Vietnam

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IFC Boosts Climate Financing in Vietnam to Propel Green Transition

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has scaled up its climate financing in Vietnam, to strengthen private sector resilience and green economic growth.

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UnionPay debuts virtual cards in Vietnam

That’s the first massive rollout of UnionPay virtual cards in the country

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Vietnam Expands Chip Packaging Footprint

Currently, there is a tendency in Vietnam, in which foreign companies are expand their chip testing and packaging capacities in this country, and homegrown firms are eyeing investments.

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Samsung Plans to Invest $1.8 Billion More in Vietnam

South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. intends to invest $1.8 billion in a project to build a factory in the northern part of Vietnam.

Science & Technology

Foxconn to Invest $551 Million in Vietnam

Foxconn, Apple’s Taiwan-based supplier, plans to invest about $551 million in two new projects in Vietnam’s northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Science & Technology

High Tech Firm VDL to Build Plant in Vietnam

Dutch high-tech company VDL on Wednesday, March 20, announced its intention to build a new factory for the production of components for making chips in Vietnam.

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Nvidia Reportedly Sees Vietnam as Potential Second Home

The Chief Executive Officer of Nvidia Corp. Jensen Huang considers Vietnam as a potential second home for the company he heads and plans to open a legal entity in the Southeast Asian country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard and CARE Launch Strive Women for Female Entrepreneurs

Mastercard Strive Women aims to strengthen the financial well-being of small businesses in the APEC economies, focusing on female-led enterprises.

Science & Technology

Net Zero Challenge Launches in Vietnam

Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation have launched a climate technology innovations competition for startups in Vietnam

Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Funding Plummets in Canada and Vietnam

These two countries have shown enormous levels of fintech funding decline in the first half of 2023

Blockchain & Crypto

Neutronpay and Bitnob to Improve Cross-Border Payments Between Asia and Africa

The partnership aims to use the potential of both companies for creating new routes and payment options for bilateral cross-border trade between Vietnam and Africa using the Lightning Network

Fintech & Ecommerce

Vietnamese Solar Cleantech Startup Stride Raises $2M

The solar cleantech startup backed by Clime Capital and Touchstone Partners has a mission to accelerate Vietnam’s low-carbon transition

Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple Online Store in Vietnam Gets Instalment Payments from MoMo

The tech giant Apple opened its online store in Vietnam, offering up to 24 months of financing with a local fintech MoMo

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Vemanti Partners With Finastra to Build Neobank for Asian SMEs

Vemanti Group has partnered with Finastra to build an SME-focused neobank in Southeast Asia