128 news items tagged Vietnam
Passive component makers put more focus on non-China production
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Taiwan-based passive component makers will be freeing up non-China production capacity if necessary, as their manufacturing operations in China have experienced low labor return rates...
Demand for medical care booming in Vietnam
Tuesday 11 February 2020
There are many business opportunities for medical clinics in Vietnam, for Vietnamese are increasingly willing to spend on medical care and therapy along with rising living standard,...
Passive component makers asked to raise production outside China
Friday 7 February 2020
Taiwan-based passive component makers are being requested by clients to scale up production in Taiwan or Southeast Asia to offset possible production contraction in China due to the...
Pegatron said to set up stylus manufacturing plant in Vietnam
Wednesday 22 January 2020
Pegatron reportedly plans to set up a new plant in Vietnam as part of its plans to ramp up its overseas production in 2020, likely to produce styluses for Samsung's smartphones.
Compal constructing second plant in Vietnam
Friday 17 January 2020
Compal Electronics will see its Vietnam-based plant soon run at full capacity, and is therefore constructing a new plant in the country with additional capacity to come online by...
Filtration solution provider Filtrafine eyeing bigger presence in semiconductor field
Thursday 16 January 2020
Taiwan-based Filtrafine, which provides filtration and purification solutions for industries demanding chemical wastewater and gas treatment, is eyeing a bigger presence in the chipmaking...
Hinge makers budget higher capex for 2020
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Taiwan-based hinge makers including Shin Zu Shing (SZS) and Jarllytec both will spend more to expand their production capacities this year, according to the companies.
Taiwan, Vietnam to be major production bases for notebook ODMs
Monday 13 January 2020
Despite a truce in the US-China trade war, notebook ODMs will continue their capacity relocation to Taiwan and Vietnam, with the two becoming their major production bases outside...
Tainergy shifting capacities to Vietnam
Monday 30 December 2019
Solar cell maker Tainergy Tech is shifting part of production capacities in China and Taiwan to Vietnam, with the shifting to be completed in March 2020, according company president...
Handset vendors, supply chain makers accelerating capacity relocation outside China, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Handset vendors and related supply chain makers in China are accelerating their push to build up production capacities outside China as the country's production of smartphones are...
Quanta new Thailand plant ready for Google Home trial production
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer reportedly will begin trial production of Google Home smart speakers at its new plant in Thailand later in December well ahead of schedule, according...
Smart manufacturing trend rising in Southeast Asia
Thursday 28 November 2019
The trend of smart manufacturing has begun to spread in Southeast Asia as more manufacturers are looking to move some of their production lines away from China in the wake of the...
Pegatron mulling more production in Southeast Asia
Friday 8 November 2019
Pegatron will not rule out setting up new factory sites in Vietnam and India to satisfy customer demand, according to company president and CEO SJ Liao.
FIH to see sales driven by shipments for Google Pixel 4
Thursday 17 October 2019
FIH Mobile, a Hong Kong-listed handset arm of Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is expected to see its fourth-quarter revenues driven by shipments for the new...
Google suppliers to relocate production to Thailand, Vietnam
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Google has decided to choose Thailand as the new production base for its Google Home smart speaker with Quanta Computer remaining its manufacturer, and the Internet service giant...
Notebook brand vendors accelerating production relocation out of China
Tuesday 1 October 2019
The ongoing trade tensions between the US and China is prompting notebook brand vendors to have their ODMs accelerate production relocation out of China, with Compal Electronics to...
Acer expects Asia-Pacific sales growth to restore in 2H19
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Acer had below-par results in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2019 due primarily to trade tensions between the US and China, and major political issues in the region, but it is...
Compal turns to Taiwan for making US-bound notebooks
Thursday 12 September 2019
Compal Electronics, in response to its major brand clients' requests, is moving production of their US-bound notebooks from Vietnam to Taiwan, which is expected to turn Taiwan into...
Turnkey equipment supplier Acter positive about 2H19
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment supplier Acter has enjoyed an influx of orders particularly from its Taiwan-based clients looking to relocate their manufacturing operations back home...
Qisda to set up subsidiary in Vietnam
Tuesday 3 September 2019
EMS provider Qisda has disclosed it will invest US$40 million to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam, Qisda Vietnam, to cope with impacts from the US-China trade war.
AirPods, Google Home production in China may be moved to Southeast Asia
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Apple is moving to have its AirPods contract makers shift production from China to Vietnam and Google is also mulling asking its smart speaker manufacturing partners to move production...
Quanta mulling setting up new factory site in Thailand
Thursday 15 August 2019
Quanta Computer is evaluating the feasibility of setting up a new plant in Southeast Asia, with Thailand being the favorite choice. Sources familiar with the matter identified Chonburi...
Notebook ODMs set to move part of production outside China
Wednesday 14 August 2019
The US government's latest decision to delay the impelmentation of a 10% tariff on notebook imports has not changed the minds of notebook ODMs who have already made plans to move...
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2019
Monday 12 August 2019
Taiwan's LCD TV shipments grew 14.4% sequentially, but dropped 6.4% on year to arrive at 7.16 million units in the second quarter of 2019.
Notebook ODMs not asked to relocate further despite new tariff threat
Tuesday 6 August 2019Notebook vendors have not asked their ODMs to enforce a new round of production relocation in response to a new 10% tariff to be levied by the US on the remaining US$300 billion in...
- Samsung starts building $220 million R&D center in Vietnam (Mar 2) - Reuters
- Vietnam isolates all South Korea arrivals, squeezing Samsung (Feb 29) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Google is moving Pixel production from China to an old Nokia factory in Vietnam (Aug 28) - The Verge
- Apple tests AirPods production in Vietnam as it cuts China reliance (Jul 17) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Foxconn considers setting up factory in Vietnam in response to US-China trade war (Dec 5, 2018) - South China Morning Post
- Taiwanese tech giant Asus ponders Vietnam for production relocation (Nov 22, 2018) - Vietnam Net
- E-wallets still not attracting enough consumers in Vietnam (Dec 26) - Vietnam Net
- Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 phones in emerging markets (Feb 21) - Independent
- LG Innotek to build new camera module factory in Vietnam (Jul 28) - The Korea Herald
- Samsung Electronics wins $3 bln Vietnam project licence (Nov 24) - Reuters



























