VOV.VN - SK, a leading Chaebol of the Republic of Korea, has acquired a stake in a semiconductor company in Vietnam’s Vinh Phuc province for US$300 million.

The northern province of Thai Nguyen is aiming to become an attractive destination for US investors in sectors like education, health care, culture, and especially semiconductors, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Trinh Viet Hung has affirmed.

This year’s total registered foreign investment, including new capital, adjustments, and capital contributions via share purchases, exceeded US$24.78 billion as of September 30, up 11.6% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam targets training 50,000 engineers for the semiconductor industry by 2030, of them 15,000 for the design stage, Deputy Director of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) Vo Xuan Hoai has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 21 signed Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg approving a programme on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2050.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States hold great potential for cooperation in semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) development, and cooperation in the fields will create numerous opportunities for businesses of the two sides to leverage their respective advantages, said Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment recently presented to the Government three economic growth trajectories for 2025, with the highest rate forecast at 7.5%.

Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Minister-Counsellor Le Dinh Ba held a working session on September 9 with a delegation from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US led by its director of global policy for trade and supply chain matter.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is gathering ideas on a draft project to promote human resources development for the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2050, destined for the approval of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently signed a decision on the establishment of a national steering committee on semiconductor industry development (steering committee).