Vietnam, Japan to Elevate Economic Ties to New Technologies and Industries
Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam proposed at the Vietnam-Japan public-private forum on economic and science-technology cooperation that both nations should elevate their relationship beyond infrastructure and manufacturing to co-create new technologies, industries, and value chains. He emphasized AI, semiconductors, and clean energy as priority areas, calling for enhanced joint research, development, and technology commercialization.
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