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After U.S. failure, Vietnam’s EV leader turns to markets dominated by Tesla and BYD

Vietnam’s leading automaker remains undeterred despite a botched U.S. expansion and $9.8 billion in accumulated losses. VinFast shipped its first electric vehicles to the U.S. in 2022, and has been...

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A red VinFast electric vehicle travels along a street on July 28, 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Linh Pham for Rest of World)
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China’s SpaceSail is expanding where Elon Musk is stumbling

China’s satellite internet upstart seems to be taking aim at Starlink. SpaceSail, a Chinese space company backed by the Shanghai municipal government, has been entering markets where Elon Musk has...

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The sixth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation group is launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 23, 2025.
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Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G

Last November, Nguyen Thi Que’s mobile phone suddenly stopped working as telecom companies in Vietnam permanently shut down the 2G network. “I thought of buying a new phone, but I...

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