Korea and Vietnam Agree to Expand AI and Semiconductor Cooperation... Supporting VKIST's Leap as a Global Innovation Hub

Deputy Prime Minister Baek Meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister
Discusses Strengthening Talent Development and Technology Cooperation

During President Lee Jaemyung's state visit to Vietnam, South Korea and Vietnam agreed to further strengthen cooperation in key technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors. Both countries reached a consensus to expand "practical cooperation" that connects industrial innovation and talent development through scientific and technological collaboration.

On the 22nd, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Baek Kun met with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung in Vietnam to discuss ways to expand cooperation in the fields of science, technology, and industry. Deputy Prime Minister Ho oversees the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Committee for Ethnic Minority and Religious Affairs.

Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Hwang Kyo-ahn and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam took a commemorative photo on the 22nd at the Vietnamese Government Office in Hanoi. Provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT

Both sides agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation in strategic technology fields such as AI and semiconductors, based on their solid diplomatic and economic ties. In particular, they shared the view that the Korea-Vietnam Institute of Science and Technology (Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology, VKIST), established through bilateral cooperation, should be nurtured as a global hub that goes beyond a mere research institution to lead talent development and industrial innovation.

Deputy Prime Minister Baek assessed that Vietnam has great growth potential in next-generation key technology sectors such as AI and software (SW), thanks to its young talent with high technological receptivity, and proposed expanding cooperation on talent development.

He also requested continued cooperation and support to ensure that the joint science and technology cooperation programs between the two countries lead to tangible results. Deputy Prime Minister Baek stated, "I hope that science and technology cooperation between our two countries will become a key driver for building a future-oriented relationship."

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