semiconductor arena can improve with tax incentives

Semiconductor arena can improve with tax incentives

Vietnam has been emerging as a significant player in the global semiconductor industry and aimed to become a key market for large-scale chip production. However, the country faces an intense competition from regional and global rivals such as South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand, each offering attractive incentives to lure semiconductor investments.
petrovietnam ca mau fertilizer acquires korea vietnam fertilizer

PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer acquires Korea - Vietnam Fertilizer

Petro Vietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer JSC (PVCFC, ticker: DCM) completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Korea - Vietnam Fertiliser (KVF) on May 17. Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment has issued a new business registration certificate for the single-member limited liability company KVF.
shinhan life vietnam concludes successful career programme for students

Shinhan Life Vietnam concludes successful career programme for students

South Korean-backed insurer Shinhan Life Vietnam, in collaboration with Journey Career Education Guidance and Development Co., Ltd., also known as SIF Career, has successfully completed an orientation programme for high school students after nearly three months of implementation.
s korea to set up 7 billion aid package for chip industry

S. Korea to set up $7-billion aid package for chip industry

South Korea will set up an aid package worth more than $7 billion to support its chip industry, the finance ministry said Sunday, as part of its drive to boost its critical semiconductor sector.
malaysia rok renews currency swap deal

Malaysia, RoK renews currency swap deal

The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) announced that it has signed an agreement with its counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to extend a bilateral swap arrangement by another three years.
sk group breaks ground on 500 million biodegradable materials plant

SK Group breaks ground on $500 million biodegradable materials plant

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, SK Group, started construction on a $500 million biodegradable materials plant in Haiphong.
hyosung plans data centre in ho chi minh city

Hyosung plans data centre in Ho Chi Minh City

South Korean industrial conglomerate Hyosung Corporation has expressed its intention to build a data centre in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP).
hanoi plastics and powernet technologies embrace strategic partnership

Hanoi Plastics and PowerNet Technologies embrace strategic partnership

Hanoi Plastics JSC, a member of An Phat Holdings, and its Korean partner PowerNet Technologies have signed an MoU marking their strategic comprehensive partnership on electronic equipment assembly.
pm suggests samsung see vietnam as strategic manufacturing export base

PM suggests Samsung see Vietnam as strategic manufacturing, export base

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Samsung Electronics Park Hark-kyu in Hanoi on May 9, calling on the firm from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to view Vietnam as a strategic manufacturing and export base.
5g experiences will guide way for vietnam

5G experiences will guide way for Vietnam

Asia is considered the pioneering region in deployment of 5G commercialisation in the world with some typical markets such as South Korea, China, Japan, and others.
samsung to buy french medical ai firm sonio

Samsung to buy French medical AI firm Sonio

South Korean tech giant Samsung said Wednesday it will buy French artificial intelligence company Sonio to boost its cutting-edge medical diagnostic systems.
doosan wants to develop lng project

Doosan wants to develop LNG project

South Korea's Doosan Group is interested in working with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to develop the liquefied natural gas (LNG) Quang Trach 2 project and other renewable energy projects.
semiconductor success in reach with investment

Semiconductor success in reach with investment

During the InnovaConnect event organised in April, Lee Young Hee, director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics at the Institute for Basic Sciences at Sungkyunkwan University, and Park Inkyu, head professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, shared their insights with VIR’s Hoang Minh about Vietnam’s advantages in developing the semiconductor industry, as well as trends in the industry that the nation should pursue.
empowering manufacturers with real time data driven insights

Empowering manufacturers with real-time data-driven insights

Christanto Suryadarma, sales vice president for Southeast Asia, South Korea and Channel APJeC at Zebra Technologies, spoke with VIR's Bich Thuy about how to empower manufacturing businesses with real-time visibility and data-driven insights.
krx trading system to begin official operation

KRX trading system to begin official operation

On April 21, the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange announced that it would adopt a new trading infrastructure from the Korean Exchange (KRX) starting May 2.