In Vietnam, the semiconductor industry is believed to hold huge potential for making breakthroughs to help with fast and sustainable economic development, but the shortage of manpower is posing a huge challenge.

In the near future, Vietnam will become a reliable partner and an important link in the global semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Though bringing in billions of US dollars in revenue, the Vietnamese semiconductor industry is still facing a host of challenges, especially the shortage of a skilled workforce.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should boost cooperation in spearhead industries such as green transformation, digital transformation, innovation, and semiconductor chip manufacturing, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi in Hanoi on November 3.

VOV.VN - The management board of the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park on November 2 granted an investment certificate to Dutch multinational company BE Semiconductor Industries N.V to manufacture semiconductor equipment components.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and educational institutions are working to promote the training of human resources for the semiconductor industry, which now has great demand for high-quality manpower.

VOV.VN - For the first time Vietnam has established a national semiconductor network which was inaugurated on October 29 as part of the Vietnam Semiconductor Summit.

Bac Ninh wants to cooperate with the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) to build a high technology ecosystem for the North of Vietnam in the province, especially in semiconductor and chip production, Secretary of the provincial Party’s Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan said when receiving SIA President John Neuffer on October 27.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh encouraged Amkor Technology to continue cooperating and supporting Vietnam in developing the semiconductor manufacturing industry, while receiving Ji Rong Rip, vice president and CEO of Amkor Technology Inc, in Hanoi on October 12.