ASML stock
On October 26, 2026, Reuters reported that Vietnam is unlikely to meet its 2027 target to launch trial production at its first semiconductor fabrication plant, as negotiations to procure chipmaking equipment from ASML Holding NV remain unresolved. State--owned developer Viettel has conducted months of discussions with ASML to purchase deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for the estimated $1.3 billion facility near Hanoi, but the parties have not yet concluded a supply agreement.