Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday that a software update for Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be released mid-December in the United States preventing them from charging and functioning as mobile phones, rendering them useless.

 In the shadows of Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) Note 7 smartphone crisis, affiliate Samsung SDI (006400.KS) is quietly reassuring anxious clients including Apple Inc (AAPL.O) that its batteries are safe.

Large multinational manufacturing conglomerates have capital and technologies, but lack sufficient number of good workers in their home countries. For that reason, as well as lower labor costs, they have invested in the country.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, seeking to rebound from the Galaxy Note 7's collapse and differentiate its devices.

VietNamNet Bridge - On October 12, Samsung announced that it will stop making Galaxy Note 7 after realizing that the phone may still bring high risks to users despite great efforts to improve the product.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said it expects to take a hit to its operating profit of about $3 billion over the next two quarters due to the discontinuation of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will scrap the flagship device.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in the United States, replacing or refunding the flagship phones,

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), which has urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to turn them in due to fire-prone batteries,

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese conglomerates are buying foreign companies in support industries to implement their strategy to squeeze into global supply chains.

 Smartphone leader Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) has for years been a spectator as Apple (AAPL.O) built a services "ecosystem" supporting its products.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese experts show big concerns about Vietnam economy, pointing out that too many problems still exist, foreign economists have a positive outlook about Vietnam.

The US economic presence in Vietnam has been increasing steadily since the normalization of Vietnam-US relations since the 1990s. Russia, which was once the largest trade partner of Vietnam, has also returned.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s economy has been heavily relying on Samsung, whose export turnover accounts for a large proportion of Vietnam’s total export revenue.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey conducted by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has found that the majority of Korean investors who plan to scale up their outward investment plan plan to come to Vietnam.

 Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more.

VietNamNet Bridge - S Pen, the stylus for Samsung’s Galaxy Note series, was created with the significant contribution of Vietnamese engineers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have supported the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) decision to reject the requests for tax incentives made by Samsung.