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Vietnam turns chip sector magnet with affordable, quality talent pool
HO CHI MINH CITY/TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Visiting her old college in Vietnam, Tran Thi Ngoc Guong didn't expect all the students to be so curious about her industry: Chip design.
Amid ‘tsunami’ of Chinese imports, dumping fears, Thailand seeks to curb online sales
Thailand plans to limit online sales of foreign goods as Chinese imports come under closer scrutiny across a region that’s feeling an increasing impact from cheap items flooding the market and hurting local manufacturers.
Indians who prepaid $1,000 to order Tesla EVs ask for their money back as cars fail to arrive
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for a car that never arrived.
Philippines-Vietnam drills show ASEAN a solution to China
MANILA -- The Philippine and Vietnamese coast guards have completed joint training exercises near the West Philippine Sea, a not-so-subtle message to a mutual rival vying for control of the South China Sea.
As Philippines, Vietnam close ranks, China adopts ‘divide and conquer’ approach
Beijing’s policy is calibrated accordingly by factoring Manila’s more assertive approach and Hanoi’s “low profile” way of managing the dispute, analysts say.
Vietnam payment app uses Detective Conan to lure customers to stores
HO CHI MINH CITY -- A Vietnamese payment app is using a popular Japanese anime to draw customers into physical stores, part of a trend toward online-to-offline (O2O) commerce in the growing Southeast Asian economy.