Kuo hadn't realized how time consuming the process-including purchasing the land, providing compensation for existing structures, and sweeping for mines left over from previous wars-would be. Delayed to mid-2008, the project then encountered still other problems, including labor unrest and rising inflation in Vietnam, and the global financial crisis.
可惜鴻海董事長郭台銘沒料到後續程序，包括徵收、補償地上物、掃雷等曠日廢時，使整個投資案延宕下來；到了 2008 年中，又碰到越南的罷工潮、通膨，以及美國雷曼兄弟投資銀行倒閉引發的全球金融危機，才於 11 月宣布投資計畫暫緩。