Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 10, injures 59, 4 missing
World 13:19 21/03/2026SEOUL -- A fire broke out around lunchtime at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon on Friday, leaving 10 people dead, 25 seriously injured and 34 with minor injuries, the country's safety ministry said on Saturday.
Vietnam factories seek data-savvy operators rather than more AI engineers: survey
Economy 15:16 07/01/2026Many factories in Vietnam are not hiring more artificial intelligence engineers despite deeper digital transformation, instead seeking workers who can read data, run systems, and coordinate production, according to a recent industry survey.
Vietnam’s Geleximco Group plans to invest $800mn in car manufacturing plant
Economy 13:54 19/09/2022The project is expected to cost about $800 million and will be divided into two phases
Apple supplier Foxconn to invest in $300mn factory in northern Vietnam
Economy 09:30 20/08/2022Foxconn plans to spend $300 million building a new factory in Bac Giang Province
4 workers die of suffocation in factory boiler accident in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:15 19/07/2022The victims suffocated when they were cleaning the boiler of the factory on Monday
Vietnam’s largest pulp mill plans to release wastewater into ocean
Vietnam News 13:23 08/04/2022The country’s biggest pulp mill will be releasing its wastewater into the sea when put into operation next year
$250mn diaper factory inaugurated in southern Vietnam
Economy 12:12 21/03/2022The factory belongs to Hayat Vietnam Company under Turkey’s Hayat Group
Residents barricade cement factory over serious pollution in Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:59 07/11/2021They demanded that authorities either shut down the factory or relocate them
Ho Chi Minh City factories in full swing to finish Christmas production orders
Economy 11:07 02/11/2021The products will be exported to the U.S. and Europe ahead of the coming holiday season
Panasonic to launch $45mn indoor fan factory in Vietnam
Economy 14:44 30/09/2021The factory has total a investment of US$45 million
Vietnamese authority not informed of LG’s reported plan to sell local smartphone plant
Economy 11:16 11/04/2021Business Korea reported this week that LG was looking to sell off its smartphone plant in Hai Phong for over 100 billion Korean won
Vietnam locks down factory following COVID-19 cluster detection
Vietnam News 15:13 29/01/2021A village in Hai Duong Province where a COVID-19 patient resides was also sealed off
