with us, email ",[91,92,94],"a",{"href":93},"mailto:hello@quangngai.ai","hello@quangngai.ai",".",{"title":97,"searchDepth":98,"depth":98,"links":99},"",3,[100,102,103,104],{"id":25,"depth":101,"text":26},2,{"id":35,"depth":101,"text":36},{"id":67,"depth":101,"text":68},{"id":81,"depth":101,"text":82},"2026-10-09","Why we are building a local-first AI assistant for the new Quảng Ngãi province, from the Măng Đen highlands to Lý Sơn island, and why it runs on Claude.",false,"md",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fintroducing-qng-ai",1,{"title":6,"description":106},"blog\u002Fintroducing-qng-ai",[117,118],"Announcement","Product","introducing-qng-ai","tzrVJlzNrzuplkaoOZCfhmnD64yUkKcgyv_Kg9S1ZoU",{"id":122,"title":123,"author":7,"body":124,"date":239,"description":240,"draft":107,"extension":108,"image":109,"imageAlt":109,"meta":241,"navigation":111,"path":242,"readingMinutes":113,"seo":243,"stem":244,"tags":245,"translationKey":247,"updated":109,"__hash__":248},"blog_en\u002Fblog\u002Fnew-quang-ngai-province-explained.md","The new Quảng Ngãi province, explained: Kon Tum and Quảng Ngãi since 1 July 2025",{"type":9,"value":125,"toc":233},[126,132,135,139,189,193,204,211,215,218,222,225],[12,127,128,129,95],{},"On 1 July 2025, Vietnam reorganised its provinces. Kon Tum, in the northern Central Highlands, and Quảng Ngãi, on the south-central coast, became a single province that keeps the name ",[18,130,131],{},"Quảng Ngãi",[12,133,134],{},"Here is the new province at a glance.",[23,136,138],{"id":137},"key-figures","Key figures",[140,141,142,153],"table",{},[143,144,145],"thead",{},[146,147,148,151],"tr",{},[149,150],"th",{},[149,152],{},[154,155,156,165,173,181],"tbody",{},[146,157,158,162],{},[159,160,161],"td",{},"Total area",[159,163,164],{},"14,832.55 km²",[146,166,167,170],{},[159,168,169],{},"Population",[159,171,172],{},"2,161,755",[146,174,175,178],{},[159,176,177],{},"Commune-level units",[159,179,180],{},"96: 86 communes, 9 wards and 1 special zone",[146,182,183,186],{},[159,184,185],{},"Legal basis",[159,187,188],{},"National Assembly Resolution 202\u002F2025\u002FQH15",[23,190,192],{"id":191},"two-tiers-of-local-government","Two tiers of local government",[12,194,195,196,199,200,203],{},"The reform removed the district level. 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