Hanoi, July 16 -- Specifically, Viet Nam's share of global trade in AI-related equipment has risen from 1.2 percent in 2015 to 12.4 percent in 2025, the largest single-economy gain in the world over that period.

In the first quarter of 2026, Taiwan recorded its first quarterly trade deficit with Viet Nam on record, and in the three months to May, Taiwanese imports from Viet Nam surged 173 percent year on year, driven overwhelmingly by machinery, electrical equipment and appliances4.

South Korea's exports to Viet Nam posted the biggest jump within ASEAN in early 2026, reflecting deep manufacturing links and Viet Nam's growing role in the final assembly of computing hardware, including AI server-related equipment.

"These figures represen...