Vietnam
Chipmaker Intel walks away from Vietnam once, now returns with $2.6B additional investment
In 2023, Intel walked away from a $3.3 billion chip project in Vietnam because the country had no mechanism to offer the cash support that Intel wanted, but in 2026, Intel returned to Vietnam with an additional investment of $2.6 billion, or $4.1 billion in total.
Chipmaker Intel to invest $2.6B more in Vietnam, $4.1B in total
Intel is set to invest $2.6 billion more in Vietnam, raising the total investment to $4.1 billion, the U.S. chipmaker said in a statement on Friday, at its 20th anniversary of operation in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s VinFast rolls off its one millionth electric motorcycle after 8 years of production
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has produced its one millionth electric motorcycle, nearly eight years after it began manufacturing the Klara, its first electric motorcycle model, in November 2018.
China’s robotics-AI vision provider Orbbec begins building 5M-item factory in Vietnam,
China's Orbbec has broken ground on its overseas manufacturing factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh in Vietnam, as the 3D vision sensor maker moves to build a more resilient global production network.
Taiwan’s Foxconn, US’ Brookfield to jointly develop 1 GW of renewable energy in Vietnam
Taiwan's Foxconn and global investment firm Brookfield will jointly develop up to 1 GW of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery capacity in Vietnam, underpinned by long-term power purchase agreements, to support Foxconn's operations and supply chain in the country.
Philippines invites Vietnam’s VinFast to expand in economic zone
The Philippines Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has invited Vietnamese firms, especially electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast, to explore manufacturing opportunities in its economic zones.
Germany’s Infineon, Vietnam’s VinRobotics to jointly to develop humanoid robots
Germany's Infineon Technologies and VinRobotics, a robotics company established by Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, will collaborate on the development of humanoid robots, with a joint competency center to be established at VinRobotics' Hanoi office.
Vietnam’s VinFast delivers 58,577 EVs in Q1/2026, net loss widens to $1.12B
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup delivered 58,577 EVs in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1/2026), a 61 percent jump year-on-year, but its net loss increased to $1.12 billion as costs continued to outpace revenues.
Nvdia, Vietnam’s tech giant FPT release open Vietnam AI dataset to advance sovereign AI development
Vietnam's technology giant FPT Corporation and global chipmaker NVIDIA have released the Nemotron-Personas-Vietnam dataset, an open-source synthetic dataset designed to help developers build AI systems
Grab eyes EV charging network, AI support for SMEs in Hanoi
Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, has proposed building an open electric vehicle charging network in Hanoi and deploying AI solutions to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and household businesses in the capital city.
