April 26, 2024
Investment

Vietnam’s FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia’s graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday. FPT plans to use Nvidia’s support to boost AI research in Vietnam with the aim of developing AI applications and solutions at the planned data

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Investment

Apple CEO Tim Cook investing in Vietnam, report says

Apple is doubling down on its Vietnam business. The smartphone maker wants to expand its business relationship with suppliers in Vietnam, according to reports from state media. Earlier this week Apple announced its plans to expand its supplier network in Vietnam during CEO Tim Cook’s two-day visit to Vietnam.  Apple’s decision to build up its

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Property

Vietnam: protecting intellectual property rights

Vietnam, once something of a laggard compared with many of its regional peers in the protection of intellectual property, has taken significant strides in recent years to close the gaps in the legal framework. That’s especially so in intellectual property rights (IPR), which include inventions, industrial designs, layout designs of integrated circuits, trade secrets, marks,

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Property

News roundup: ICBC supports stabilisation of China’s property market, and other headlines

Tada Images/Shutterstock For PropertyGuru’s real estate news roundup, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China pledges its support to stabilize China’s property market. In other headlines, banks invested USD41 billion in Vietnam’s real estate market in 2023, while an entire village in Western Australia that’s up for sale is priced less than a derelict home

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Property

Vietnam Luxury Property Boss On Trial In $355 Mn Bond Scam

A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday accused of cheating thousands of investors in a $355 million bond scam, in the communist nation’s latest criminal case targeting high-flying business leaders. Vietnam has embarked on a sweeping graft crackdown in recent years, with corrupt officials and senior business figures among 4,400 people indicted in

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