Vietnam

Gobi Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm based in Malaysia and Hong Kong, seeks to invest in Vietnam, including the country's national VC fund.

Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam, has requested its Department of Science and Technology to draft a plan for developing the semiconductor industry, including a task of helping Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) establish a research & development (R&D) center in the city.

Starlink's satellite Internet services will be available in Vietnam at $85 per month, in addition to $350 for the terminal equipment, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Vietnam-based rooftop solar startup SmartSolar has closed a debt financing round, bringing its total funding to $3.15 million in combined equity and debt, as it expands financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) facing rising electricity costs.

Sweden's networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will jointly deliver next-generation mobile infrastructure for major airport projects in Vietnam.

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer under Vietnam's top conglomerate Vingroup, reported a revenue of $3.6 billion and delivery of 196,919 vehicles in 2025, according to its preliminary and unaudited financial results released on Tuesday.

The Vietnam National Space Center, developed with official development assistance (ODA) from Japan, was inaugurated on March 13 with the participation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

China's JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has voluntarily terminated its $1.5 billion photovoltaic panel project in Vietnam's northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Vietnam is capable of becoming a global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing hub, thanks to its strengths in workforce, supply chain, affordable cost, and high domestic demand, said Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung.

Hong Kong-based Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) will jointly build a $2.1 billion AI data center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's biggest city, according to the municipal authorities.