Telephone exports to RoK soar
The Republic of Korea (RoK) surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the biggest importer of telephones and components from Vietnam in January, with revenue of nearly US$230 million, a year-on-year surge of 107.7%.
At the end of January 2017, telephones and components remain the leading export product of Vietnam with total turnover of US$2.3 billion, rising 2.6% compared to the same period last year.
Aside from the RoK and the UAE, major markets of Vietnam’s telephones in January include the US (with 206.8 million of turnover), Austria (US$163.3 million), Italy (US$144.8 million) and Hong Kong, China (US$112.3 million).