chinese electric carmaker byton raises us 500m to take on tesla

Chinese electric carmaker Byton raises US$500m to take on Tesla

China-based electric car startup Byton has raised US$500 million as it ramps up efforts to take on rivals like Tesla.
amazon supplier under fire for poor china working conditions

Amazon supplier under fire for poor China working conditions

Electronics giant Foxconn announced Monday (Jun 11) it had started an investigation after a labour group alleged illegal working conditions at one of its Chinese factories producing Kindles, tablets and smart speakers for Amazon.
eight of the 12 loss making projects have disputes over epc contracts

Eight of the 12 loss-making projects have disputes over EPC contracts

Due to failing to deal with a dispute over EPC contract packages between investors and Chinese contractors, the fates of four of the 12 loss-making projects will be decided by the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre.
18th century chinese moon flask sells for us 48 million

18th century Chinese moon flask sells for US$4.8 million

France: A rare porcelain moon flask that belonged to the 18th century Chinese Emperor Qianlong has been sold for €4.1 million (US$4.8 million) after a bidding war at an auction in France.
facebook selling user data this time to mobile manufacturers

Facebook selling user data—this time to mobile manufacturers

Hot on the heels of Facebook’s data leak in March, the social network is once again in hot water for sharing user data with mobile manufacturers, including Chinese brands that hold large market shares in Vietnam such as Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, and TCL, and even global brands like Samsung, Apple, Blackberry, and Amazon.  
quang nam refuses another chinese investor for chu lai soda

Quang Nam refuses another Chinese investor for Chu Lai Soda

The Quang Nam People’s Committee will not allow another Chinese investor to take over the notorious soda manufacturing factory invested by Chu Lai Soda Processing JSC (Chu Lai Soda).   
tisco and mcc still unable to close epc dispute

Tisco and MCC still unable to close EPC dispute

The fate of the long-delayed Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Plant remains uncertain due to the unfinished negotiations of the new EPC package between Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel JSC (Tisco) and the Chinese constractor MCC.
us china reach us 14b zte deal amid signs of progress on trade

US, China reach US$1.4b ZTE deal amid signs of progress on trade

The United States and China have reached a deal to ease sanctions that brought Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE to the brink of collapse, the US said on Thursday (Jun 7) - a possible indication of progress in fraught trade talks between the world's two largest economies.
turnbull wants zuckerburg to answer questions in australia

Turnbull wants Zuckerburg to answer questions in Australia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would "love" Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to be grilled by Australian lawmakers, he said Thursday (Jun 7), in the wake of revelations the tech giant allowed Chinese smartphone makers access to user data.
chinese smart phone manufacturers make headways in vietnam

Chinese smart phone manufacturers make headways in Vietnam

The arrival of China-based mobile manufacturers, including Oppo, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Vivo into the mid-end smart phone market in Vietnam has made giants like Sony and Microsoft to withdraw from the market.
doc lists condition for exemption from steel tax

DoC lists condition for exemption from steel tax

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has notified the exemption of measures if Vietnamese steel export enterprises prove that the exported products are made from material not using Chinese-origin substrate.
zte could face fresh us 13b fine trump

ZTE could face fresh US$1.3b fine: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 22) that as a favour to China his administration was considering a fresh set of penalties on embattled Chinese company ZTE to replace crippling sanctions imposed last month that threatened to put the firm out of business.
the nuclear test site north korea plans to destroy

The nuclear test site North Korea plans to destroy

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's promise to dismantle his country's only known nuclear test site has shone the spotlight on the secretive facility near the Chinese border.
vietnamese currency security faces big challenges from technology

Vietnamese currency security faces big challenges from technology

Modern technology remains a challenge for Vietnamese authorities in managing currency security as recently the northern province of Quang Ninh discovered illegal money transferring activities via Chinese points of sale (POS) installed in a local store.
china us agree to abandon trade war chinas vice premier

China-US agree to abandon trade war: China's vice premier

Washington and Beijing have agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other, Chinese state media reported Sunday (May 20).