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Spotlight on China-Vietnam ties

Economy

How China’s zero-Covid policy triggered a new wave of investor interest in Vietnam

Many in Vietnam say the US-China trade war spawned the country’s biggest inflow of manufacturing from China. Illustration: Henry Wong

Vietnam has witnessed a new wave of foreign investor interest at the expense of China since it reopened its borders, as global firms look to diversify due to tariffs and potential pandemic and geopolitical risks to supply chains.


Why did Lego choose Vietnam, not China, to build first carbon-neutral factory?

Electric car batteries are assembled at a plant in Haiphong, Vietnam. Photo: AFP

Lego breaks ground on a carbon-neutral factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam, on November 3. Photo: AFP

Lost investment dollars amid the US-China trade war and pandemic have sparked manufacturing concerns within China, but analysts say Southeast Asia’s gains will be limited even as the region carves out a bigger piece of the pie.


How Vietnam is learning from the ‘extravagance and consequences’ of China’s industrialisation

Vietnam is emerging as an alternative manufacturing base to mainland China. Photo: Reuters

Workers perform quality checks on Vsmart smartphones on the production line at the VinSmart factory, operated by Vingroup JSC  in Hanoi. Photo: Bloomberg

Vietnam is taking note of China’s successes and failures over the past five decades as it accelerates its own industrialisation and positions itself to take advantage of multinationals looking to diversify from the mainland.


 
Vietnam has been seen as one of the major beneficiaries of the US-China trade war with firms seeking alternative locations for their factories to avoid costly tariffs. Post reporter Erika Na recently travelled to Vietnam, and her three-part series looks at how the Southeast Asian country has fared over the last four years. 


Series

Spotlight on China-Vietnam ties

Early investors in Vietnam got ‘good piece of cake’. Will rest stay with China?

Vietnam has witnessed a new wave of foreign investor interest at the expense of China since it reopened its borders, as global firms look to diversify due to tariffs and potential pandemic and geopolitical risks to supply chains.

Why Lego said no-no to second China factory and went to Vietnam instead

Lost investment dollars amid the US-China trade war and pandemic have sparked manufacturing concerns within China, but analysts say Southeast Asia’s gains will be limited even as the region carves out a bigger piece of the pie.

‘Innovation is everything’: what fast-growing Vietnam is learning from China

Vietnam is taking note of China’s successes and failures over the past five decades as it accelerates its own industrialisation and positions itself to take advantage of multinationals looking to diversify from the mainland.