Samsung is setting up a $220m R&D centre in Vietnam to contribute to it’s research in AI, IoT, big data and 5G.
According to a report in The Register, UK, the facility is based in the capital Hanoi, will be among the biggest of its kind in southeast Asia, Samsung claimed. A statement issued by the South Korean giant promised that it will ultimately employ between 2,000 and 3,000 people.
The Korean chaebol was expected to formally break ground on the facility last Saturday, but the plan was derailed by the coronavirus epidemic that has spread to South Korea in a dramatic way.
via: The Register