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  • Samsung will develop payment cards with fingerprint scanners with Mastercard

    Samsung will develop payment cards with fingerprint scanners with Mastercard

    Samsung and Mastercard have partnered up to develop a fingerprint-authenticated payment card. Yes, we’re talking about an actual, physical card with a built-in fingerprint scanner. This innovation will increase the security of contactless payments and give users another layer of safety – while looking pretty darn cool.

    The card will work with every in-store (POS) terminal that supports Mastercard. When buying, the user will use their fingerprint rather than their PIN to secure the payment that they make. Especially in a pandemic this new type of card introduces a safer and more convenient way for users to authenticate their way of payment, because it excludes the need to touch the POS device.

    The new security chipset will be delivered by Samsung’s System LSI Business and will not use existing Mastercard hardware.

    “As consumers embrace the safety and convenience of contactless payments, Mastercard will leverage its cybersecurity and intelligence expertise and global payments network in this three-way partnership to enhance cardholder security with a biometric solution supporting fast, frictionless payment experiences that are protected at every point,” said Karthik Ramanathan, Senior Vice President, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions, Asia Pacific, Mastercard.

    In 2017 Mastercard unveiled their plans for a similar card that doesn’t require users to put their PIN in. This new endeavor uses the same concept but the sensors are now going to be produced by Samsung.

    Samsung Card is owned by Samsung Life Insurance, which is one of the biggest credit card companies in South Korea. The company will be the one releasing the product in South Korea later this year.

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  • Ex-Nokia and Apple camera expert joins Microsoft’s Surface Team

    Ex-Nokia and Apple camera expert joins Microsoft’s Surface Team

    Ex-Apple employee Ari Partinen announced on Twitter that he has joined the Microsoft Surface Imaging team. A well-known name in the mobile camera industry, he’s worked for Nokia from 2017 to 2014 as an Image Quality engineer and later as the Lumia Photography Lead. After that he was hired by Apple for their camera team as a Senior Imaging Engineer from 2014 to 2015 and a Senior Manager of camera validation and testing from 2015 to 2018.

    Ari Partinen has worked on some incredible camera performers in the past. His work on the Nokia 808 PureView and its Windows Phone successor, the Lumia 1020, is his most notable accomplishment. Both devices were innovators in the camera department with their 41MP cameras breaking the limits of how good a phone camera could be.

    Since leaving Apple, he has been working as a Senior Manager at AAC Technologies, an electrical and electronic manufacturing company, until now.

    The Surface lineup has not been the greatest in the camera department. The Surface Duo had a disappointing 11MP camera on the front and none on the back. The device also had some other major flaws in the software, performance and battery departments. The Surface Duo’s starting price of $1,199 and the lack of 5G support didn’t help the company’s new mobile endeavor either.

    With the dual-screen device’s successor already in development, Ari Partinen could bring big improvements in camera performance in the Surface Duo 2. It is not yet clear if he is going to work only on the Duo or also on other Surface devices, like the successors to the well-known Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Book 3 devices.

    The Nokia devices that Ari Partinen has worked on had innovative cameras, more megapixels and greater zoom performance. These achievements meant a jump in picture quality, especially in pixel quality, zooming and low-light performance. Many of the concepts these cameras experimented with are commonplace in high-end phones today.

    The Surface Duo 2 is expected to improve on its predecessor’s shortcomings, like the poor camera, software and battery performance. The lack of 5G is also expected to be addressed in the next generation of the device. It is not yet known when the device is going to be announced.

  • Samsung could release three Exynos chips this year

    Samsung could release three Exynos chips this year

    Samsung will unveil three Exynos chips this year, claims leaker Ice Universe. The 2021 lineup presumably includes a flagship SoC (Exynos 22xx), a mid-tier chip (Exynos 12xx), and an entry-level silicone (Exynos 8xx).

    The Exynos 22xx will likely succeed the Exynos 2100 that powers the European version of the Galaxy S21 series. It supposedly has the model number 9925 and it may feature an AMD GPU.

    The Exynos 12xx will apparently replace the Exynos 1080, and it will probably also swap out the Mali GPU for AMD’s graphics.

    The Exynos 8xx is new on the radar, and we wonder if it has anything to do with a chip recently spotted by Galaxy Club.

    The chip bears the model number S5E5515, which is not very telling, thanks to Samsung’s inconsistent naming convention.

    It does not seem to be a high-end SoC as the model number is not in line with recent flagship chips: Galaxy 10’s Exynos 9820 had the number S5E9820, Galaxy S20’s Exynos 990 had S5E9830, and Galaxy S21’s Exynos 2100 has S5E9840.

    S5E5515 is not consistent with recent mid-tier Exynos chips either. The Exynos 1080 is S5E9815, the Exynos 980 is S5E9630, and Exynos 850 is S5E3830.

    The publication has made a wild guess and believes that the S5E5515 is a lower-mid-tier chip that will sit between the Exynos 850 and Exynos 1080. It is also expected to have an integrated 5G modem.

    The SoC could also turn out to be a non-smartphone chip. Samsung is already believed to be working on a new processor for wearables like AR glasses.

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  • Study from home sends demand for computers, webcams skyrocketing

    Study from home sends demand for computers, webcams skyrocketing

    With students told to study online amid the new Covid-19 outbreak, demand for laptops and webcams is booming, with some electronics stores reporting a six-fold rise in sales.

    FPT Shop, a nationwide electronic retail chain, said laptop sales from February 16-18 were five times higher than normal.

    February 16 marked the end of the Lunar New Year holidays when many cities and provinces, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, announced that students would study from home until the end of the month as they sought to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

    Nguyen The Kha, director of telecoms-mobile products, FPT Shop said: “The sudden surge in demand for laptops came after schools announced classes would be online. We had anticipated higher demand but were still surprised by the increase.”

    Laptops priced at VND10-12 million ($434-520 million) were the most popular followed by brands like Dell, HP, Acer, and Asus that cost VND16-20 million.

    There was also demanded for high-end products costing VND20-30 million like Apple’s MacBook Pro and Microsoft’s Surface 7 Pro.

    With online classes depending on videos, sellers also reported a spike in demand for webcams.

    One shop on Thai Ha Street in Hanoi’s Dong Da District, where many electronics stores are clustered, reported unusually high sales of around 100 webcams a day between February 17-19.

    Some stores ran out of stock just like in March last year when the coronavirus outbreak first began.

    ShopDunk, a chain that sells Apple products, said iPad sales are typically modest, but in recent days it has accounted for 20 percent of total sales, second only to the iPhone 12 Pro Max.

  • Apple receives a patent for a major new Apple Pencil feature

    Apple receives a patent for a major new Apple Pencil feature

    Apple has received a patent that could change the way the Apple Pencil is used. Titled “Multipurpose stylus with exchangeable modules,” the patent covers the tips (or nibs) used on the Apple Pencil. There are various reasons why an Apple Pencil user might want to change the nib on the (with all due respect to the late Steve Jobs) stylus. One, the current nib on the digital pencil could be wearing down and a replacement needed. But another reason to change the Apple Pencil tips would be to change the functionality of the accessory.

    Or as Apple explains it in the patent, “The stylus can provide interchangeability of various removable components, such as removable functional end modules that cover a connector for charging and communicating with the stylus. The various removable components each provide distinct features, thereby allowing the user to select various capabilities by employing each of the various functional end modules.”

    Some of the changes that Apple discusses in the patent includes “a color, a shape, a thickness, a size, a brightness, or an opacity.” The nib (called the “end connector” in the patent) would be removable from the main body and would have a number of sensors. A tactile sensor would detect when the nib touches a surface. Other sensors listed in the patent include a “contact sensor, a capacitive sensor, a touch sensor, a camera, a piezoelectric sensor, a pressure sensor, or a photodiode.” Other possible features found in the accessory could be a an orientation detector, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a biometric reader, a display, a switch, a button, a speaker, a compass, a microphone, a camera, or a voice coil.

    Currently, Apple offers two different generations of the Apple Pencil which are compatible with certain iPad models. Offering interchangeable tips might not only be a revenue-generator for Apple, it obviously could be an easy way for users to expand the functionality of the accessory. The million-dollar question (which might actually be a millions dollar question as far as Apple is concerned) is whether Apple will finally add Pencil support to the iPhone. Consider that Samsung’s multi-functional S Pen now works with the 6.8-inch screen on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. However, unlock the Galaxy Note line throughout the years, the accessory has to be purchased separately and there is no place to house the S Pen on the phone.

    While there have been rumors for years about the Apple Pencil coming to the iPhone, this has not taken place yet. Is Apple trying to honor the memory of its late co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs? The executive famously put down the use of a stylus when he introduced the iPhone in January 2007. At that time, before the touchscreen was widely used, many smartphones came with a stylus to help the user navigate through the UI. It needs to be pointed out that these styluses were not as multi-functional as the digital pens are today. Most were merely made of plastic with a sharp tip.

    There are some manufacturers who build phones today that come with a stylus. One popular mid-range model is the LG Stylo which early this year is expected to launch a 5G version of the phone which will be the seventh-generation of the model. Last year, Motorola released the mid-range Moto G Stylus.

    Just because Apple has received a patent for this technology, it doesn’t mean that it definitely will be used. Still, it seems like offering exchangeable tips for the Apple Pencil could be a win-win for users and for Apple. The patent number is 10,921,907 and the technology was originally filed for protection by Apple back in April, 2017.

  • Electronics exports boom driven by FDI

    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.

    The country’s exports rose by 50.5 percent year-on-year in January, with the primary driver of growth being Samsung’s recently released Galaxy S21 smartphone.

    Electronics exports last year were a record $96 billion, or a third of the country’s total exports.

    It attributed the rapid rise to Samsung’s investments since 2008. The South Korean company now has six plants in Vietnam.

    The country has also emerged as a growing supplier of chips with over 11 percent of the global market share in 2019 after growing at 300 percent that year.

    Its increasing production of computers has also supported chip production.

    U.S. company Intel set up a $1-billion chip assembly and testing facility in 2006, and in January 2021 reportedly injected another $475 million to manufacture 5G products and core processors.

    U.S. tech giant Apple has been producing Airpods since May 2020, and is likely to start producing iPads as early as mid-2021.

    Foxconn, a key supplier for Apple, received a license in January to build a $270-million plant in the northern province of Bac Giang. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer has so far invested $1.5 billion in Vietnam.

    Vietnam’s competitive policies will continue to attract quality FDI, which is crucial in helping the country move up the value chain.

    The country has to improve labor productivity through better education and vocational training. The other priority is improving infrastructure, said the report.

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  • Fresh infusion takes LG Display’s Vietnam investment to $3.25 bln

    Fresh infusion takes LG Display’s Vietnam investment to $3.25 bln

    LG Display will invest an additional $725 million in its manufacturing facility in the northern port city of Hai Phong to take its total investment to $3.25 billion.

    The money will be used to expand the factory starting in March. Manufacturing will begin in May.

    It will create 5,000 new jobs, and contribute around $5 million annually to the government’s coffers.

    LG Display first invested in Hai Phong in April 2016, and currently employs over 13,900 people.

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  • Huawei founder and CEO says Apple makes the best 5G phones

    Huawei founder and CEO says Apple makes the best 5G phones

    Huawei is not the company it was a couple of years ago when it was on its way to becoming the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. Restrictions placed on the firm by the U.S. forced Huawei to sell its Honor sub-brand in order to get Honor out from under the thumb of the U.S. The manufacturer that could have been number one this year is more likely to be number seven by the end of the year.

    Huawei is aware that in one major regard, it is much closer to being like Apple than it is to be like other Android manufacturers in its class such as Samsung and arguably Google. Like Apple, Huawei has more control over both the hardware and software used on its phones. The head of Huawei’s U.K. consumer business told Forbes last year that “we are one of only two companies globally that can have this hardware and software solution for our own ecosystem… Only Huawei and Apple can do this—it’s our long-term strategy.”

    A couple of years ago, Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei admitted that he uses an iPhone and even buys them for his family. Ren said in 2019, “iPhone has a good ecosystem and when my family are abroad, I still buy them iPhones, so one can’t narrowly think the love for Huawei should mean loving Huawei phones.” That same year, the executive said,”Apple is the world’s leading company… Apple is my teacher; it is advancing in front of us.” When Ren’s daughter, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in 2018 under a U.S. warrant for fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, she had in her possession a MacBook, an iPad, and an iPhone.

    Zhengfei says that the 5G iPhone 12 series features the best 5G enabled handsets currently available. He calls them “the world’s best” 5G phones and has talked up the quality of the technology found in the 2020 iPhone lineup. He has also used Apple’s 5G iPhone models as a way to promote the quality of Huawei’s 5G networking equipment; Huawei remains the world’s largest supplier of networking equipment. “We support the progress made by Apple’s iPhone 12,” Ren said, pointing out that the device “has been able to achieve download speeds of 1.82 Gbps, making it the best in the world… We helped build the best 5G networks in many cities around the world: Berlin, Munich, Madrid, Zurich, Geneva, Amsterdam, Vienna, Barcelona, Seoul, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Riyadh… Our networks in Europe top global network performance tests.” As the company started just last week, “Huawei has undertaken hundreds of 5G networks worldwide. According to the results of 5G network experience test in global major cities conducted by many third-party organizations around the world, in cities such as Seoul, Amsterdam, Madrid, Zurich, Hong Kong, and Riyadh, Huawei’s contracted operators ranked number one in 5G network experience.”

    Ren also complimented Apple’s dominance of the high-end premium phone sector and said that Huawei’s networking equipment is good for iPhone users. Ren commented that “Many high-end device users in Europe use iPhones, and the way those phones operate on our networks in Europe actually is a sign we are also doing well. The fact high-end users can use the iPhone 12 to its fullest effect on our 5G networks in Europe is a testament to the quality of our networks. This is helping balance opinions towards Huawei in Europe.” Zhengfei pointed out last year that “there are only two big players with ecosystems,” he said, “Apple and Google. It will not be a problem to have a third one. In any industry, three top players is reasonable.” Huawei has since added its own ecosystem and we could see the company’s own HarmonyOS debut on a smartphone with the upcoming P50 line.

  • Apple returns to 4th place in Vietnam smartphone market

    Apple returns to 4th place in Vietnam smartphone market

    Apple surpassed VinSmart to become the fourth-largest smartphone brand in Q4 of 2020 as sales of iPhone 12 surged.

    With a market share of 11 percent, it was behind China’s Vivo (13 percent), which climbed two places from the previous quarter, Singaporean technology market analysis firm Canalys said in a recent note.

    South Korea’s Samsung stayed on top with a 24 percent market share followed by China’s Oppo (16 percent), but their sales plummeted by 19 percent and 28 percent year-on-year.

    Hundreds of people queued up in front of Apple stores to become the earliest owners of iPhone 12 late last year.

    Almost 10 smartphone brands have been vying for third place in recent years, with Apple, Xiaomi, and Vivo the most notable names. None has remained in that position for more than six months.

    Around 75 million people, or almost 80 percent of the population, use smartphones, according to We Are Social, a social media marketing and advertising agency.

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  • Samsung Electronics appoints new president for Samsung Vina

    Samsung Electronics appoints new president for Samsung Vina

    Kevin Lee, a veteran in the mobile telephony industry with over 30 years’ leadership experience, has been named the new president of Samsung Vina Electronics.

    He was senior vice president, Verizon Account, at Samsung Electronics America and president of Samsung Electronics Benelux and Greece before coming to Vietnam. Under his leadership, Samsung Vina aims to sustain its commercial success in Vietnam, expand its sustainable business practices, build stronger and more impactful strategic partnerships, nurture innovation and become Vietnam’s top-of-mind, premium consumer electronics brand.

    Kevin Lee said: “Vietnam is going to be in the spotlight in 2021. I want to be a part of Vietnam’s success stories by capturing opportunities for growth: recovered economy, IoT technology, open business environment, and a young, captivated generation of new consumers. I envision Samsung to be the brand that places itself into the right opportunities and at the appropriate channels where we provide the most value for consumers. Then and only then can we become the most beloved brand and stand out in a competitive landscape.”

    Samsung’s ultimate goal in the coming years is becoming a brand that has widespread recognition across business units, winning consumers’ hearts and support, and maintaining leadership positions in product categories where the company has a presence.

    To achieve these goals, Samsung’s strategic growth roadmap under Kevin Lee’s leadership will revolve around two main driving forces.

    The first is to focus more on people. For consumers, Samsung Vina will maintain a consistent brand voice which allows consumers to recognize and remember the brand with ease. The company aims to conduct more market research programs to further understand and communicate with consumers.

    It will also strengthen strategic partnerships with business partners and influencers on a “win-win” basis, while reinforcing its workforce with rigorous training programs and competitive, best-in-class benefits.

    In many places, Samsung Vina runs corporate social responsibility programs, including specialized training programs in line with the government’s directive to improve Vietnam’s digital literacy and other initiatives that improve people’s quality of life.

    The second is utilizing impactful innovations with on-demand flexibility. Samsung Vina is committed to delivering meaningful products and at the same time reimagining operations in this new age.

    Samsung Vina will utilize its technology base to drive digital transformation and new innovations with on-demand flexibility.

    Samsung is well-known for transformative ideas and technologies like TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network systems, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions.

  • Phones continue to lead exports

    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.

    The phones were exported to over 50 countries and territories, with China being the largest market, accounting for almost a quarter.

    The second-largest market was the EU with 19 percent, followed by the U.S., South Korea, and the UAE.

    But for the first time in 10 years, phone and component exports fell, by 0.4 percent.

    Samsung was the biggest contributor to the exports. Its smartphone manufacturing factories in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen are its two largest in the world and are also its largest home electronics factory in Southeast Asia.

    About 60 percent of all Samsung smartphones are produced in Vietnam.

  • Vietnam eyes 500 hi-tech manufacturers

    Vietnam eyes 500 hi-tech manufacturers

    Vietnam eyes to have 500 manufacturers of hi-tech products and 200 agriculture companies using hi-tech applications as of 2030.

    The government also targets to increase the export value of hi-tech products to about 60 percent of the total export value in the manufacturing and processing industry, according to National High-Tech Development Program 2030 recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

    It also seeks to develop and master 20 high technologies as part of a tech list prioritized for investment and development in the region.

    Funding for the program comes from state coffers, organizations, and private companies.

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  • Apple revenue accelerates after record iPhone sales, China strength

    Apple revenue accelerates after record iPhone sales, China strength

    Apple delivered its largest quarter by revenue of all time on Wednesday at $111.4 billion in its first-quarter earnings report for fiscal 2021. It’s the first time Apple crossed the symbolic $100 billion mark in a single quarter, and sales were up 21% year over year.

    Apple stock dropped 2% in extended trading. Apple’s results for the quarter ending in December weren’t just driven by 5G iPhone sales. Sales for every product category rose by double-digit percentage points. Apple’s earnings per share and sales handily beat Wall Street expectations.

    Here’s how Apple did versus consensus Refinitiv estimates:

    • EPS: $1.68 vs. $1.41 estimated
    • Revenue: $111.44 billion vs. $103.28 billion estimated, up 21% year over year
    • iPhone revenue: $65.60 billion vs. $59.80 billion estimated, up 17% year over year
    • Services revenue: $15.76 billion vs. $14.80 billion estimated, up 24% year over year
    • Other Products revenue: $12.97 billion vs. $11.96 billion estimated, up 29% year over year
    • Mac revenue: $8.68 billion vs. $8.69 billion estimated, up 21% year over year
    • iPad revenue: $8.44 billion vs. $7.46 billion estimated, up 41% year over year
    • Gross margin: 39.8% vs. 38.0% estimated

    Apple CEO Tim Cook said the results could have been even better if not for the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns that forced Apple to temporarily shutter some Apple stores around the world.

    “Taking the stores out of the equation, particularly for iPhones and wearables, there’s a drag on sales,” Cook said.

    Cook said that Apple’s total install base for iPhones is over 1 billion, up from the previous data point of 900 million. The total active install base for all Apple products is 1.65 billion.

    Apple did not provide official guidance for the upcoming quarter. It hasn’t offered investors forecasts since the beginning of the pandemic.

    But even the lack of guidance could not diminish what was a blowout quarter for the iPhone maker. Apple has benefited during the pandemic from increased PC and gadget sales as people who are working or going to school from home because of lockdowns look to upgrade the devices they use.

    Apple released new iPhone models in October. The four iPhone 12 models are the first to include 5G, which investors believed could drive a “supercycle” of users clamoring to upgrade. iPhone revenue was up 17% from the same period last year.

    “They’re full of features that customers love, and they came in at exactly the right time, with where 5G networks were,” Cook said.

    Apple’s other products category, which includes Apple Watch and headphones such as AirPods and Beats, was up 29% from last year to $12.97 billion, even as people are spending less time commuting and traveling. Apple released a high-end set of headphones, AirPods Pro Max, in December, with a steep $549 suggested price.

    Macs and iPads, the Apple devices most likely to be used for remote work and school, were also up this quarter. Apple released new Mac computers powered by its own chips instead of Intel processors in December to positive reviews that said they were superior in terms of power and battery life to the old models.

    Apple’s services business, which the company has highlighted as a growth engine, was up 24% year over year to $15.76 billion. That product category is a catch-all: It includes the money Apple makes from the App Store, subscriptions to digital content such as Apple Music or Apple TV+, licensing fees paid by Google to be the iPhone’s default search engine and AppleCare warranties.

    Apple highlighted in its release that international sales accounted for 64% of the company’s sales, up from 61% in the same quarter last year.

    How new iPhone models fare in China, the company’s third-largest market, is a constant topic of discussion among investors. Sales in what Apple calls greater China, which includes Taiwan and Hong Kong, were up nearly 57% to $21.3 billion.

    “China was strong across the board,” Cook said.

    Apple also declared a cash dividend of $0.205 cents per share and said that it had spent over $30 billion on total shareholder return, which includes share buybacks, during the quarter. Apple’s first fiscal quarter is typically its largest of the year and includes critical holiday sales during December.

    Wednesday’s blowout earnings are also a recovery story for Apple. Two years ago, Apple warned that its projection for its holiday quarter sales was lower than the company expected, a rare warning that raised questions about whether Apple was losing its momentum. On Wednesday, Apple revealed that revenue is up over 32% since that report.

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  • Intel pumps additional $475 mln into Vietnam facility

    Intel pumps additional $475 mln into Vietnam facility

    Intel Corporation has invested $475 million in its Ho Chi Minh City facility to develop more complex technologies and tap new market opportunities.

    The latest investment takes its total in Vietnam to $1.5 billion, the U.S. chipmaker said in a statement.

    “As of the end of 2020, Intel Products Vietnam has shipped more than two billion units to customers worldwide,” Kim Huat Ooi, its general manager, said.

    “We are very proud of this milestone, which shows both how important IPV is to helping Intel meet the needs of its customers all around the world, and why we continue to invest in our facilities and team here in Vietnam.”

    The money will go into manufacturing 5G products and the 10th-generation Intel Core processors.

    One of Intel’s 10 manufacturing sites globally, IPV is the company’s largest assembly and test manufacturing facility with more than 2,700 employees.

    Nguyen Anh Thi, president of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park, where the plant is located, said Intel’s decision to increase its investment indicates its confidence in the workforce and Vietnam’s reliable investment environment.

    The new investment comes amid the expansion by a number of electronics giants in Vietnam as they seek to diversify their supply chains.

    Foxconn this month got the license to build a $270-million plant in the north capable of producing eight million laptops and tablets annually. It has so far invested $1.5 billion in Vietnam.

    Japan’s Panasonic decided to end the production of washing machines and refrigerators in Thailand and move it to a consolidated appliance assembly facility in Vietnam.

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  • Apple ups Vietnam production of smart devices

    Apple ups Vietnam production of smart devices

    U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. is increasing its production of smart devices in Vietnam as it diversifies its supply chain outside of China.

    It will begin to produce the iPad tablet in Vietnam as early as the middle of this year, a Nikkei report says, citing sources.

    The company is also mobilizing suppliers to expand production capacity for the latest model of its smart speaker, the HomePod mini, which has been produced in Vietnam since it was introduced last year.

    The company is also set to move a part of its Macbook production from China to Vietnam this year, the report adds.

    Apple suppliers have also been expanding operations in Vietnam. Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn this month received its license to set up a $270 million plant in northern Vietnam.

    Luxshare Precision Industry (Luxshare-ICT) is increasing its capacity in northern Vietnam to make the HomePod mini.

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