Tô Lâm visits Meiko Group in Japan, discusses semiconductor cooperation
On November 10, Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm visited Meiko Group in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. The group hopes to establish a new research and development base in Vietnam. Tô Lâm called for deeper cooperation on technology, workforce development and supply chains, and for greater Vietnamese participation in high value segments of the global semiconductor and electronics industries.
On the afternoon of November 10, during his official visit to Japan, Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm led a senior Vietnamese delegation on a visit to Meiko Group in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji accompanied the delegation. They also witnessed an exchange of cooperation documents between the group and several Vietnamese schools, businesses and localities.
Tô Lâm tours a Meiko Group laboratory.（VietVance）
Founded in 1974, Meiko Group produces electronic circuit boards for AI servers, satellite communications, cars and smartphones, among other applications. The group obtained an investment registration certificate in Vietnam in 2006 and built its first factory there in 2008. It has continued to expand production since then. It currently employs about 9,000 people in Vietnam, which has become its largest production base.
The group said it hopes to establish a new research and development base in Vietnam to develop automation equipment, humanoid robots and sensors needed for physical AI. It also plans to research and expand the production in Vietnam of automation and Internet of Things equipment for manufacturing.
Tô Lâm speaks during a meeting with Meiko Group.（VietVance）
Tô Lâm said Vietnam hopes to work with partners such as Meiko Group to gradually master technology, move beyond production and assembly into research, design and innovation, and participate more deeply in high value segments of the global semiconductor and electronics value chains. He called for stronger ties with Vietnamese suppliers, expanded cooperation in materials, precision engineering, automation and technical services, and collaboration with Vietnamese universities to train integrated circuit specialists. Tô Lâm said the Vietnamese government would continue to facilitate the group’s projects.
Source: VietVance
