In addition to a number of corporations such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics of South Korea and Huawei of China, most recently, Apple (the US technology corporation) also announced to recruit engineers to participate in research and development. to develop wireless technology next generation 5G. According to current research directions, the theoretical speed of 6G network will be one Tb / s, about 100 times higher than the theoretical speed of the 5G network (10 Gb / s). The new technology will also have broad coverage and be more energy efficient than the previous generation. Most importantly, 6G hopes to solve the limitations of current 5G networks. Specifically, even though it is considered as an Internet of Things (IoT) network, 5G still has a long way to go to achieve universal universality due to its limited ability to transmit signals at a height of many thousand meters. ground or deep below the ground or seabed. Meanwhile, 6G is research-oriented to meet both intelligent connectivity, deep connection, heterogeneous connection and everywhere. On the other hand, although 5G network has helped people make good use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to optimize, distribute resources and process data, the forecast 6G network can do better by making AI becomes intelligent with the processing speed close to the human brain. 6G will integrate the new physical, digital, and services worlds to deliver stricter network performance metrics (KPIs) than 5G. However, the development of 6G networks is still just beginning and the end result will depend on speed of deployment and consensus on the technologies to deliver the ultimate standard. Experts say that the next 10 years will be a period for research and 6G will start to be commercialized from 2030. In the process of deploying previous generations of mobile networks such as 2G, 3G or 4G, Vietnam often lags behind the world. As for 5G networks, we are now starting to perform tests with the expectation of entering the first groups of countries to deploy the technology. But according to experts, in fact, Vietnam is still quite far away from the world in terms of research capacity and deployment methods in the telecommunications sector. Therefore, even though all countries have the same opportunity in terms of time to lead the research and deployment of 6G networks, not all countries have enough potential in science, technology as well as finance. join the race for core technology of 6G right now. Instead of racing to research core technologies, we should take advantage of other existing strengths to catch this wave, such as: Focusing on research and production of terminals for 6G; researching in-depth in the control and optimization of the 6G network system; research on AI technology for management system, data processing in 6G network system; blockchain security research (blockchain) … to solve the safety problem in the new network system. This may be a medium and viable market for Vietnam in the future.

The information of LG listing for sale of the factory in Hai Phong is incorrect.

The factory project of LG Electronics has an investment of 1.5 billion USD. Not only producing smartphones, LG Electronics Hai Phong also produces other electronic products such as TVs, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, washing machines … In addition, LG also provides after-sales services, installation services. Place, maintain, repair and warrant all LG products here.

It is known that this company’s contribution has also increased sharply in recent years. If in 2018, LG Electronics Vietnam Hai Phong Company Limited paid the budget of about 52 billion VND, in 2019 it reached nearly 300 billion VND and in 2020, it is estimated that this company paid more than 400 billion VND to the budget.

According to research, in Vietnam, LG has 3 big factories in Hai Phong including LG Electronics Factory specializing in manufacturing smart phones, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, televisions, refrigerators…; LG Innotek Vietnam factory specializes in manufacturing camera modules for phones and LG Display Vietnam factory specializes in manufacturing electronic displays. These three LG factories employ a large number of workers in Hai Phong.

Earlier, Business Korea reported that LG Electronics had started to withdraw from the smartphone business. The company is closing factories in Hai Phong (Vietnam), Taubate (Brazil) and Qingdao (China).

Before deciding to give up on the smartphone business, LG has taken various measures to take advantage of these factories but has yet to make a breakthrough.

In particular, the Hai Phong factory – the largest among LG’s smartphone factories – is also initially expected to find a buyer.

However, according to Business Korea, LG Electronics is difficult to find buyers because smartphone manufacturers in Vietnam already have enough production lines. Meanwhile, domestic companies cannot afford to buy back the factory for more than 100 billion won offered by LG. Therefore, according to Business Korea, LG is only considering selling the factory location.

LG Hai Phong phone factory currently produces about 10 million units per year, of which about half are smartphones from LG.

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The newly formed company may be called LG Magna e-Powertrain with a capital investment of $ 1 billion with the main manufacturing areas of electric vehicle engines, frequency converters and chargers. LG will hold a 51% stake and the Canadian auto company will own 49%.

The formal agreement can be signed this July after being reviewed and approved by LG’s shareholders.

Previously, LG announced its withdrawal from the phone business to focus on other areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart home, robotics, artificial intelligence, B2B solutions for businesses, and several other platforms and services.

LG and Magna could work together to make electric cars for Apple. Photo: Korea Times.

Source of Korea Times commented that LG currently does not have too much experience in the field of cars or electric vehicles. The selection of the Apple Car electric vehicle project is for the Korean giant to demonstrate its transformation efforts.

The deep relationship between Apple and LG is said to be an important factor in bringing these two corporations to a cooperation agreement in the automotive sector. Apple is currently a partner of many LG subsidiaries such as LG Display, LG Chem, LG Energy Solution and LG Innotek.

In addition, LG has played a role in supplying engines, battery packs and components for electric vehicles of General Motors and Tesla. Magna has many years of experience in providing technology solutions for many car manufacturers.

Representatives from LG currently declined to comment on the information Korea Times.

Since the beginning of 2021, Apple is said to have been looking for partners to research and manufacture self-propelled electric cars. Initially, Hyundai and Kia were the first two names to sit at the negotiating table with Apple and were unsuccessful. Then, it was reported that Apple had contacted six Japanese carmakers, but the results were not better.

The meeting between leaders of Foreign Investment Department, Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam

At the meeting between the leaders of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam Company in Hai Phong on the afternoon of April 14, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, The General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong shared about LG Group’s withdrawal from smartphone production in Hai Phong.

Mr. Jung Hai Jin said: “Smartphones are one of many other electronic products that LG is making here. The withdrawal or reduction of smartphone production at the Hai Phong factory is the policy of LG Electronics globally. in product restructuring. ”

Previously, according to Business Korea, LG Electronics was gradually closing factories in Taubate (Brazil) and Qingdao (China). LG’s cessation of smartphone production in Hai Phong is part of the group’s policy to withdraw from the smartphone market to focus resources on better growing businesses such as electric vehicle components, cars, and equipment. connections, civil electricity …

LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong officially came into operation in 2013, up to now, this enterprise has an investment capital of up to 1.5 billion USD, including factories manufacturing products such as audio-visual equipment, home appliances, informatics products, air conditioners and air solutions, beauty equipment … to supply to the global market.

Right at this moment, LG Electronics Vietnam Hai Phong is investing in an additional factory to produce super super washing machines, this factory has a factory area of ​​up to 43,000m2, adjacent to the phone factory. This factory is expected to come into operation by the end of 2021.

Mr. Le Trung Kien, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority, said that LG Electronics Vietnam is part of LG Group’s group of manufacturing companies located in Trang Due Industrial Park. Compliance with regulations and policies on investment law and the environment and make a great contribution to the export and import turnover, as well as the city budget. In particular, LG Electronics Vietnam is a business with good links and cooperation with the business community in increasing the localization of products and focusing on the welfare of employees.

At the meeting, Mr. Do Nhat Hoang, Director of the Foreign Investment Department, said that an enterprise or a corporation changes its production and business strategy, positioning its products to suit its capacity. Intrinsic is very normal, especially, in the face of a breakdown in global supply chains due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the restructuring of enterprises is inevitable and necessary.

Sharing the company’s policy, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong said that LG Group in general and LG Electronics in particular define Vietnam as a country with an investment environment. Safe, attractive, so maintaining and continuing to invest here is a long-term and sustainable development strategy.

Before the information around the smartphone factory in Hai Phong, Mr. Jung Hai Jin affirmed: “We have no plan to sell the factory, but if the product restructuring, this facility will be transformed. to the new function, all workers working in the smartphone factory will be kept intact to serve the production of other products “.