Category: Global Trends

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09 November

Author: Kandy Wong Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, India and South Korea are seen as ‘prime candidates’ for a so-called China plus one strategy to diversify manufacturing Reshoring activities were heavily seen in 2018 and 2019, when the US-China trade war hit American manufacturers with import tariffs of up to 25 per cent American companies are increasingly […]

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02 November

Author: Lam Le Even as Apple and others move suppliers in, the boom has its skeptics. The coastal port of Haiphong, Vietnam, used to be famous for aromatic noodle dishes and organized crime. Nowadays, it’s better known as a burgeoning industrial region, where electronics makers set up shop to escape the crowded south. Optimism abounds […]

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25 October

Author: Suiwah Leung Vietnam poised to win from next phase of China decoupling but there is no time to waste in upskilling its labor force Vietnam currently benefits from China’s Covid-19 lockdowns and the geopolitical tensions between the United States and China — especially in electronics manufacturing. The country flirted with its own “zero-Covid” policy […]

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31 July

Author: Hoa Dang Sharp plans to build another factory in Vietnam to move its supply chain away from China. Sharp Corporation is seeking investment opportunities in the southern provinces of Vietnam, including Binh Duong. The multinational company based in Japan wants to move its supply chain away from China, diversify its market, and reduce risks. […]

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08 June

English Author: Vien Thong EVFTA may contribute an average of 0.1% to real GDP growth each year, but to benefit more, Vietnam needs to upgrade its supply chain. On June 8, the National Assembly ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). HSBC believed that it will open a new chapter for Vietnam in the extensive […]

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31 March

English Author: Debby Wu Three years ago, manufacturing gadgets in China was a given. That’s changed fundamentally in the era of trade wars and coronavirus. Under the new reality, the world’s electronics makers are actively seeking ways to diversify their supply chains and reduce their dependence on any single country, no matter how attractive. Never has there […]

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16 October

Author: Warren Shoulberg The Vietnam war was one of the most traumatic periods in American history and more than four decades after it ended there are still scares to be dealt with on both sides. It’s why what’s happening in Vietnam today – and the role America is playing there – is something nobody could […]

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