PM visits leading tech firms in Silicon Valley

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visited Silicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there on September 18 afternoon (local time).
PM visits leading tech firms in Silicon Valley ảnh 1PM Pham Minh Chinh (second from right) talks to Nvidia co-founder and President Jensen Huang (left) on September 18. (Photo: VNA)
California (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visitedSilicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there onSeptember 18 afternoon (local time).

This formed part of his trip to attend thehigh-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly andbilateral activities in the US.

Visiting Nvidia – a leading semiconductor chip producer inthe US, PM Chinh talked with Jensen Huang, co-founder and President of the firm, about the global artificial intelligence development trend, the considerable potentialfor the company’s cooperation with Vietnam, and the national strategy for thesemiconductor industry that Vietnam is drafting.

He asked it to further increase cooperation with and expandinvestment in Vietnam in the fields matching its strength and the country’spriorities, provide policy advice, and assist with the training of human resourcesand the improvement of technological and governance capacity, thus helpingVietnam engage more deeply in global supply chains.

He also invited the Nvidia to visit Vietnam at an early date,expressing his hope that it will open a factory in Vietnam and make the countryits centre in Southeast Asia.

PM visits leading tech firms in Silicon Valley ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh (back, third from left) and officials witness the signing of a cooperation memoranda between the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications and Synopsys on September 18. (Photo: VNA)
At Synopsys – an electronic design automation company thatofficially joined the Vietnamese market in 2016, PM Chinh called on the firm tocontinue expanding its production chains and supply chains in Vietnam, which hedescribed as objective demand.

As each country has a different development level, culture,market, and conditions, he noted that he hopes Synopsys will adapt well toconditions in Vietnam and carry out technological, management, and financialmeasures to help the country develop fast and sustainably.

In particular, the PM asked Synopsys to assist with thedevelopment of the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC); take part in thetraining of high-quality human resources, including manpower for thesemiconductor industry; and continue recruiting Vietnamese people in the US.

With the viewpoint of win-win cooperation and in the spiritof harmonising interests and sharing risks, Vietnam welcomes Synopsys and otherUS enterprises coming to cooperate with Vietnam for common successes, thusgenerating benefits for the company and both countries, he added.

On this occasion, in the presence of PM Chinh and officialsof the two countries, Synopsys signed two memoranda of understanding on cooperation indeveloping integrated circuit manpower in Vietnam and supporting the developmentof the semiconductor industry in the country.

PM visits leading tech firms in Silicon Valley ảnh 3The meeting between PM Pham Minh Chinh and Joel Kaplan, Vice President for Global Public Policy at Meta, on September 18. (Photo: VNA)
Also on September 18, PM Chinh visited Meta Platforms (formerlynamed Facebook) – a technology multinational running Facebook, Instagram, Threads,WhatsApp, and other products and services.

Joel Kaplan, Vice President for Global Public Policy at Meta,said before the COVID-19 pandemic, his company had produced some metaverse devicesin Vietnam, but the production was later disrupted by the pandemic.

Meta hopes to expand investment in Vietnam, including thecontinuation of making metaverse devices, in the coming years, he went on,noting that the Vietnam Government Portal has been a strategic and effectivepartner of his firm since the pre-pandemic period.

PM Chinh held that the future of the Vietnam - US comprehensivestrategic partnership depends much on their enterprises’ capacity to capitaliseon investment and business potential and opportunities in priority fields.

On the basis of the two countries’ sound political ties, hevoiced his belief that cooperation with Meta will become increasingly fruitfuland substantive, especially in such key areas as digital economy, artificialintelligence, digital content, innovation, and digital transformation inenterprises.

The Government leader called on Meta to supply moretechnological solutions and transfer more technologies to Vietnam; boostfinancial cooperation to develop science - technology, innovation and digitaltransformation; work with Vietnam to improve the country’s governance capacityin the aspects Meta is strong at; and cooperate in preventing cyber-crimes, protectingcyber safety and security, and providing positive and accurate informationabout the two countries’ relations.

He also applauded Meta’s enhancement of collaboration with NIC as well as Vietnamese agencies and businesses in the win-win spirit tobenefit both countries and bilateral ties./.
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