VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese telecommunications market is shaped by the dominance of three big players – VinaPhone, MobiFone and Viettel. But now Samsung may join forces with businesses to develop IT.

The Vietnamese mobile phone market in the third quarter saw an unexpected breakthrough from Samsung, which now holds the largest market share among smartphone makers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Following Oppo, other Chinese smartphone brands have been entering Vietnam, creating competition for other brands.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese who have experienced Galaxy Note 8 highly appreciate the model, saying it is worth the money.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists, while agreeing that Vietnam has opportunities to boost exports to the US and other choosy markets, say enterprises may not be prepared to grasp the chances afforded to them. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mid-range smartphones are offering affordable prices and attractive features as manufacturers prepare for competition in the market segment.

 South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to become a major player in autonomous driving, building on its recent $8 billion acquisition of audio and auto parts supplier Harman and its pole position

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday said pre-orders for its Galaxy Note 8 premium smartphone have hit the highest-ever for the Note series, beating its predecessor Note 7 over five days by about 2.5 times.

VietNamNet Bridge - The great potential of the Vietnamese food market has attracted the South Korean conglomerate the CJ Group.

Setting up a logistics joint venture with Minh Phuong, Samsung has shown that it wants to jump into a new business field in Vietnam. But the move may trigger a new war in the domestic logistics market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of smartphone sales declined slightly last month, but consumers continued to spend more on high-end products.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung is competing with Apple in the high-end market segment, holding the advantage over Oppo in the mid-end market segment, and crushing all efforts of the rest.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many electronics and engineering companies have become first-class suppliers for foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) move to reject LG Display’s plan to increase investment capital by $90 million to $1.59 billion shows state agencies’ concern about possible financial imbalance if foreign-invested enterprises rely heavily on loans.

Officially setting foot in the Vietnamese market two months ago, in mid-March, Xiaomi was expected to bring to Vietnamese users high-quality products with suitable models and reasonable prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - A representative from Samsung Vietnam said its factories in Vietnam provide 50 percent of all the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus smartphones sold internationally.

 Pre-orders for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone have exceeded those of its predecessor S7, the firm's mobile chief said on Thursday, suggesting many consumers are unfazed 

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2016, Samsung launched 31 mobile phone models into the market, while Lenovo launched 26, ZTE 24 and Huawei 22.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple Inc after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s.

 Samsung Electronics launched two new tablets on Sunday, marking its first major announcement since being forced to withdraw the flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after some of the devices caught fire.