Japan-Viet Nam Relations
Japan-Vietnam Cooperation Forum on Creating High-Value-Added Industries in High-Tech, Green Transformation (GX), and Semiconductor Industries
April 28, 2025
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
On April 28, 2025, from 3:10 p.m. local time (JST 5:10 p.m.) for approximately 1 hour, Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan participated in a seminar alongside Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam, where Japanese and Vietnamese companies convened to discuss collaboration in high-tech, Green Transformation (GX), and semiconductor industries. The key points of the forum are as follows.
- The forum commenced with an opening remark by Minister of Finance Nguyen Thi Hong, followed by presentations by both Japanese and Vietnamese companies, focusing on enhancement of high-value-added industries.
- Prime Minister Ishiba stated that given the uncertainty of the current global economy, Japan and Vietnam, which are closely connected through supply chains, can view this situation as an opportunity to cooperate on industrial modernization and stated that Vietnam’s industrial sophistication and strengthening its resilience to external shocks would benefit both countries. He emphasized the importance of public-private collaboration in promoting industrial advancement, including human resource development and decarbonization. He also introduced ongoing initiatives between Japan and Vietnam and expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperation including public-private partnerships and to build a stronger relationship that brings mutual benefit to both nations.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave the opening remarks, followed by an introduction of projects between Japanese and Vietnamese companies and relevant organizations.
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Examples of Collaborative Projects between Japanese and Vietnamese companies and related organizations
- Cooperation between the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) and Hiroshima University in human resource development for the semiconductor industry.
- Comprehensive collaboration between FPT and Lester in the distribution and development of semiconductor industry in the Asia-Pacific market.
- Cooperation between FPT, Nisso Kosan, and MRIV International in human resource development and people-to-people exchanges in the semiconductor industry.
- Collaboration between Hanoi University of Science and Technology and the Toray Group in human resource development, research, technology transfer, and AI implementation.
- Cooperation in human resource development for management improvement between the Kitakyushu City Water and Sewage Bureau, Tien Giang Province Water Supply Corporation, and Haiphong Water Supply Corporation.