Vietnam
JCB to bring contactless tap-to-ride to Vietnam’s Hanoi metro railway in early 2027
JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of Japan's JCB, and Hanoi Metro, the operator of the city's metro railway, have signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce JCB transit on Hanoi's urban railway network.
Korea’s Samsung to manufacture substrates in Vietnam to serve AI servers, large data centers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam (SEMV), under South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM), will expand activities in Vietnam by manufacturing Ultra Large Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (UL FCBGA) to serve AI servers and large data centers.
Vietnam Geleximco, China Chery to cooperate in chips, robots, green energy
Vietnam’s private conglomerate Geleximco Group and China’s automobile manufacturer Chery Group will cooperate in high-technology industry and the green economy, including semiconductors, robotics, clean energy, batteries, environmental technology, and shipbuilding.
Silicon Valley-based TinyFish opens Vietnam office, to build core AI agent work
TinyFish, a Silicon Valley-based AI infrastructure startup, has opened its Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City last Friday.
Tesla hiring for 5 Vietnam roles after registering $3M subsidiary
Tesla is recruiting five positions in Vietnam covering sales, service, charging, human resources, and purchasing, according to a post on X by Ricky Ip, Regional Recruiting Manager at Tesla.
Vietnam’s AICAP plans to import 1,000 Chinese robots under alliance deal
AICAP Group, a Vietnamese robotics company, will purchase 1,000 robots from members of the China Robot Industry Development Alliance (CDRA) and bring international robot products into Vietnam.
Vietnam’s EV startup AVES doubles capital to $2.2M, to focus on 3-wheelers
AVES Technology & Green Energy JSC, an electric vehicle (EV) startup in Vietnam, has raised its registered charter capital VND59.1 billion ($2.2 million), nearly double its initial figure of VND30 billion.
Korea’s LS Eco Energy to invest $49M in Vietnam ultracapacitor plant
LS Eco Energy, under South Korean chaebol LS Group, will invest KRW64.86 billion ($49 million) in building a new production line for medium-sized ultracapacitor cells at its Vietnamese subsidiary, LS Cable & System Vietnam.
Vietnam-Malaysia-Singapore 1.3-GW power initiative wins conditional approval from Singapore
Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities as the designated importer for the 1.3-GW Vietnam-Malaysia-Singapore renewable electricity initiative.
Stablecoins can ease Vietnam cross-border settlement, but domestic payments stay on local rails: Circle
Vietnam ranks fourth globally in grassroots crypto adoption and 17-21 million of its 101.6 million people hold digital assets, said Vidit Agrawal, Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development, APAC, at Circle.
