Prime Minister signs commemorative plaque for Samsung Vietnam's 2 billionth phone production

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a commemorative plaque for Samsung Vietnam to produce its 2 billionth phone - Photo: VGP

On the evening of August 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Roh Tae Moon, CEO of Samsung Electronics, who is visiting and working in Vietnam, along with the group's associates and leaders of Samsung Vietnam.

Samsung exported 28 billion USD, revenue over 31.8 billion USD in the past 6 months

With a long-standing relationship, the number of Vietnamese people in Korea and Koreans in Vietnam, as well as the Vietnamese-Korean multicultural family, is increasing. The Prime Minister believes that in any circumstance, the Vietnam-Korea relationship will remain stable and develop well; it is an important foundation for businesses of the two countries to cooperate and invest.

Expressing his thanks and joy at meeting Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh again on the occasion of Korea celebrating its 80th National Day (August 15) and Vietnam having many activities to celebrate its 80th National Day (September 2), Mr. Roh Tae Moon said that as of last year, Samsung's total investment capital in Vietnam reached 23.2 billion USD. In addition to Samsung Electronics, other Samsung legal entities such as Samsung Display, Samsung Electromechanics... have, are and will expand their investment in Vietnam.

By the end of June 2025, Samsung's mobile phone factories in Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen had reached the milestone of producing 2 billion mobile phones after 16 years since starting production in April 2009.

Revenue in the first 6 months of 2025 reached 31.8 billion USD and exports reached 28 billion USD. In particular, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 "Made in Vietnam" phone launched last July is receiving much love in markets around the world, including the US and Europe.

Welcoming and appreciating Samsung's efforts, determination and business results, the Prime Minister said that in 2025, Vietnam aims to continue improving the investment environment, promoting three strategic breakthroughs, effectively implementing the two-level local government model, striving to achieve a growth rate of 8.3 - 8.5% in 2025 and double-digit growth in the period 2026 - 2031.

Vietnam is determined to promote rapid and sustainable development based on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation. Therefore, the Prime Minister hopes that Samsung Group and General Director Roh Tae Moon will continue to accompany, support and assist the Vietnamese Government in successfully achieving its goals and effectively implementing strategies, plans and investment commitments.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Roh Tae Moon, CEO of Samsung Electronics - Photo: VGP

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The Head of Government hopes that Samsung Group will become a reliable partner of Vietnam in the journey of economic and technological development, aiming for mutual development and prosperity; and continue to expand investment in Vietnam, especially in the fields of high technology and research and development (R&D).

From there, support Vietnam in building a technology ecosystem, especially in the field of chip and electronics manufacturing; promote digital transformation, develop information technology infrastructure and train high-quality human resources; promote the increase of localization rate, technology transfer to Vietnam; have Vietnamese people in the leadership of Samsung Vietnam...

Thanking Vietnam for always accompanying, removing difficulties, and creating a favorable business environment, General Director Roh Tae Moon affirmed that Samsung Vietnam is committed to always accompanying the Vietnamese Government and making continuous efforts to contribute to the socio-economic development of Vietnam.

General Director Roh Tae Moon said that since 2015, Samsung has implemented many programs to develop Vietnam's supporting industry. In particular, since the beginning of this year, Samsung Vietnam has cooperated with the group to establish a rapid response team to build a systematic sourcing process; expanding sourcing activities.

After finding potential businesses, Samsung will focus on providing smart factory consulting support to not only enhance competitiveness but also train manufacturing experts.

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