VOV.VN - Vietnam has risen to become the second largest exporter of smartphones to the United States, trailing only behind India, which topped the rankings for the first time, according to global technology vendor Canalys.

Budget smartphone segment, priced under VND5 million (US$200), accounted for about 51% of the total industry revenue in the third quarter of 2024, marking the highest share since the first quarter of 2022, according to Vietnam Handset Market Tracker.

Vietnam has remained the world's second largest smartphone exporter.

VOV.VN - India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has stated in government documents that India fears losing out to both China and Vietnam as it seeks to become a major smartphone export hub and must "act fast" to lure global companies with lower tariffs, according to Reuters.

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.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications plans to stop providing 2G services by September 2024 at the latest to pave the way for 5G services.

VOV.VN - China-based electronics company Xiaomi has made investments into manufacturing smartphone components in Vietnam as part of its plan to compete against market leader Samsung of the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to Japan’s news service Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - Global tech giant Google is in the process of considering moving orders for future phones to Vietnam in an effort to avoid risks posed by ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China, as well as China's COVID-19 lockdown, newspaper DigiTimes of Taiwan (China) reported.

VOV.VN - Military run telecoms group Viettel has just announced a plan to build the largest data center in Vietnam with a total investment of VND6,000 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been listed among the world’s top 10 countries having the largest number of smartphone users this year.