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FPT Proposes 5 Quantum-leap ways to boost Vietnam-Japan tech Cooperation in 2026.

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November 9, 2026 by Ivy Delaney

FPT Corporation proposed five key areas for technological collaboration with Japan on November 9, outlining a vision for co-creation in artificial intelligence and quantum technology. The Vietnamese technology firm exchanged Memoranda of Understanding with Japanese partners regarding unmanned aerial vehicles and the emerging low-altitude economy during a forum attended by General Secretary and President To Lam.

FPT also demonstrated a move beyond services with the exhibition of power management chips and UAV technologies. “We are not cooperating merely to grow together, but to jointly shape a new future for both nations,” stated FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh.

Building sovereign and trusted AI infrastructure

Connecting artificial intelligence facilities, data resources and application capabilities between Vietnam and Japan forms a core tenet of FPT’s proposed collaboration, with a key emphasis on maintaining domestic control over infrastructure and data for both nations. FPT’s vision, presented at the Vietnam-Japan Public-Private Forum, aims to facilitate data exchange and collaborative AI development while safeguarding national technological autonomy. A company statement released during the event emphasized the intent to build a mutually beneficial ecosystem.

We are not cooperating merely to grow together, but to jointly shape a new future for both nations.

Accelerating AI transformation across enterprises and supply chains

FPT is targeting specific industries for accelerated AI integration, focusing on automotive, electronics, logistics and energy sectors. The Vietnam-Japan Public-Private Forum on November 9 served as the venue for formalizing these ambitions, with FPT exchanging Memoranda of Understanding with Japanese partners to facilitate collaborative projects. These agreements aim to support a shared ecosystem for AI development and implementation.

This focus on practical application is further emphasised by FPT’s proposed pillars for co-creation, which extend beyond AI to encompass quantum technology, talent development and technology financing. By addressing the entire spectrum of requirements, from foundational research to skilled workforce and funding mechanisms, FPT aims to establish a comprehensive framework for sustained innovation and technological leadership between Vietnam and Japan.

Developing AI and quantum talent at scale

FPT outlined a plan to train tens of thousands of AI and quantum engineers proficient in Japanese, addressing a critical need for specialized talent in both nations. The company intends to build a workforce capable of understanding the complexities of advanced technologies and encouraging innovation within the Vietnam-Japan partnership, Vietnam-Japan Public-Private Forum says. This large-scale training program is one of five pillars proposed by FPT for co-creation, with the aim of establishing a robust ecosystem for technological advancement.

This reflects the intent to move beyond simple knowledge transfer toward genuine joint development. FPT’s commitment to talent development is coupled with a broader strategy encompassing AI, quantum technology and technology financing. This approach aims to establish a sustainable and mutually beneficial relationship between Vietnam and Japan in the rapidly evolving field of AI and quantum computing. This strategy reflects a commitment to building a mutually beneficial relationship, ensuring long-term sustainability and shared prosperity for Vietnam and Japan through advanced technology.

Advancing cooperation in the quantum era: Strengthening bilateral collaboration in quantum technologies

These chips, already commercially exported to Japan, target applications in smart homes, solid-state drives and automotive systems, signaling a shift beyond traditional service provision. The company’s commitment to the low-altitude economy also solidified through a memorandum of understanding between the Vietnam Low-Altitude Economy Alliance, led by FPT and the Kaga National Strategic Special Zone Promotion Association. This partnership intends to explore establishing industrial clusters and manufacturing facilities in Kaga City, using data and AI for novel business models.

A separate memorandum of understanding between FPT and NTT e-Drone Technology focuses on UAV technologies, with plans to collaborate on drone remote controllers, market research and proof-of-concept projects within both Vietnam and Japan. FPT’s presence in Japan, established in 2005 with over 5,500 employees, supports a global network of over 15,000 engineers serving Japanese customers. Truong Gia Binh, outlining the broader vision for this strengthened technological alliance.

Gremsy, FPT’s partner in UAV research, also presented payload systems at the exhibition, further demonstrating a coordinated approach to innovation in the sector. FPT aims to rank among Japan’s top 13 IT companies by 2033, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the Japanese market and bilateral technology cooperation.

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Ivy Delaney has been working with neural networks and machine learning since the mid-nineties, back when a couple of hidden layers and a long afternoon of training counted as ambitious. She has watched the field go from academic curiosity to the thing quietly running underneath everything, and she brings that long view to quantum computing. For Quantum Zeitgeist she covers the ground where the two fields meet. That means quantum machine learning and the variational algorithms it leans on, and it also means the less glamorous but more interesting story of classical machine learning already doing real work inside quantum machines, decoding error-correcting codes, calibrating noisy hardware and learning the error models that simulators depend on. She writes about the hardware those algorithms have to run on too, and about the post-quantum cryptography scramble that the same hardware has set off. Her stories typically start with the paper, whether that is peer-reviewed work, conference proceedings or an arXiv preprint, with the source linked so you can hold a claim up against the research it came from. She is unimpressed by benchmarks that will not say what they beat, and by demonstrations that only work in the press release.

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