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13-Jan-19 Vietnamese companies are branching out into new areas, in line with the government's goal of establishing the country as a manufacturing powerhouse by 2020. Real-estate conglomerate Vingroup has started manufacturing e-motorbikes, smartphones and is set to enter the car industry. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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08-Jan-19 Alibaba Group’s smart assistant, Tmall Genie, will launch in select BMW vehicles in China by the end of 2019. Drivers will be able to use Tmall Genie to shop online, view cinema listings or check the weather at their destination. [image: Alzila]
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08-Jan-19 With growing emphasis on telecommunications, Chinese investment is increasingly the primary fuel behind Latin America’s tech boom. Beijing wants deals with countries that are resource-rich and have growing consumer demand, such as Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil. [image: Nelson Ching / Bloomberg]
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27-Dec-18 Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn will invest well over INR1,500 crore (USD216mn) in new production lines to manufacture certain iPhone models in its factory near Chennai. The project is expected to bring employment of over 25,000 jobs. [image: The Economic Times]
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06-Dec-18 By 2025, EVs and HEVs will account for 30 percent of all vehicle sales globally. The growth of China’s new EV market is expected to hit 46 percent by 2020, with 2.5 million units produced in that year. [image: Greg Baker / AFP / Getty Images]
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