Vietnam's electronic industry has attracted 10 billion USD in FDI capital from big names like Samsung, Foxconn, LG, Panasonic and Intel, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.
Employees at Korean invested Bluecom Vina Ltd work on a electronics chain in Trang Due Industrial Zone in Hai Phong. (Source :VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's electronic industry has attracted 10 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from big names like Samsung, Foxconn, LG, Panasonic and Intel, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Plann🅠ing and Investment (MPI).
With the largest turnover and market share growth of electronic exports in ASEAN, Vietnam has grown to become the 12th largest electronics exporter in the world and the third largest in ASEAN.
Vietnam's electronics output ranked behind Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia in 2013.
Production bases have been shifting to Vietnam in recent years to take advantage of preferential tax deals under free trade agreements such as the TPP and AEC.
Accordingly, the rules of origin force investors who want to take advantage to further access ASEAN or TPP member markets to invest in Vietnam more intensively and transfer technology to achieve a higher localisation rate.
Attractive areas in Vietnam's electronics industry are large-scale mobile phone factories. Samsung alone has invested in a 2.5 billion USD factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh and a 2 billion USD facility in Thai Nguyen.
The group has also invested 1 billion USD on a manufacturing factory in HCM City.
The plant in Thai Nguyen has attracted satellite investors, and electronics component producers have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Thai Nguyen province and Hai Phong city.
However, domestic electronics enterprises do not contribute much to the electronics supply chain.
Samsung Vietnam recently said that of the 80 satellite enterprises producing components and accessories, only 10 percent were Vietnamese.
These companies mainly provide printing and packaging, which have the lowest added value. Another problem is competing with other countries in the region, and investors may move to other countries when the investment incentive period ends.
To attract more FDI to the industry, the FIA recommends enterprises build science and technology policies to encourage technology transfer, training, research and development; sign technological cooperation contracts with large countries, connect research institutions and businesses and select products and sectors for research priority.
Intellectual property laws should also be tightened so that domestic and foreign investors feel secure about investing, transferring technology and developing products.-VNA
Samsung will research concrete measures to help develop Vietnam’s electronics industry, General Director of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Han Myoung-sup said at a seminar in Hanoi on July 15.
Vietnam's electronics sector is becoming a force in Asia. While electronics exports from Asia rose by 17 percent between 2010-14, Vietnam's contribution ballooned by about 10 times, according to Singapore-based DBS group research.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for most of the nation's total electronic export turnover, according to a report from the Vietnam Electronic Industries Association.
The “SEMI Vietnam Business Mission 2015” kicked off in Hanoi on September 22, bringing together experts to discuss different aspects of the microelectronics industry in Vietnam.
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The event aimed to update businesses on new regulations and compliance requirements regarding US tax, trade, and customs policies, while offering practical solutions to facilitate exports amid shifting trade dynamics.
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The group also placed among the Top 5 energy companies in Southeast Asia and secured the top spot among the largest Vietnamese enterprises featured on the list.
The zone will cover 1,881 ha, comprising functional areas for production, logistics, trade and services, digital technology industry, information technology, and innovation.
Employees at Korean invested Bluecom Vina Ltd work on a electronics chain in Trang Due Industrial Zone in Hai Phong. (Source :VNA)
