Yoon Visits Samsung Electronics in Vietnam, Pledges Active Support for Bilateral Joint Research

Yoon's Dialogue with Korea-Vietnam Digital Future Generation
Viewing Korea-Vietnam Cooperation Symbols Including VKIST Booth
Presidential Office "Confirmed Potential as Digital Partners"

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the last day of his state visit to Vietnam on the 24th (local time) that he will actively support joint research between Korea and Vietnam and the nurturing of future generation talents. On the first day of his state visit to Vietnam, President Yoon met with students learning Korean and promised support for Korean language education, and on the final day, he continued efforts to build future generation cooperation related to science and technology.

Despite the deepening global complex crises, the plan is to contribute to the future generations of Vietnam, a comprehensive strategic partner, and to proactively establish future generation cooperation.

President Yoon Suk-yeol and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong are seen conversing while watching a demonstration of an omnidirectional mobile robot navigating obstacles before attending a dialogue with the Korean-Vietnamese digital future generation at the Samsung Electronics R&D Center in Hanoi on the 24th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the morning of the same day, as the final schedule of his state visit to Vietnam, President Yoon visited the Hanoi Samsung Electronics R&D Center and held a 'Dialogue with the Korean-Vietnamese Digital Future Generation.'

Attending the event were Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat, and Korea's Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho. Also present were Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and R&D center executives and employees, Korean digital companies operating in Vietnam, Vietnamese digital companies operating in Korea, and digital youth talents from both Korea and Vietnam.

The dialogue with about 50 digital future generation participants was hosted by Tran Thi Thu Hien, who completed the Korea IT School and was employed at Megazone Vietnam, and was conducted in both Korean and Vietnamese.

Korea IT School is a virtuous cycle program that supports software education for Vietnamese youth and helps those who complete the education to be hired as personnel by Korean companies operating locally. Since 2019, it has educated 208 individuals, of whom 172 have been connected to internships at local Korean companies.

Digital future generation representatives from Korea and Vietnam, including Dinh Trung Duc, who studied in Korea and works at the Hanoi Samsung Electronics R&D Center; Kim Seung-yong, CEO of Coconut Silo, who aims to grow his business in Vietnam; and Pham Oc Son, Vice President of FPT Software Korea, who hopes to expand cooperation with Korean companies, shared their experiences of exchanges with Korea and suggested expanding bilateral cooperation in international joint research and cultural collaboration.

President Yoon emphasized the significance of the Korea-Vietnam digital partnership, which has evolved from a manufacturing cooperation partner to a core research and development partner, stating, "We will actively support joint research between the two countries to create innovative value by integrating Korean and Vietnamese technologies, and expand the scale of nurturing programs to strengthen the capabilities of the future generation."

Before the dialogue with the digital future generation, President Yoon visited the booths of the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST), established with Korean support, the Korea IT School that trains Vietnamese software talents, and KH Vatec, a digital company that holds the world’s number one market share in hinge parts for foldable phones. KH Vatec is a Korean company operating in Vietnam, manufacturing and producing hinge parts for foldable phones, holding about 80% of the global market share in this field, and employing about 9,000 local Vietnamese workers. Vice Director Vu Duc Loi (acting director) and Research Director Pham Duy Hap of VKIST demonstrated the achievements of joint research between KIST and VKIST, including the 'versatile autonomous driving robot.'

The Presidential Office explained, "The dialogue with the Korean-Vietnamese digital future generation held at the Samsung Electronics R&D Center has great significance in confirming that the future generations of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea can expand globally as digital partners based on cultural empathy."

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