Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (R) and General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang received GeneralDirector of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho in Hanoi on March 4.
Speaking highly of Samsung’s investment that has contributed to Vietnam’simport-export revenue as well as economic development, Quang affirmed that theVietnamese Government has paid due attention to improving the domestic business climate to facilitateforeign enterprises’ long-term production and business in the country.
He highly evaluated Vietnamese engineers working at Samsung R&DCentre, asking Samsung, with its considerable experience and capacity, will continuecooperation with the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC) and help Vietnam realiseits set goals of training 50,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030.
Choi, meanwhile, said Samsung invested an additional 1.2 billion USD in 2023,increasing its total investment in Vietnam to 22.4 billion USD, and the group willcontinue funneling 1 billion USD into the country each year.
There are 2,400 engineers working at the Samsung R&D Centre, with Vietnamese engineers playing a key role in studying the application of the AI into the Galaxy S24line of phones, he said, highlighting Samsung will continue studying thepossibility to expand cooperation with the NIC and support Vietnam to trainsemiconductor human resources.
He affirmed that Vietnam’s development is also Samsung’s development, and the group's development will contribute to the country’s socio-economic development.
Regarding the cooperation with the NIC, Samsung and the innovationcentre last year signed a Memorandum of Understanding on implementing developmentactivities for Vietnam’s young generation who will lead the success of theFourth Industrial Revolution.
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Vietnam is making strong progress in advancing its standing in the global semiconductor supply chain as many of the world’s largest chip manufacturers have landed in the Southeast Asian nation, insiders said.
Projects implemented by the Samsung Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam have contributed to shifting economic structure, promoting exports, developing supporting industry, and generating jobs in the country, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Samsung Park Hark Kyu in a meeting on November 1.
Vietnam hopes Samsung become a strategic investor in the context that the country is building a strategy to develop the semiconductor industry and promote innovation, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc has told General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho.
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Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (R) and General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho. (Photo: VNA) 
