Vietnam

Vietnam's Hanoi capital city, South Korea's LG Energy Solution, and Japan's Honda Motor will jointly develop a large-scale electric motorcycle battery-swapping network, starting with 50 pilot stations in 2026 and expanding to a projected 1,000 locations citywide by 2027.

VinFast, the electric vehicle maker under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has launched an early booking program in Indonesia for three battery-swapping electric motorcycle models — the VinFast Evo, VinFast Feliz II, and VinFast Viper.

VinFast, the electric vehicle maker under Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has added 29 aftersales partners during its Global Business Conference held from May 4 to May 10, 2026.

GSM Green and Smart Mobility JSC (GSM), a ride-hailing service founded by chairman Pham Nhat Vuong of Vietnam’s top conglomerate Vingroup, and 75 transport companies and cooperatives in the Philippines will join hands to deploy up to 18,497 VinFast electric vehicles (EV) for passenger transport operations.

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, is set to conduct a capital injection of $407.2 million to its subsidiary Foxconn Singapore Pte. Ltd,, through the acquisition of common shares.

LS Eco Energy, under South Korean chaebol LS Group, will supply power cables for a large-scale AI data center project in Vietnam developed by telecommunications giant Viettel Group

Vietnam's leading technological firm FPT and Japan's industrial giant Mitsubishi Motors will collaborate in software and digital technologies, including the potential establishment of a future joint venture focused on the automotive sector.

Vietnam’s digital asset exchange could begin official operations as early as the third quarter of 2026 under a pilot framework approved by the government, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said.

Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU Hanoi) is speeding up the construction of a national semiconductor laboratory worth $70 million, as Intel and Intel Products Vietnam (IPV) have transferred chip assembly and testing equipment to the university and Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, is set to restructure by offloading its entire domestic manufacturing footprint with factories, production lines, and battery facilities, in a deal worth $530 million.