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Apple's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and iPhone assembler Foxconn have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added.Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone 13 this year, and is also planning to…

Apple Inc's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter.…

New vehicle sales in Vietnam rebounded by 69% to 24,461 units in July 2022 from a weak 14,458 units a year earlier, according to wholesale data from the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA). The vehicle market continued to recover from last year’s Covid slowdown with easing supply chain bottlenecks also helping automakers fulfil pent up demand. The market has benefited from strong economic growth which…

Samsung is expanding the reach of its latest security update. The newest Galaxy smartphone to receive the August 2022 security update is the Galaxy A33 5G. The device now has access to the update in various Asian countries. Other regions could also soon get the new software. The latest software update for the Galaxy A33 5G comes with firmware version A3360ZHU3AVGA in Hong Kong, A336EDXU3AVH1 in Vietnam, and A336NKSU1AVH1 in South Korea. The new software update brings the August 2022 security patch that fixes dozens of…

For the most part, residents of Asia-Pacific can travel again.But some are more confident about packing their bags than others.Travel confidence is "diverse and nuanced" in the region, according to a new survey commissioned by the travel website Booking.com.Some 11,000 people in the region were polled about their comfort levels and concerns, as well as their willingness to tolerate the types of disruptions that have become common since the pandemic began. The rankingsThe survey results were published in Booking.com's…

Last updated: August 8th, 2022 at 13:51 UTC+02:00 Last week, Samsung’s TM Roh and the Prime Minister of Vietnam met to discuss the Korean tech giant’s plans for a new R&D center in Hanoi and the local manufacturing of chip transistors by mid-2023. As it turns out, there was another reason behind Samsung’s recent visit to Vietnam. Samsung seeks support for the 2030 Busan World Expo from Vietnam (via KoreaTimes). World Expo 2030 is a proposed fair to be held in 2030, but the location has yet to be established. So…

21 July 2022, Bavaria, Essenbach: Water vapor rises behind sunflowers from the cooling system of the nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesNuclear energy is at an inflection point. Early exuberance about its potential was undercut by a series of devastating and dangerous accidents: Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979; Chornobyl in Ukraine in 1986; and Fukushima Daiichi in Japan in 2011.But now, thanks to new technology and the increasingly urgent need to fight climate…

Last updated: August 5th, 2022 at 19:17 UTC+02:00 Samsung is in the process of building a strong international supplier network and increasing its manufacturing presence in more countries. The company is constructing a new manufacturing plant in the United States, and earlier this week, Samsung’s TM Roh met with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, to prepare for what’s coming next. According to Vietnamese media outlet Lao Dong, Samsung’s TM Roh and the PM of Vietnam met to discuss the recent socio-economic…

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has scaled back production at its massive smartphone plant in Vietnam, employees say, as retailers and warehouses grapple with rising inventory amid a global fall in consumer spending. America's largest warehouse market is full and major US retailers such as Best Buy and Target Corp warn of slowing sales as shoppers tighten their belts after early Covid-era spending binges. The effect is acutely felt in Vietnam's northern province of Thai Nguyen, one of Samsung's two mobile manufacturing bases…

Last Updated: August 04, 2022, 13:51 ISTVietnam Airlines (Image Credit: IANS)Vietnam Airlines alters flight routes as Chinese authorities sent an official notice asking airlines operating in Asia to avoid flying near Taiwan National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has started altering its flight routes to avoid airspace near the Taiwan Strait while China conducts military drills, the company said in a statement on Thursday. “Since August 4, in order to ensure operation and flight safety, Vietnam Airlines will adjust flight…