Japanese financial institutions aiming to strengthen their IT services are stepping up hiring Vietnamese engineers being trained under initiatives led by their government. With Japan’s shortage of engineers becoming increasingly serious, Vietnam has become the focus of a new source of IT talent, following India. Some companies are even offering Vietnamese recruits the same pay as their Japanese counterparts. However, with strong interest also coming from U.S. tech companies, competition for talent is expected to intensify.

Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp