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Vietnam: February 2025

Vietnam population (2023): 98.9 million

Vietnam online population: 68M / 69.9%

Vietnam median age: 33.1 years

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Critical technologies report – February 2025

  • Vietnam: Japan’s Kyushu semiconductor industry bodies explored Japan-Vietnam partnership opportunities in recent meetings / full item
  • Vietnam plans regulations allowing Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country while maintaining full ownership of any local subsidiary / full item
  • Vietnam: EV major, VinFast, delivered 53,139 units globally in Q4 2024, a 342% year-on-year rise, driven by demand for affordable models and home market strength / full item
  • Vietnam: Huawei and Green Power ink MoU for equipment for 100 MWp solar energy project, looking to deploy rooftop solar on a number of Vietnam’s islands / full item
  • Vietnam: Project to establish a regional financial centre in Da Nang has been approved, aiming to position the city as a hub for financial tech, green finance and more / full item
  • Vietnam: Tech startups raised over $120M in 2024 – but that’s a 38.7% decrease compared to the $196M in 2023, reports Tracxn market intelligence platform / full item
  • Vietnamese tech startups raised $120M in funding in 2024, representing a 38% decline from the $196M secured in 2023 and a sharp 77% drop compared to the $518M raised in 2022… / full item
  • Supply chains in a fractured world: “Powered especially by investments in the electric vehicles and electronics manufacturing industries, regional economies like Vietnam could win big.” / full item
  • Vietnam: Indonesia’s Indosat telecoms major targets Vietnam’s automated vehicles market, partnering Xanh SM for IoT infrastructure and smart mobility solutions / full item
  • Vietnam’s silicon dreams: Building nation of startups, AI leaders’ – a brief overview of the country’s moves to develop a position in the global technology space / full item
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Critical tech news: February 2025

  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launches 5th satellite to further develop domestically-managed QZSS sat-nav positioning system…
  • India’s first ‘Made-in-India’ semiconductor chip is expected to be launched by September or October this year, jointly developed by Tata Electronics and Taiwan’s PSMC…
  • Singapore delivers 2025 fiscal budget and policy speech, pledging increased investment in industries including semiconductors, energy, and aviation…

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