General Secretary and President receives leaders of US energy, space satellite and technology corporations

Receiving Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, Senior Vice President of AES Energy Corporation, the General Secretary and President welcomed and highly appreciated the effective investment and business activities of the Corporation in Vietnam in recent times.

The General Secretary and President said that Vietnam is looking for solutions to balance the trade balance with the United States, so it supports the import of liquefied petroleum gas to increase the import of US goods; at the same time, he recommended that AES should not change its future implementation plans when the project is included in Vietnam's electricity planning. The Party, State and People of Vietnam are committed to creating all favorable conditions for US investors in general and AES Group in particular to invest and do business effectively in Vietnam. AES Group needs to continue to coordinate closely with Vietnamese partners in the implementation of projects to ensure compliance with the law.

General Secretary and President To Lam received Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, Permanent Vice President of AES Energy Corporation (USA). (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Sincerely thanking the General Secretary and President for taking the time to receive him, Mr. Juan Ignacio Rubiolo said that AES has been present in Vietnam for more than 15 years with many investment projects, and reaffirmed its commitment to a long-term presence in Vietnam, supporting Vietnam's energy transition and green economy. AES wishes to cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises such as PV Gas and EVN to optimize clean energy supply, supply industrial projects in Vietnam, improve and ensure the reliability of energy supply for Vietnam.

At the meeting with Mr. Tim Hughes, Senior Vice President of SpaceX, the world's leading corporation in providing spacecraft, satellite launch services and satellite communications, the General Secretary and President thanked SpaceX for its concern and offer of help regarding storm No. 3; and hoped that SpaceX's starlink service in the future will support Vietnam in responding promptly and effectively to natural disasters.

General Secretary and President To Lam received Mr. Tim Hughes, Senior Vice President of SpaceX Corporation (USA). (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Emphasizing that Vietnam identifies digital transformation as one of the important driving forces bringing the country into a new era, the General Secretary and President highly appreciated SpaceX Group's investment proposal in Vietnam and expressed his hope that this would be a favorable first step to further promote cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

Mr. Tim Hughes said SpaceX launched satellite internet projects 5 years ago and currently has more than 6,000 satellites in low orbit. SpaceX satellites can provide internet almost anywhere on earth. He assessed Vietnam as a very potential market for SpaceX's satellite internet development plan. The Group plans to invest 15 billion USD in Vietnam in the near future.

Mr. Tim Hughes affirmed his desire to support Vietnam in realizing this plan and hoped to receive support from the Vietnamese government, as well as coordination from Vietnamese ministries and sectors to be able to initiate the cooperation process related to this project.

In a conversation with Mr. Nate Franklin, founder and Chairman of Pacifico Energy Group, the General Secretary and President highly appreciated the contributions and successful investment and business cooperation activities of Pacifico Energy in the world and in Vietnam in recent times; and encouraged Pacifico's new investment plans for energy conversion projects in Vietnam in the coming time.

Vietnam is a responsible country in protecting the environment, respecting its commitment to the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and promoting the energy transition, Pacifico Energy needs to accelerate the implementation of projects in progress, and at the same time hopes that the Group will have more projects in Vietnam.

General Secretary and President To Lam received Mr. Nate Franklin, Chairman and CEO of Pacifico Energy Group. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Thanking the General Secretary and President for taking the time to receive him, Mr. Nate Franklin said that Pacifico Energy is an American renewable energy investor with many projects in Asia, including the largest investor in this field in Japan. The group has also been present in Vietnam since 2017 and is proud to be the first renewable energy enterprise to complete projects in Vietnam such as wind power and solar power. Mr. Nate Franklin affirmed that he understands Vietnam's energy needs to realize development goals in the new period and pledged to continue to coordinate with partners to effectively implement projects.

At the meeting with Mr. Karan Bhatia, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy of Google Corporation, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that the fact that Google and its partners continue to expand their investment and business activities in Vietnam demonstrates the increasingly important position of Vietnam both in terms of consolidating the supply chain of goods and developing the market for the corporation's products.

Affirming that the Vietnamese government always creates favorable conditions for US businesses, the General Secretary and President asked Google to continue to have a voice, guide suppliers in the Group's supply chain to expand investment and business in Vietnam and support capacity building, helping Vietnamese businesses participate in the Group's supply chain.

The General Secretary and President also welcomed Google's proposal on cooperation in training in the field of AI; hoping that Google will coordinate with the Vietnam National Innovation Center and domestic agencies, institutes and schools to implement specific and effective cooperation projects, bringing practical benefits to both sides.

The General Secretary and President also highly appreciated the Group's proposal for cooperation in the field of cyber security because this is a particularly important field in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is strongly impacting all sectors of the economy.

Thanking the General Secretary and President for taking the time to meet him, Mr. Karan Bhatia affirmed Google's commitment to cooperating with Vietnam and announced that this year the group has opened a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as having a production facility for phones and other components operating effectively in Vietnam.

Google leaders shared about the Group's AI approach, including building models, applying technology to Google's own products, and supporting the public and private sectors to apply AI to their operations. Google is expanding skills training in Vietnam to enhance cooperation on AI, consulting on policy and legal environments in an optimized direction for AI development, typically licensing data transfer. Google also hopes to support Vietnam in cloud services combined with AI, as well as cooperation in the field of cybersecurity.

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