* Chinese solar firms build new plants in Indonesia and Laos * U.S. has expanded tariffs on other Southeast Asian nations * In Vietnam, Chinese solar companies cut output, lay off workers By Lewis Jackson, Phuong Nguyen, Colleen Howe and Nichola Groom Nov 4 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics said its third-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier, but the pace of recovery weakened from the prior quarter as it struggles to cash in on the AI boom that has benefited chip rivals like TSMC and SK Hynix. The world's biggest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs said it expected limited earnings growth in...

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) agreed on the terms and conditions to sell its oil and gas assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation to Pluspetrol, a source at Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) said on Wednesday. Exxon will sell five blocks in Argentina's western Neuquen province, home to Vaca Muerta, and...

(Reuters) - Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S. trade tariffs targeting it and three other Southeast Asian countries. Meanwhile, in nearby Indonesia and Laos, a slew of new Chinese-owned solar plants are popping up, out of the reach of Washington's trade protections. Their...