Germany

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.

Germany-based AIXTRON, a supplier of deposition equipment for compound semiconductors, is set to spend €40 million ($46 million) in building a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia, according to a release on Wednesday of the firm.

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