Naver Opens 'AI Center' in Vietnam, Calling It a "Global Research Belt"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Naver announced on the 31st that it has opened an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center together with Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Vietnam.

This joint AI Center establishment is part of Naver's 2019 declaration to build a 'Global AI Research Belt.'

Naver stated that it aims to create a technology research network connecting Asia and Europe to establish a 'third wave' amid the global technology hegemony competition centered on the US and China. Last July, Naver also signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with Vietnam's HUST and Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT).

At the joint AI Center installed on the HUST campus, outstanding local Vietnamese talents will collaborate with Naver researchers on various industry-academia projects in fields such as search, vision, autonomous driving, and robotics.

Naver plans to support local research personnel through global training programs, special lectures by Naver engineers on-site, internships, and scholarships.

A Naver official said, "We will share the excellent technology recognized by academic societies with local talents so that Naver's technology and platform competitiveness can be better promoted on the global stage."

Naver plans to further strengthen the global AI research belt in the future, sharing technology not only with Vietnam but with talents worldwide, and aims to become a leading company in global AI technology.

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