tapping into supporting industries

Tapping into supporting industries

Over the past decade, Vietnam has attracted a great deal of foreign direct investment into its industrial manufacturing and electronic sectors. Previously, overseas investors had complained about weaknesses in the country’s supporting industries, but recent changes have contributed to attracting fresh investment. Phuong Thu reports.
opportunities for local support industry firms

Opportunities for local support industry firms

A few years ago, Samsung, a world-leading electronics company, encouraged local Vietnamese firms to produce spare parts for its factories. However, the firm struggled to find Vietnamese suppliers capable of making simple components like screws, chargers and keyboards to adequate standards.
samsung commits to continue expanding operations in vietnam

Samsung commits to continue expanding operations in Vietnam

Vietnam is an important production link in the global manufacturing chain of Samsung, thus the group commits to invest more into long-term operations in Vietnam.
samsung vacillates between vietnam and india for new facility

Samsung vacillates between Vietnam and India for new facility

Vietnam and India are Samsung’s two leading destinations to develop its next mobile phone factory after its decision to close its factory employing 2,600 workers in China’s Tianjin city on December 31.
race to produce mid range smartphone

Race to produce mid-range smartphone

New launches by giant corporations and newcomers heat up the mid-range smartphone segment.
samsung may struggle to keep local position for foxconns plan

Samsung may struggle to keep local position for Foxconn's plan

If Foxconn’s plan of opening an iPhone manufacturer in Vietnam comes true, Samsung will not be the sole option of the local supporting industry, which might just end up in a tug-of-war over workers and suppliers.
samsung continues to support vietnamese firms to join global supply chain

Samsung continues to support Vietnamese firms to join global supply chain

Samsung Vietnam strives to support Vietnamese enterprises to improve their competitiveness and join the global spare part supply chain, said Shim Won Hwan, general director of Samsung Vietnam.
vietnam becoming samsungs global rd headquarters

Vietnam becoming Samsung’s global R&D headquarters

Samsung, with its huge investment, has turned Vietnam from a manufacturing complex into the global headquarters of its research and development (R&D) activities.
samsung engineering selects doosan vina as partner

Samsung Engineering selects Doosan Vina as partner

After studying Doosan Vina and a number of suppliers’ productive capacity surveys, Samsung Engineering Limited (SECL) has selected Doosan Vina as a partner in several SECL projects.
pm asks samsung to become global largest strategic hub in vietnam

PM asks Samsung to become global largest strategic hub in Vietnam

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Samsung to expand operation scale in Viet Nam for becoming the global largest strategic hub in the country at his reception for Vice Chairman of Samsung Group Lee Jae-yong in Hanoi on October 30.
samsung crown prince lee jae yong visits vietnam today

Samsung crown prince Lee Jae Yong visits Vietnam today

Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae Yong is visiting Samsung subsidiaries today in Hanoi, the northern province of Bac Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City.
landslide changes in phone segment

Landslide changes in phone segment

As Vietnamese smartphone producers are launching new products and Chinese giants are stepping up their game, Samsung and Apple’s hold on the market seems more fragile than ever before.
samsung relapse its faulty batteries in samsung galaxy note 9

Samsung relapse its faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 9?

Samsung is considered relapsing its faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 9 after an fire catching in the US, which may impact on the sale of this product on the global.  
samsung heir in south koreas delegation to north seoul

Samsung heir in South Korea's delegation to North: Seoul

The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday (Sep 16).
samsung sets new galaxy device launch for october

Samsung sets new Galaxy device launch for October

Samsung sent out invitations on Friday (Sep 14) for an Oct 11 event to launch a new mobile device under its Galaxy line.