Phones continue to lead exports
Exports of phones and phone parts were worth $51.18 billion last year, a whopping 18 percent of Vietnam’s total exports, according to the General Statistics Office.
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Samsung Engineering wants to build water treatment plant in Binh Dinh
South Korean firm Samsung Engineering has offered to build a water treatment plant in central Binh Dinh Province and sought approval from the provincial People’s Committee.
Electronics exports boom driven by FDI
Vietnam’s electronics exports have been booming due to consistent foreign investment in the sector, HSBC said in a recent report.
Vietnam becoming an R&D hub for global tech giants
Samsung Electronics is building a $220-million R&D center in Hanoi, and U.S. chip company Qualcomm has set up its first R&D facility in Southeast Asia in Vietnam.
Samsung Vietnam proposes direct purchase of renewable energy
Electronics giant Samsung Vietnam has proposed that it joins a trial program to purchase power directly from renewable power plants instead of monopoly distributor Vietnam Electricity.
Coronavirus tests at Samsung, Canon firms in Bac Ninh reveal positive cases
Several workers at Samsung and Canon factories in the northern Bac Ninh Province have been found coronavirus-positive, the local Health Department said Wednesday.