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[Viet]

You have no idea how far down you can actually descend. There is no lower limit to abject poverty.

no risk no fun. we are still at the stage of negotiation. as a less developed country, we will have more times to adapt the pact.

Because Vietnamese looted and rioted against Chinese businesses just a few months ago.

it was the work of some vietnamese hooligans. the number of looted vietnamese or taiwanese companies is bigger than from china. you see korean companies were effected as well, now they come back in mass. you miss the party.

 

[BoQ77]

japan is hesitant to join TPP because it fears negative effect on the farmers, especially the rice growers. same to korea. both countries are developed and rich. in contrast, we (vietnam) are poor and less developed, hence we have nothing to lose

TPP is for all not only bilaterial.
Japan is keen but careful to join TPP because automobile industry in relation with USA.

The TPP poses enormous risk for the U.S. industry, as well as potential benefit if done right. The risk comes from Japan, which will export an estimated 1.51 million cars to the U.S. this year, making it the third biggest exporter of cars to America after Canada and Mexico. Japanese car companies sell roughly as many cars in the U.S. every day as American car companies sell in Japan every year. While the U.S. market is basically open for Japanese exports, the Japanese market has been largely closed to foreign competition; only some six percent of cars in the Japanese market are foreign made, the lowest percentage of any OECD country.

The United States has for decades run a trade deficit with Japan. In 2012 the U.S. deficit vis-à-vis Japan in autos and auto parts alone was $53.5 billion. Much of the trade deficit in autos can be attributed to Japan’s extensive system of non-tariff barriers that effectively increase the price of U.S. made autos on the Japanese market. For example, while a Ford Focus Hatchback costs $18,300 in the US, it costs $29,558 in Japan – a 62% price increase.

Japan’s non-tariff barriers include arbitrary and restrictive standards that are very difficult for foreign suppliers to meet and a dealer system largely closed to foreign producers.

 

[Sanchez]

What ? wet dream of China.

Only those weak, fragile countries I mentioned had wet dreams. As long as econmic crisis approachs viets or koreans would beg for help. Begging monkeys are normally seen in parks or tourist spots but also real in Asia society.

 

[bolo]

you go back to see what the tpp really means if you can before ranting here. don't you know even US' close allies such as Japan and Korea are finding all kinds of excueses to not join tpp? you are smarter than them?

You viets think you hit a jackpot by joining it? you are just dreaming

TPP is good for Vietnam.

 

[Rechoice]

Only those weak, fragile countries I mentioned had wet dreams. As long as econmic crisis approachs viets or koreans would beg for help. Begging monkeys are normally seen in parks or tourist spots but also real in Asia society.

who begged Soviet 1950 in Moskaw and US 1972 in Peking in cold war ? begging monkey ?

 

[qwerrty]

that simsung plant gonna get looted and burnt to the ground the next time when china sends their floating oil rig...

 

[osama zafar]

Bye bye Apple :3

 

[Rechoice]

that simsung plant gonna get looted and burnt to the ground the next time when china sends their floating oil rig...

why ? samsung is Korean firm, not Chinese.

 

[Sanchez]

who begged Soviet 1950 in Moskaw and US 1972 in Peking in cold war ? begging monkey ?

China did not get any free stuff either from Soviet or US. Viets are world famous beggars for free aid. The problem is not how you begged in the war times. Your country still looks much like a beggar and a donation sucker, yet you are so aggressive. Now when oil price is down let's see you in a few weeks time...Everyone knows how a real begging monkey behaves...

 

[qwerrty]

why ? samsung is Korean firm, not Chinese.

haven't you read news? most of the factories that were set alight by you guys were not chinese, but belonged to taiwanese, korean, jap, even american.. lol. people don't care. it's the best time to steal and not get punished

 

[Rechoice]

haven't you read news? most of the factories that were set alight by you guys were not chinese, but belonged to taiwanese, korean, jap, even american.. lol. people don't care. it's the best time to steal and not get punished

Next time, Taiwan, Japan and Korean companies could stop use Han Zi for name of company, should been Using English in Vietnam, so people don't make some mistake such characters with Chinese Han characters.

 

[BoQ77]

Samsung could supply 80% of Apple’s future mobile chips
Luke Dormehl (8:56 am PDT, Nov 17th)

Apple has apparently put its faith in Samsung to build the A-series application processors for its next generation iPhones and iPads, according to a new report coming out of Korea.

As of recently, Samsung was competing with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to build the chips, which carry a contract said to be worth “billions of dollars.”

Unlike conventional memory chips, application processors reportedly count as logic chips and are said to carry much higher margins. From 2016, Samsung will supply 80% of the APs used in Apple devices, while TSMC will provide the remaining 20%.

A significant reason for Samsung coming up trumps in its negotiations with Apple is Samsung’s recent partnership with GlobalFoundries, which has allowed it to produce sufficient quantities of processors to meet Apple’s demands. Chip production is reportedly set to start early next year, and will take place in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province, in Austin, Texas, and New York.

During Samsung’s most recent earnings call, officials said that it is producing sample 14-nanometer chips for an unidentified customer. Considering the company recently posted dismal Q3 earnings, the Apple contract couldn’t come at a better time. TSMC, for its part, has reportedly invested heavily in the necessary equipment to build Apple’s next generation chips, which will be manufactured using 1X FinFET processes.

 

[bobsm]

Don't get too excited yet. As of now, it is just a rumor. Only Apple can confirm this rumor, not Samsung.

Rumor: Apple taps rival Samsung to build majority of A-series chips starting next year

Monday, November 17, 2014, 07:36 am PT (10:36 am ET)
Rumor: Apple taps rival Samsung to build majority of A-series chips starting next year

By Ryan Simmons
A new rumor suggests that Apple has struck a major new agreement with its chief rival, Samsung, in which the South Korean electronics maker will produce most of Apple's custom A-series processors for iPhone and iPad starting in 2015.

The unconfirmed details shared on Monday by The Korea Times claim that Samsung will become the "primary supplier" to Apple for processors to be used in iPhones and iPads, taking back share from competing chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Recent estimates suggest that although TSMC is handling the lion's share of A8 chip production, Samsung is still responsible for building 40 percent of the chips in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The supposed new deal between Apple and Samsung, which is said to be worth billions of dollars, would reportedly see Samsung producing chips for the company at its plants in South Korea; Austin, Tex.; and at a plant in New York. Samsung's share is expected to grow even further in 2016 to 80 percent of Apple's chip allocation, with the remaining 20 percent rumored to be handled by TSMC.

However, Monday's rumor does contradict with earlier reports that suggested TMSC has been building up its relationship with Apple. Various reports from over the years have alleged that Apple has worked to completely remove Samsung from its supply chain.

Rumors about Apple's chip production have seemingly always been a back-and-forth affair between Samsung and TSMC. For example, another report from July alleged that Samsung would take over iPhone and iPad chip production from TSMC even sooner, starting next year with an anticipated "A9" processor in 2015.

Up until this year, Samsung was the sole supplier of Apple's custom A-series processors found in the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV. In addition to being a key component supplier, Samsung is also a fierce rival, competing with Apple in a wide range of markets including smartphones and tablets. Apple first began producing its A-series chips for the iPad in 2010.

TSMC was rumored to enter Apple's chip production business for years before it finally became a reality with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, highlighting the uncertainty of predicting specific timeframes in changes to Apple's supply chain.

 

[BoQ77]

Korea Time may publish a rumor, I think

 

[visom]

Yet none of the technology belongs to Vietnam, none of the profits belong to Vietnam, and Vietnamese are still being paid low wages. The same happened for other Asian countries, the difference was, they either got help from foreigners or negotiated hard and worked hard to scrap some crumbs, and used those crumbs to get the cake.

Almost none of the technology used in China today originally belongs to China, yet they reversed engineered what they learned from foreign countries to produce their own, what makes you think Vietnam won't do the same? The profits don't go to Vietnam, but the worker's wages does. What do companies do with a portion of their profits? They hire more workers to expand; more Vietnamese workers in this case.

The way I see it, Vietnam has alot to learn about business and technology, being able to experience how other countries do it is a great way to learn, assuming Vietnam can start producing domestic brands instead of being stuck the shadow of foreign corporations.