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The US retail clothing and footwear industries are contending with increased tariff pressure as the government announced levies on numerous countries, including key Asian textile suppliers such as Vietnam and Indonesia. The tariffs are expected to be between…
U.S. tech giant Apple’s contract manufacturers in Vietnam plan to hire over 103,000 workers this year, mostly for their factories in northern Bac Giang Province. Foxconn, Apple’s biggest supplier, needs 15,000 workers for its plants in the Dinh Tram and Quang…
Apple has added four new suppliers in Vietnam for the 2021 financial year, bringing the total to 25 out of its 190 suppliers worldwide. The most popular Apple suppliers in Vietnam include Foxconn and Luxshare and subsidiaries of Samsung, Intel and LG. The…
Two electric component manufacturers for Foxconn in Bac Giang resumed operations Friday following a temporary suspension due to the coronavirus crisis. Fuhong Precision Component and New Wing Interconnect Technology, located inside two industrial parks, were…
Australia’s nbn – the company building the National Broadband Network – has selected NetComm Wireless to supply equipment for the fiber to the curb (FTTC) proportion of the rollout. NetComm Wireless will supply the distribution point units for the deployment,…
Woolworths buyers have told suppliers their products could be pulled from shelves just days before Christmas if they refuse to fund the supermarket giant’s new Cheap Cheap advertising campaign. “I was asked for a contribution of almost $1 million, and when I…
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