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The use of domestic digital platforms in Vietnam recorded a year-on-year rise of 23.5% in August, with 494 million users.

Vietnamese’s use of domestic digital platforms recorded a year-on-year rise of 23.5% in August, with 494 million users.

About 35 million people use smart phones in Vietnam, which is a favourable condition for the development of banking services on mobile platform.

Vietnam’s real estate-tech-retail giant Vingroup started construction on its smart phone factory - the second of its kind - in Hanoi on June 10.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s LG Electronics plans to move its smart phone production to Vietnam to cut down losses for mobile devices business since the second quarter of 2017, Yonhap News Agency reported on April 24.

More than 35,000 smartphones in Vietnam have been affected by the GhostTeam virus, according to the BKAV Technology Group.

The Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre will launch an automatic guiding system for smart phone users in late January 2018 to support visitors of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic.

GreenViet, an NGO in Da Nang, will launch a warning application for smart phone users to alert of violations against animals and vegetation in the Son Tra Nature Reserve.

While only 7 percent of online travel sales in Vietnam were made on mobile devices last year, the number grew rapidly at a 58.1 percent compound annual growth rate in the 2013-16 period, presenting a major growth opportunity.

Local NGO DRD (Disability Resource and Development) and Hoa Sen University have launched a smart phone application that provides disabled people with locations of disabled-friendly community venues.

Vietnam's exports will grow by over 10 percent between 2021 and 2030, little changed from the previous five years, according to a recent trade forecast by HSBC.

The Samsung Vietnam Mobile Research and Development Centre (SVMC) in Hanoi has contributed around 10 percent of software market share used in Samsung's smart phones and tablets globally.

The Compal Vietnam Co., Ltd (Compal), a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has announced its plan to re-invest in the northern province of Vinh Phuc years after receiving an investment certificate.