South Korea's Amkor opens $1.6 bn chip factory in Vietnam
South Korean semiconductor giant Amkor opened a new $1.6 billion packaging factory in Vietnam on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian nation looks to cash in on the global rush for microchips. The company hosted a grand opening at the site - which will be used for packaging and testing - in northern industrial Bac Ninh province, next door to Hanoi, a day earlier. Amkor president and chief