Vietnam’s technology news headlines in November of 2023 captured items spanning: Intel’s change of plans regarding manufacturing in Vietnam; fly larvae farming as an alternative source of animal feed protein; technology-based agreements between Vietnam and South Korea; and more.
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- Vietnam and Republic of Korea ink 5 agreements on cooperation in artificial intelligence use in medical, healthcare, smart city, and automation technologies centered on Da Nang city
- Vietnam: Intel has reportedly shelved Vietnam chip manufacturing expansion plans, with sources citing excessive local bureaucracy and unstable power supply concerns
“According to the person, the corporation did not provide a reason for cancelling the expansion. However, a second source, who was present at two different meetings in the past few weeks between top Vietnamese officials and American businesses, claimed that Intel had voiced worries regarding excessive bureaucracy and the stability of power supply.”
- Vietnam: VNG gaming firm, backed by China’s Tencent and Ant Group, to roll out ChatGPT-like AI service for Vietnamese speakers aiming at content creation, language translation, chatbots and more
- Video: ‘Vietnam Sets Sights on Becoming Semiconductor Hub’, an interview with representatives from Vietnam’s FPT Semiconductor
- Vietnam’s Unicorn Ultra opens Cambodia office with blockchain ecosystem and development platform, seeing opportunities in part due to the Kingdom’s Bakong CBDC system
- Singapore’s Entobel opens fly larvae facility in Vietnam capable of producing 1000 tons of protein meal annually for use in a range of feed products, with sights on 10,000 tons in 5 years
“So we took a one-way flight to Vietnam aged 23 with no experience of working with insects, just what we knew from reading scientific papers. We then worked on a farm in the Mekong Delta for more than a year to really learn everything about insects. What do they eat? How do they convert food into their body weight? What is the quality of the protein? How do we breed them efficiently?”
“Just because black soldier flies aren’t too picky about what they eat, for example, doesn’t mean you should feed them any old thing just to save money, noted de Caters.”
“You need something very consistent so you can produce a consistent product, so for this plant we are located close to two Heineken breweries [from which Entobel can secure a steady supply of spent grains as a key source of feedstocks for its insects].”
- Vietnam: “Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said startup and innovation must be considered as a crucial political task…”
- Inflow raises $2M with platform allowing small brands access to Vietnam manufacturer supply chains, connecting with producers willing to handle smaller garment quantities
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