Vietnam pushes for homegrown chips in semiconductor drive

Semiconductors Vietnam pushes for homegrown chips in semiconductor drive Viettel security product highlights Hanoi's effort to build domestic supply chain Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Nov. 9. MAI NGUYEN and YUJI NITTA November 13, 2026 11:05 JST HANOI -- When Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary To Lam met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Monday, the two leaders witnessed the exchange of documents covering cooperation in semiconductors and artificial intelligence. Read Next International relations Vietnam leader To Lam visits Japan as decades-old relationship evolves Opinion Is China encircling Vietnam? Telecommunication Vietnam telco Viettel expands into Dominican Republic in global push Opinion Vietnam's future growth depends on developing high-value companies International relations Japan and Vietnam sign energy deals as Hanoi's power needs surge Business deals Japan's ANA and Vietnam Airlines to launch revenue-sharing pact Energy Japan to back Vietnam's small-reactor push in revived nuclear cooperation Latest on Semiconductors Semiconductors Nvidia's Jensen problem set to become one for AI supply chain Semiconductors Musk's Terafab chipmaking project lines up Japan suppliers Semiconductors Nvidia probes CEO Jensen Huang's affair amid China security concerns Sponsored Content About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.