Vietnam's military-run telecom company Viettel begins construction of the country's first chip plant, with trial production expected to start by late 2027 Reuters 2026-01-17 Phuong Nguyen Viettel, Vietnam Related Coverage Vietnam takes first leap into chip fabrication with Viettel-led fab The Business Times · Jamille Tran Viettel completes Vietnam's first 5G-A trial RCR Wireless News · Juan Pedro Tomás Viettel to pilot Vietnam's first 32-nm chip fab by 2027 Tech in Asia · Grace Priscilla Teo Vietnam launches first semiconductor chip manufacturing plant Vietnam+ Vietnam breaks ground on first chipmaking plant in high-tech push Nikkei Asia