Receiving the leader of Apple Corporation, General Secretary and President To Lam said that Vietnam has recently established a working group to implement cooperation with Apple Corporation. The General Secretary and President hopes that this will be an effective cooperation mechanism, bringing practical benefits to both sides in the coming time.
The General Secretary and President also hoped that Apple would participate in developing the fields of science, technology and innovation in general in Vietnam and promote cooperation with the National Innovation Center under the Ministry of Planning and Investment in particular, through specific cooperation activities, bringing practical benefits to both sides.
The General Secretary and President asked Apple and its partners to support Vietnamese enterprises, improve production capacity and participate in the global supply chain; research the establishment of a research and development (R&D) center at the National Innovation Center (NIC); research the possibility of providing scholarships for talented Vietnamese students in the fields of information technology, programming, electronics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI)...
Apple Vice President Nick Ammann assessed that Vietnam is not only a great market for the corporation, but also a production base for Apple to supply its goods to the world.
Mr. Nick Ammann emphasized that many of Apple's key products are now being manufactured in Vietnam and thanks to the support of the Vietnamese Government, the group is developing and expanding production.
He also highly appreciated the investment prospects in Vietnam, as well as the value of the Vietnamese market in the global strategy and the potential to participate more deeply in the supply chain of the group's important products.
At the meeting with the leaders of Meta Group, General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that Meta Group continue to discuss with Vietnamese agencies and partners, especially the National Innovation Center, to promote the implementation of specific cooperation activities in the fields of science and technology, innovation, AI, Internet of Things (IoT), etc., areas in which Meta has many strengths, while Vietnam has a lot of potential and desires to cooperate.
The General Secretary and President affirmed that the Party, State and People of Vietnam are committed to creating all favorable conditions, in accordance with the provisions of law, for American investors in general and Meta Group in particular to invest and do business effectively and sustainably in Vietnam.
For his part, Meta's President of Global External Affairs, Mr. Nick Clegg, shared plans to increase production in Vietnam for Metaverse virtual reality glasses, the group's latest spearhead after its traditional fields of social networking and messaging applications.
Sharing his plans to visit Vietnam next week, Mr. Nick Clegg hopes to have the opportunity to introduce “Meta AI” for Vietnamese users to try for free, helping every Vietnamese person to access the “super tool” AI with just a personal phone.
Meta's leaders also pledged to continue supporting and expanding investment programs and encouraging innovation in Vietnam in the coming time.
