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Baeg Gyeong-hun meets Vietnam science and technology minister to build package-based cooperation framework

Baeg Gyeong-hun (배경훈), deputy prime minister and science minister, met Vietnam’s Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in science and technology. The two sides reviewed follow-up measures to implement a masterplan framework signed in April. They also discussed expanding cooperation to support technology and industrial innovation and foster future talent, highlighting VKIST’s role and stable operations.

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Naver seeks entry into Mexico AI ecosystem, expands cooperation with government and companies

Naver met Mexico\'s government and local IT companies to explore business cooperation centred on AI, data centres and digital twins. The company said its CEO Choi Soo-yeon (최수연) and other executives visited Mexico on Sept. 24 to 25 as part of a presidential economic delegation. Choi met Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon and other officials to discuss public-sector AI transformation and collaboration on high-performance computing and AI clusters.

Industry

Tesla to build $10.12 billion solar cell plant in Texas, hire 9,712 in major investment

Tesla has filed plans to build a $10.116 billion solar cell plant in Fort Bend County, Texas, and said it would hire 9,712 workers. The company applied for a 10-year property tax break under the Texas JETI program and set commercial production for the first quarter of 2029. The filing describes a fully vertically integrated facility producing cells and modules from polysilicon, but Tesla said Texas is not yet the final site.