Vietnam
Johnson Health Tech's second Bac Ninh plant opened in August. Once both Vietnam plants run at full capacity, the company says Vietnam will overtake Shanghai as its largest production base. It went there in 2019 for lower costs; since 2025, a 7.5-point US tariff gap has kept output moving.
Vietnam
Ten Ren reopened in Hanoi in May and announced plans to return to Ho Chi Minh City. Its first attempt in Vietnam lasted 21 months and ended when its local licensee, not Taiwan headquarters, decided to shut all 23 stores.
Vietnam
Vietnam's Resolution 10 shifts FDI from quantity to quality. The capital target barely moved — what changed is the incentive logic: from granted on arrival to paid on performance, with clawbacks. An opening for tech-bearing investors, a warning for pure assembly.
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.