Binh Duong is always ready to closely coordinate with prestigious international investors in the technology sector, a local leader told an executive of MiTAC, a Taiwan-based technology multinational.
An official of the UK Department for Business and Trade identified green technology, fintech, health care, and many others as promising areas for deeper collaboration between Vietnam and the UK.
Notably, this year marks Vietnam’s debut with a national pavilion at the exhibition, aiming to promote the country’s image and foster investment and technology partnerships.
Marking its 30th edition, SEMICON SEA 2025 is the region’s largest semiconductor exhibition, expected to draw over 500 companies, 1,300 booths, and 20,000 visitors from 65 countries and territories.
The groundbreaking ceremony, held in Binh Duong province, was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Duc Long and leaders from universities, research institutions and international partners.
Activities of the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, Vietnamese leaders' meetings with foreign guests on the sidelines of the event, and the second full-scale rehearsal for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification are among news highlights on April 16 evening.
Vietnam is emerging as an attractive destination for investors in science and technology, especially semiconductors, largely due to high-quality human resources at competitive cost, upgraded infrastructure, increasingly open and transparent policies, and high political determination of Party and State leaders.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan highlighted that the city has established itself as an attractive destination for investments in the domains, given its complete ecosystem to develop emerging industries with sound human resources and numerous semiconductor enterprises.
The southern province of Dong Nai attracted 927 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2025, including 407 million USD was invested in 29 new projects, and more than 520 million USD went to existing ones.
The launch of the VSIC shows a key commitment from FPT Corporation, NIC, and their partners to establish a sustainable semiconductor ecosystem in Vietnam, positioning the country as an attractive destination in this strategic industry.
Cross-border collaboration will be key to unlocking the next growth opportunities as Vietnam is an emerging player in the industry, with a market size exceeding 18 billion USD in 2024 and projected to rise to over 31 billion USD by 2029, said a representative from the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association.
Seeing institutional frameworks as both "bottleneck of bottlenecks" and "breakthrough of breakthroughs,” Vietnam is mapping out policies to develop the AI and semiconductor industries. The Government has pledged to slash at least 30% of cumbersome administrative procedures, step up decentralisation, enhance implementation capacity, and promote self-resilience and creativity among stakeholders, PM Pham Minh Chinh said.
AISC 2025 shows the strong interest of the international community and affirms Vietnam as a strategic destination in high-tech fields, he said, adding the combination of national vision and international investment needs from developed economies such as the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has created significant attractiveness of the event, opening up important opportunities for the development of the AI and semiconductor industries in Vietnam.
AISC 2025 affirms Vietnam as strategic destination for AI, semiconductors The 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductor Conference (AISC 2025) underscores Vietnam’s proactive role in advancing international cooperation and laying a solid foundation for deeper integration into the global high-tech value chain.
Vietnam is now at a “golden opportunity” to accelerate the development of its AI and semiconductor sectors, positioning itself as a key player in the global production and supply chain for cutting-edge technologies.
Over the past decades, Singapore has quietly become a semiconductor powerhouse, accounting for 10% of the global chip production and about a fifth of the world’s chipmaking gear.
FPT Software (F-Soft) Da Nang plans to earn 3.6 trillion VND (144 million USD) in exports in 2025 after introducing a third campus at the FPT Complex and signing a strategic deal with the city.
An investment certificate on chip design has been given to SkyeChip, a Malaysia-based leader in semiconductors, to develop a project in the central city of Da Nang.
The Government has issued a decree allowing support of up to 50% of initial investment costs for businesses engaging in semiconductor and AI research and development (R&D) projects.
