Receiving AWS Vice President Quint Simon in Hanoi, Thang lauded the operations of AWS in particular and Amazon in general in Vietnam over recent years, as well as their practical contributions to the country’s digital transformation, data infrastructure development and training of high-quality human resources.

He said Vietnam is stepping up efforts in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation in order to achieve faster and more sustainable growth, strengthen strategic autonomy and create new breakthroughs in socio-economic development.

Vietnam, he noted, is pursuing deeper international integration and mobilising external resources to support development goals. The country is also introducing preferential mechanisms and policies while actively removing obstacles to create favourable conditions for foreign enterprises, including US firms such as AWS, to invest and do business effectively in Vietnam.

For her part, Simon said Vietnam has made significant improvements to its investment environment.

The Vietnamese Government has consistently encouraged enterprises like AWS to invest and operate in the country, particularly in projects of strategic significance, she stressed.

According to Simon, AWS has cooperated with a number of Vietnamese enterprises in startup while providing cloud services and digital solutions to local partners. She added that Vietnam’s accelerating digital transformation is opening up new opportunities for AWS to broaden cooperation.

Describing Vietnam as a market with strong growth potential, Simon expressed AWS’s desire to increase investment, bring advanced services to Vietnam and contribute to the country’s digital transformation, thereby helping deepen technology cooperation between Vietnam and the US.

Acknowledging AWS’s proposals, Thang congratulated the company on its successful partnerships with Vietnamese organisations and businesses.

He stressed that digital infrastructure, including large-scale data centres and cloud computing, together with artificial intelligence, constitutes essential infrastructure and foundational technologies for enhancing national competitiveness.

Vietnam is continuing to improve a transparent and favourable legal environment for investment and business in strategic technology sectors, he said.

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