Reuters sources say no agreement has been reached to buy chipmaking equipment from ASML, making Vietnam’s first semiconductor fab unlikely to begin trial production in 2027. The planned site on Hanoi’s outskirts remains overgrown; Planet Labs imagery in January and Airbus imagery in October show no buildings. A person familiar with the project said the 2027 target is probably unattainable due to developer Viettel’s lack of fab-construction experience and administrative hurdles to quickly securin

Reuters sources say no agreement has been reached to buy chipmaking equipment from ASML, making Vietnam’s first semiconductor fab unlikely to begin trial production in 2027. The planned site on Hanoi’s outskirts remains overgrown; Planet Labs imagery in January and Airbus imagery in October show no buildings. A person familiar with the project said the 2027 target is probably unattainable due to developer Viettel’s lack of fab-construction experience and administrative hurdles to quickly securing government funding.