Shifting manufacturing supply chains reveal inadequate coverage and capacity shortages pushing many South East Asian nations to align infrastructure investment and capability with demand. Expected infrastructure spend per GDP below for Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, India, Vietnam. Based on …
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Vietnam Manufacturing
Relocating supply chains reveal capacity shortages
China massive Belt and Road Initiative integrating Eurasia and global supply chains
Projects touch 152 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas — integrating manufacturing and enterprise supply chains.
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South East Asia attracts US manufacturing industry
Nearly 25% US firms surveyed have plans to relocate manufacturing to ASEAN when asked: “If you have relocated or are considering to relocate China-based manufacturing facilities to other countries because of the tariffs and/or concerns over the future of U.S.-China …
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Mexico hourly manufacturing wages, labor productivity, electronic industry infrastructure v Asian nations
Details on manufacturing cost and challenges facing
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Vietnam ranking among ASEAN electronics exporters
With the ongoing US-China trade war and manufacturing costs increasing in China, opportunities for ASEAN countries to further participate in electronics regional and global value chain contribution has grown. Vietnam, for example, has climbed the ranks as a key electronics …
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Vietnam privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOE) challenges investor confidence
Early 2018, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wants “stronger commitments to restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises”. Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and other Vietnamese organizations in both private and public sectors are hopeful privatization of SOEs will …
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China increases Vietnam investment to ride manufacturing wave
Electronics OEM and contract electronics manufacturers are shifting manufacturing supply chains to avoid the effects of US-China trade tensions. This is being reflected in increased foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Vietnam from late 2018 into 2019. (Related: Vietnam and …
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Vietnam contract manufacturing: Dong exchange rates v EMS/ODM provider earnings growth
The Vietnamese Dong is the only ASEAN bloc currency that depreciated against the US$ in the first-half 2019. For electronics OEM decision makers considering EMS/ODM providers with operations in foreign countries and wanting to know contract electronics EMS and ODM …
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Survey: Top ranked China manufacturing alternatives for supply chain relocation
Nations ranked by criteria for manufacturing supply chain relocation based on survey results.
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Manufacturing overview of production capacity by end market relocating to South East Asia
OEM program types and trends moving to Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and other South East Asia nations.
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