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Online Apple Store opens in Vietnam, one Apple reseller shuts down on slow sales

Vietnamese can now buy iPhones and iPads and other devices directly from an online Apple store which opened officially on May 18.

MoMo offers installment payment for Apple Store Online purchases in Vietnam

Vietnamese digital payment firm MoMo on May 18 announced that it now provides customers of Apple Store Online in Vietnam with flexible payment options with the launch of monthly installments.

Apple’s new online store will have little effect on Vietnamese retailers

Most authorized resellers say that the opening of Apple’s online store in Vietnam won’t affect their business, but will make it easier for customers to choose products.

Local retailers confident of besting Apple online store on prices

It is hard for Apple’s new online store in Viet Nam to compete with local retailers due to its uncompetitive prices, several of them said.

Online Apple Store for Vietnam to open next week

Apple is scheduled to officially open an online store, the first of its kind in Vietnam, on May 18.

Apple honours apps created by Vietnamese women

When accessing the App Store on March 6 local iPhone users were able to see a list of applications with the title of "Made by Vietnamese women”.

Apple develops production facilities in Vietnam: Bloomberg

AirPods maker GoerTek Inc. is investing an initial US$280 million in a new Viet Nam plant, Deputy Chairman Kazuyoshi Yoshinaga said in an interview with Bloomberg.

Apple changes pricing strategy for iPhone 14 in Vietnam

Instead of adjusting prices of iPhone 14 in June as it did with iPhone generations in previous years, Apple has unexpectedly lowered the selling prices of the model.

Foreign suppliers pay US$76.7 million in taxes via online portal

On the first working day after the 2023 Lunar New Year, foreign suppliers such as Facebook, Google and Apple declared and paid taxes worth US$76.7 million.

Apple, Samsung supplier BOE plans two new factories in Vietnam

Chinese display maker BOE Technology Group Co Ltd, a supplier of both Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, has a plan to invest a substantial sum to build two factories in Vietnam.

Apple plans to start producing MacBooks in Vietnam by mid-2023

Apple plans to move some MacBook production to Vietnam for the first time next year as the US tech group continues diversifying its production base, Nikkei Asia has reported.

Apple jumps to second highest seller of smartphones in Vietnam for first time

iPhone accounted for 20.5 percent of market share in Vietnam in October 2022, according to GfK.

Samsung, Oppo lead Vietnamese smartphone market

Samsung and Oppo combined comprise half of the Vietnamese smartphone market, according to IDC.

Changes in Vietnam’s smartwatch market

Huawei was among the leading smartwatch manufacturers in Vietnam in Q2/2022, accounting for 18 percent of the market, thanks to its strategy focusing on affordable products.

Fans to queue at midnight to buy iPhone 14

Retailers have confirmed that they will begin selling iPhone 14 at midnight on October 14. Many people are planning to queue up at that time.

25 Apple’s partners have factories set up in Vietnam

The number of Apple manufacturing partners setting up their factories in Vietnam has increased to 25 at present, four more than the 2020 figure, the tech giant said in its list of supply partners for the fiscal year 2021.

JPMorgan: 65% of AirPods production to be located in Vietnam in 2025

JPMorgan analyst expects 20 percent of iPad, 5 percent of MacBook, 20 percent of Apple Watch and 65 percent of AirPods production to be located in Vietnam in 2025.

Apple Watch enters mass production in Vietnam

The Apple Watch has entered mass production in the nation, with Apple Watch 8's shipment proportion from the country set to grow sharply to between 60% and 70%, according to details given by Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities.

Foxconn plans to invest US$300 million in Vietnam

Foxconn Group plans to invest more than US$300 million in a new project in Bac Giang Province and employ over 30,000 local workers.

iPhone 14 to be available in Vietnam soon

According to VietNamNet's sources, the launch time of Apple's iPhone 14 in Vietnam will be much earlier than in previous years.