Vietnam
Vietnam's National Wage Council has signed off on a 7.8% average minimum wage increase for 2027. For firms already paying above the legal floor, the real cost isn't base pay — it's the social insurance pegged to the minimum wage. Here's where costs actually rise, and how companies respond.
Taiwan
Cooler Master plans to invest $3 billion in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province, transforming from a PC case maker into a global hub for AI server liquid cooling — the latest signal of Taiwanese manufacturers accelerating their shift to Vietnam.
Labor Market
Vietnam's north-south salary gap is closing fast, but factories still can't hire enough workers — the real divide is generational.
Taiwanese Business
King Liu went from a washed-out eel farm to building the world's largest bicycle company. He was 93 when he died on February 16. Giant's two factories in Bình Dương, Vietnam — nearly $180 million invested — are the latest chapter of the empire he started with 38 employees.