The leading air purifier brands in the world today include: IQAir, LG, Philips, Panasonic, Sharp, Samsung, Xiaomi, Dyson… Sharp is dominating the air purifier market in Vietnam Compared with other electrical equipment, the air purifier industry is still quite new in the Vietnamese market. According to a representative of Dien May Xanh, in the past, Sharp products accounted for about 70% of the air purifiers sold by this retail chain. This is considered a pioneer in penetrating the Vietnamese market in this industry. Currently, with the pressure of many new brands, Sharp is still standing in sales at Dien May Xanh but only accounts for more than 30%. Sharp, Xiaomi air purifiers are popular in Vietnam. Photo: The New York Times. Xiaomi is accounting for about 15% of the devices sold at Dien May Xanh. This brand has fewer products but has a certain number of “Mi Fan” customers, competitive prices, capacity suitable for user needs, simple, modern design and IoT integration. Philips and Samsung have only entered the air purifier market in Vietnam about 1.5 years ago. Both of these brands focus on the mid-range price segment instead of the popular price. The remaining brands such as Midea, Bluestone, Kangaroo, Electrolux all have air purifier products but have not held a high market share. The retail systems all said that air purifiers in the segment of 3-9 million dong are competing most actively. Some of the best-selling models include Sharp FP-J30E-A, Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H, Samsung AX34, Daikin VM30 and Philips AC0820. A representative of Media Mart system said that in addition to cleaning the air, Vietnamese users are also interested in additional features such as humidifying, dehumidifying, catching mosquitoes and product design. “The current sales of air purifiers have increased compared to the same period last year. The reason comes from the active participation of brands. Previously, there were only under 5 competing firms, customers did not have many choices in terms of brands and price ranges. Currently on the market, there are 12-15 major brands participating in this market, the goods are more diverse in design and features. Besides, users are more and more concerned about the health and quality of the air in the home,” shared Mr. Phan Thanh Hieu – Head of refrigeration sales team of Cho Lon Electronics system. New factors in the Vietnamese market On April 14, Dyson (a luxury home appliance brand from the UK) held an event to announce its entry into the Vietnamese market with a series of products such as air purifiers, wireless vacuum cleaners or hair dryers. . Currently, Dyson has 3 models of air purifiers with prices ranging from VND 9,8-19.6 million. Dyson’s products are compact, fashionable and different from other competitors in the market. Share with Zing , a representative of Dien May Xanh said that Dyson is famous for hair dryers and vacuum cleaners in the middle and high market segment. In the air purifier industry, Dyson is not popular. Dyson models have more eye-catching designs than other products. However, in this price segment, Samsung is doing quite well and has a certain number of customers. Dyson’s air purifier has an eye-catching design but is quite expensive. Photo: Cnet. In addition to imported names, the air purifier market also has the presence of Vietnamese brands such as Kangaroo, Karofi, and Sunhouse. According to a representative of Media Mart system, the advantages of Vietnamese brand air purifiers come from good prices, full features and cheap filter replacement costs. “Vietnamese brands such as Kangaroo, Karofi, and Sunhouse offer a number of air purifier models with good prices compared to imported models. However, about the brand, they have not created a high level of awareness for users like Sharp or Xiaomi,” said the representative of Dien May Xanh. The future trend of air purifiers Representatives of Samsung and Sharp Vietnam both said that the demand for air purifiers is still increasing, especially in big cities like Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi. “The air purifier market has really only started to be active about two years ago. Air pollution and disease outbreaks have made consumers more concerned about health, so pay attention to this product. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are the two cities with the highest consumption of air purifiers, with 50 and 45% respectively, the rest are other areas,” said Nathan Hsiao, Deputy General Director of Sharp Vietnam. Zing . Future models of air purifiers could be equipped with AI or virus suppression. Currently, products on the market are capable of removing allergens, mold, bacteria, fine dust (PM 10), ultrafine dust (PM2.5) or even PM1. 0. Some models have the ability to connect and control via smartphone. “When the products of all brands have good air filtration capabilities, they will compete with filter performance, flexibility in replacement, repair and warranty. In addition, the companies also compete with each other on price and model. code,” said a Samsung representative. Mr. Nathan Hsiao said that in the future, air purifiers can resist and inhibit viruses that cause disease spreading in the community. In addition, the trend of applying AI and IoT technology will be popular in this industry.

Guest of this issue: Squirrel Ai 1 to 1 partner Liang Jing

Produced | Sohu School of Business

Editor | Zheng Qingchun, Liu Shijiao

Chief Editor | Wang Demin

According to the iResearch Consulting report, the market size of the online education industry in 2020 is 257.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.5%. Among them, the speeding up of the online process of the junior and quality education track and the K12 subject training track are the most important contributors to the rapid growth of the online education market.

At present, there are more than 1 million counseling organizations in China, and 80% of the market share is sinking into the market, while the overall market share of the top 5 organizations in the country is less than 10%. Online education competition is fierce, the industry burns money and the cost of acquiring customers is high. New Oriental founder Yu Minhong also questioned this track.

How will online education develop in the future? Which models will be successful? Sohu Business School’s “Future Business Power” talked to representative online education companies and explained their methodology and logic.

This issue of Squirrel Ai partner Liang Jing will share their entrepreneurial experience, challenges and layout.

Squirrel Ai is the first company to apply artificial intelligence technology to the education industry. It has now covered more than 1200 counties and cities across the country and more than 4000 campuses. Squirrel Ai has also sunk from the first-tier cities to the eighteenth-tier towns.

According to Squirrel Ai’s official website, using Ai big data to accurately locate knowledge weaknesses, intelligently adapt teachers, and accurately improve learning efficiency. This is the main logic of Squirrel Ai. According to reports, this online and offline OMO model is the fastest growing model in the online education industry.

Liang Jing defined Squirrel Ai as “an artificial intelligence company with technology and scientific research at its core. No technology means nothing.” Squirrel Ai’s entrepreneurship lies in the founding team’s clear goal of “algorithm engine + teaching and research content + c-side services”. And looking for top scientists around the world. “In 2020, Squirrel AI’s revenue will be 2 billion, and scientific research investment will account for 30% of total revenue, but the marginal cost will fall.”

Why is an artificial intelligence education company sinking into the market?

“ Educational resources in the sinking market are currently the most scarce. High-quality teacher resources are urgently needed in the sinking market. Smart adaptation to personalized teaching helps sink the market, and achieving fairness in education is the core reason. “Liang Jing said.

Prior to this, Liang Jing was also a serial entrepreneur. He founded several chain catering brands and fast-moving consumer goods brands, and served as a director and executive in his mother’s company, Huaqi Foods. Regarding what preparations should be made for starting a business, Liang Jing said that entrepreneurs should assess clearly which track they are on, assess the resources, channels, and funds they have, and whether this period is the best time to start a business.

The world’s most highly valued adaptive education company currently has a value of 15 billion US dollars. Obviously, the Chinese company in this track has a long way to go.

Sohu Finance Dialogue Liang Jing

The following is a record of the dialogue:

Sohu Finance: For those who are preparing to start a business, what preparations should be made before starting a business so that it is not blindly starting a business?

Liang Jing: Entrepreneurship may be a path of no return. You must have enough faith. In addition to personal aspects, you must also conduct in-depth research on the industry. If the selected industry is a brand new track, it may be very challenging, because people have not really adapted to such a consumption model or environment.

As an entrepreneur, you must evaluate clearly which track you are walking in the early stage, evaluate the resources, channels, and funds you have, and whether this period is the best time to start a business.

This can be referred to as the research phase. Only when the research is feasible, the preparations are actually started. You can do it when you are ready. Of course, you can choose to give up when you are ready.

As an entrepreneur, in the early stage of research, you must do in-depth thinking, centering on the ultimate goal, and infer the work that needs to be done at each stage, whether you have enough genes, resources or courage, courage, and ability Wait for the integration ability, and do it step by step.

Sohu Finance: What is the biggest challenge Squirrel Ai encountered during its entrepreneurial process?

Liang Jing: The biggest challenges we have encountered are two. One is the scientists who dig the top artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence education in the early stage. For an artificial intelligence company, technology and scientific research are the core. No technology means nothing. At that time, we were a very small company, not yet at the level of a unicorn. It was very difficult to find scientists working in companies with hundreds of billions of dollars globally.

In addition, when our products are launched on the market, how do consumers really understand artificial intelligence education? We need to transform high-tech terms into terms that consumers can understand.

Sohu Finance: How does Squirrel Ai find top talents?

Liang Jing: The ultimate goal and values ​​of our founding team’s partners in adaptive education is a very important point that impresses scientists.

By 2017 and 2018, dreams and ideas alone will not work. You have to talk about real money figures, learning results and learning reports.

No one of these top scientists in the world lacks money, and no one joins us for this salary or expense. They hope to create greater value because scientists have their own dreams. In terms of educational philosophy, we have deep resonance with scientists. This is the core element that we have dug into the world’s top scientists.

Sohu Finance: How to make more people receive artificial intelligence education products?

Liang Jing: Any new things have a resistance stage, a bubble stage, and a subsequent stable stage. In the early days of entrepreneurship, our products had just hit the market and encountered many difficulties. Consumers were at a loss as to the very advanced algorithms and architecture of artificial intelligence. Later, we discovered that since it is a product used by one person, it should be understood by people, and it is necessary to tap the potential and feelings of users.

The core point for our consumers to accept artificial intelligence is to make them like the interest and self-confidence brought by artificial intelligence teaching. In the learning scene, whether it is taught by a human teacher or the MOOC mode of the Internet, the most important thing is to enable children to learn, to learn happily, and to learn confidently. This is fundamentally unchanged.

Sohu Finance: Why adhere to the OMO model?

Liang Jing: India BYJU’S is the world’s largest AI intelligent adaptive education company, with a valuation of more than 15 billion US dollars. It used to be pure online. After acquiring India’s largest offline education and training, it became an online plus offline OMO. This is enough to illustrate the importance of the coexistence of online and offline scenarios.

Sohu Finance: Why do you invest in the sinking market, and how much room for growth in the future?

Liang Jing: Squirrel Ai now covers more than 1,200 counties and cities and more than 4,000 campuses. We have two core reasons for sinking the market:

First, compared to Beijing and Shanghai, the sinking market has very scarce educational resources, and it is not realistic for high-quality teachers to flow from the big cities to the sinking market. Therefore, the market urgently needs a tool and system to solve the equalization and individualization of education, so the sinking market has huge potential. Squirrel Ai also hopes to really help sink the market through personalized teaching. This is the core reason.

Secondly, from the perspective of the overall market share, there are more than 1 million counseling organizations in China. In fact, 80% of the market share is sinking into the market, and only 20% of the market share is in first- and second-tier cities. The overall market share of the top five institutions in the country is less than 10%, and 90% are scattered among various brands. This market is huge. Many giants are already making arrangements. From a strategic point of view, we are definitely going to sink the market.

Sohu Finance: Squirrel Ai has received an investment of more than 1 billion yuan, with a valuation of more than 1.1 billion US dollars. How did it do it?

Liang Jing: Our Shareholders New Oriental and Mr. Yu Minhong, and there is a good future. They all firmly believe in the future development direction of artificial intelligence education, especially in the intelligent adaptive education technology. As educators, they all know very well that the core technology in global personalized teaching is intelligent adaptive teaching. They invested in us because of their firm belief.

Sohu Finance: How should a startup company build its own brand?

Liang Jing: Brands can be divided into two, one is product brand or corporate brand, and the other is the brand of the founding team.

In the early days, there was not much money, and it was impossible to have money for brand promotion. At this time, the founder or founding team should be used to build the corporate brand. The founder’s personal brand is equal to the company’s brand, which can achieve a four-to-two effect. As a company’s brand, people are emotional and have real energy transmission. This is the founder’s brand building.

With the gradual expansion of the scale of the company and the steady introduction of product models to the market, we will turn to a real product brand. There are several key points in the product brand. First, if it is a To C product, it must be closely related to consumers. The brand name must be spiritual and easy to remember, just like an Apple mobile phone, it must be grounded. Second, a little deeper, the brand name of the product and the characteristics of the product must be essentially the same.

I think that any entrepreneurial brand has these stages in principle. To be the founder’s brand IP, it must also be the brand IP of corporate products. The brand of corporate products must first be grounded and connected more closely with the public. , And more consistent with the product characteristics, showing the company’s core competitiveness, so it is more perfect.

Sohu Finance: Looking forward to 10 years, what is your most personal goal?

Liang Jing: First of all, I hope to be able to assist Squirrel Ai to a very stable stage. At that stage, I believe that new talents and new teams also need to enter. I may have to step back and do auxiliary work. At that time, I hope to use my past experience, resources, and abilities to help China and the world on more issues concerning education equality, so my next goal will be to join UNESCO. This is also my ultimate life goal in this life.

Huawei’s HarmonyOS. Huawei launched HarmonyOS in 2019 after the US put the company on a “blacklist” and did not have access to Google’s Android operating system. This embargo, along with Washington’s ban on access to key semiconductors, has crippled Huawei’s smartphone business, just months after becoming the world’s number one smartphone maker. Developed since 2016, HarmonyOS can work on many of Huawei’s internet-connected devices, from smartphones to wearables. This operating system allows developers to easily build apps to work on a variety of devices. According to Huawei, version 2.0 of HarmonyOS has many interesting features such as Mirror Mode, Extended Mode and Collaboration Mode. Currently, the two most powerful operating systems in the world are still calling Android and iOS, other operating systems from Blackberry, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Amazon Fire devices currently only account for a very small market share. To help its operating system grow, experts say Huawei’s biggest challenge is software applications, with the company having to convince software developers to reprogram its apps and other content. to operate on HarmonyOS operating system, through which consumers will continue to buy Huawei phones. As planned, right in the third quarter of this year, Huawei aims to be able to release HarmonyOS 2 for Nova 6/7/8, Mate 20 and all remaining MatePad tablets. The company is also expected to install this new operating system on V and S series smart displays, M6 tablets and Mate 20 X phones before 2021 ends. In the first half of 2022, Huawei will bring HarmonyOS 2 to Mate 9, Mate 10, P20, P10 and Nova 5 phones.

According to the Techradar TV sales in the first quarter increased by 9.9% year-on-year (46.6 million units), bringing revenue up from $20.63 billion to $27.39 billion. Sales of high-end TVs played a big part in this growth. LG’s OLED TV shipments doubled year-on-year. By the end of the first quarter, the company has sold a total of 7.2 million TVs, including OLED and LCD. Compared to the same period last year, growth reached 15%. Meanwhile, the demand to buy Samsung Neo QLED TVs has also increased. The company sold a total of 11.6 million TVs in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 11.1%. Samsung holds 46.5% market share of 75-inch TVs or ultra-wide screens. Besides, the Korean giant occupies 52.4% of the 80+ inch TV market. Samsung is leading the global TV market share. In Vietnam, according to the latest report of research firm GfK, by the end of the third quarter of 2020, the three leading brands in market share are Sony, Samsung and LG. In which, Samsung accounted for the largest share, up to 44.7%. However, while Samsung and LG continuously increased 1-5% market share year over year from 2018, Sony’s “piece of cake” gradually got smaller, from 32.6% in 2018 to 25.9% in end of September 2020. In April, Sony launched the brand new BRAVIA XR series of TVs, packed with technology and announced a focus on the premium TV group. Share with Zing Satoru Arai, the new CEO of Sony Vietnam, said the world’s first “cognitive intelligence” technology that Sony owns will be the focus of the new business strategy. Instead of just searching and analyzing image elements such as color, contrast and details individually like conventional AI, the new Sony TV processor can cross-analyze several hundred thousand elements. at the same time similar to how the human brain works. Meanwhile, rival Samsung also launched a new series of TVs including Neo QLED, Micro LED TV and Lifestyle TV series. According to Samsung, the Neo QLED series will feature Backlight Dimming as the main technology, which helps to precisely control Quantum Mini LED lights 40 times smaller than conventional lights, helping the TV control light and picture quality. better photos. In addition, the Neo Quantum 8K processor uses data generated from 16 artificial neural networks, which can upscale normal images to near 8K standards. Samsung’s new Micro LED TV line also has many technological improvements and a better price than before.

In its ups and downs, Internet Explorer was once the dominant browser in the world, accounting for 95% of the global market share, causing an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in the early 2000s. Now, Internet Explorer is at the end of its journey. Users around the world, including Vietnamese, have come together to share funny and touching photos that recall an unforgettable time about this world’s most popular browser. The superpower of Internet Explorer is that it comes pre-installed on every Windows computer, thanks to the monopoly of the father of Microsoft. Internet Explorer used to make users obsessed with dozens of toolbars arbitrarily inserted into this browser. To this day, Internet Explorer is still quite popular in Japan. Even the god of death can’t drag Internet Explorer away, because this browser often ‘freezes’ when loading heavy pages. Internet Explorer and Microsoft have since split in two, taking the metaphorical image in Fast & Furious 7 when the producer of this film was forced to part with actor Paul Walker because he died in a car accident. Internet Explorer is also the inspiration for the famous webtoon of the same name that is still being created. During a long time when Internet Explorer was exclusive to the Windows operating system, users often used this browser to download other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Internet Explorer makes users obsessed with slowness and many holes that make even the monsters of the Pixar family scared. The classic Internet Explorer error message window: you have been crashed. Surfing the web with Internet Explorer has never been easy when it’s difficult to fully load a web page. Phuong Nguyen (synthetic)

Xiaomi “integrated” fashion and technology in the launch event of Mi 11 lite and Mi 11 lite 5G in Vietnam in mid-April. Xiaomi (stock code: 1810) has just announced the unaudited consolidated results of the first three months of the year to March 31, 2021. In the first quarter of 2021, total adjusted revenue and net profit exceeded market expectations. In which, total revenue in the period reached 76.9 billion yuan, up 54.7% over the same period last year, while adjusted net profit reached 6.1 billion yuan, up 163.8 percent over the same period last year. last. Regarding the smartphone business, this quarter continued to record a remarkable growth rate. Smartphone sales reached 51.5 billion yuan, up 69.8% year-on-year. Global smartphone shipments in the period reached 49.4 million units and gross profit margin reached 12.9%. According to Canalys, Xiaomi continues to hold the third position in terms of smartphone shipments, accounting for 14.1% of the global market share. Notably, the premium smartphone portfolio is increasingly diversified, contributing to Xiaomi’s strong growth in this segment. In the first quarter of the year, Xiaomi shipped more than 4 million phones priced over 3,000 yuan in China and over 300 euros in international markets. In addition, third-party data shows that Xiaomi accounted for 16.1% of the market share of smartphones priced between 4,000 yuan and 6,000 yuan in China in the first quarter of 2021, far ahead of 5.5% in the first quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, Xiaomi’s core strategy of “Smartphone x AIoT” continues to underpin outstanding performance. IoT and lifestyle products saw strong business performance with revenue up 40.5% year-on-year to 18.2 billion yuan. Also in this quarter, the number of Xiaomi smart TVs sold reached 2.6 million units. According to All View Cloud (AVC), the number of TVs shipped ranked first in China for nine consecutive quarters and was always in the top five globally. In particular, widescreen smart TVs are well received by the market. AVC said that Xiaomi and Redmi TVs continue to take the No. 1 position in retail sales in the 70-inch TV segment in China with 29% market share, retail sales increased by more than 160% over the same period. last year. The group’s IoT and lifestyle product segment is also following a hot growth trajectory in the international market. Revenue from IoT and lifestyle products in overseas markets increased by 81.1% over the same period last year. The products of electric vehicles, air conditioners, Mi Box receivers … of Xiaomi have penetrated widely into families. Xiaomi is increasingly expanding its AIoT platform. As of March 31, 2021, the number of IoT connected devices (excluding smartphones and laptops) on the AIoT platform has reached 351.1 million units. The number of consumers owning at least 5 devices connected to the AIoT platform (excluding smartphones and laptops) reached 6.8 million, up 48.9% over the same period last year. In March 2021, Xiaomi’s AI Assistant had 93.0 million monthly users, while the number of monthly Mi Home software users reached 49.2 million, up 22.8% year-on-year. The Group’s Internet services segment continued to grow steadily with revenue increasing 11.4% year-on-year to 6.6 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2021. Gross profit margin of the services segment Internet reached 72.4%. Advertising revenue hit a quarterly record of 3.9 billion yuan, up 46.3% year-on-year. Also in the first quarter of 2021, Xiaomi’s revenue from overseas markets increased by 50.6% year-on-year to 37.4 billion yuan. According to Canalys, Xiaomi’s market share in the first quarter was in the Top 5 smartphone companies in terms of number of shipments in 62 countries and territories globally, in particular, taking the No. 1 position in 12 countries and regions. earth. Xiaomi has positioned itself to compete in key markets. According to Canalys, this quarter Xiaomi entered the Top 2 smartphone companies for the first time in Europe, with smartphone shipments increasing by 85.1% year-on-year and 22.7% market share. Notably, Xiaomi has held the No. 1 throne in Eastern Europe for 2 consecutive quarters, with smartphone shipments increasing by 81.8% over the same period last year, accounting for 32.5% of the market share. The group was also ranked 1st in Russia for the first time with 32.1% market share. Xiaomi still maintains the 3rd position in Western Europe with market share increasing to 16.6%, after smartphone shipments increased by 89.3% over the same period last year. The group ranked No. 1 in Spain for 5 consecutive quarters, achieving 35.1% market share. Also, promoted to No. 2 in Italy; 3 in Germany and France, and broke into the top 5 for the first time in the UK, all with over 90% growth in phone shipments compared to the same period last year. Most impressively, Xiaomi maintained the No. 1 position for 14 consecutive quarters in India, capturing 28.3% of the market share. The group is on a strong growth path when conquering new markets…

Samsung Display’s dominance is being threatened by Chinese companies In particular, when Apple adopted OLED panels instead of LCD panels starting with the iPhone 12 series in 2020, the use of OLED panels increased sharply. Recently, Chinese display companies are entering the small and medium-sized OLED panel market, increasing the supply of low-cost panels. Omdia estimates that Apple will use the largest number of OLED panels for smartphones next year. It is expected that Apple will use 169 million OLED panels in 2021 and 190 million panels in 2022. Most likely they will use OLED panels for new products expected to launch in the second half of 2021. Meanwhile, Samsung is also expected to use 155 million OLED panels in 2021 and 168 million panels in 2022, the second largest after Apple. Although Samsung Display is expected to maintain its No. 1 position in the global smartphone OLED display market next year, its market share is expected to shrink due to competition from other manufacturers. Chinese company. In fact, according to Omdia, Samsung Display’s market share has dropped from 86% in 2019 to 78% in 2020. Omdia forecasts that its market share will drop to 77% in 2021 and 65% in next. On the other hand, the market share of Chinese companies is expected to increase from 15% in 2021 to 27% in 2022. In particular, BOE, China’s largest display manufacturer, is expected to expand the market. share from 6% in 2021 to 13% in 2022. Regarding this, Omdia said: “Chinese display companies are improving their technical skills. China will be a major threat to South Korea’s leading position in the OLED display market.” Phan Van Hoa (according to Businesskorea)

Microsoft has decided to “death” Internet Explorer in June 2022 The Sean Lyndersay, Microsoft Edge project leader, said that Internet Explorer 11 on some versions of Windows 10 will be discontinued, no longer updated from June 15, 2022 to switch to the newer Microsoft Edge browser. Last year, the web-based Microsoft Teams app stopped supporting Internet Explorer 11. While the Windows 10 Long-Term Update Service (LTSC) still comes pre-installed with Internet Explorer, the versions of Windows 10 for users from next year will no longer support this browser. In addition, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, … on August 17. Launched on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s and an iconic product in the technology field. The free version of Internet Explorer 4.0 bundled with the Windows operating system is a move that proves how important it is for the tech giant. Together with the free use of IE 5.0 in 1999 with Windows 98, it made it easier for Microsoft to take market share from Netscape and successfully destroy Netscape Navigator, thereby achieving a monopoly on the internet in the early 2000s. At its peak in 2002, Internet Explorer dominated 95% of the browser market. However, Microsoft failed to innovate Internet Explorer 6 when “abandoning” this browser for 5 years. This tech giant is constantly indifferent to web standards and misses out on many features worth updating. Internet Explorer has also been criticized as one of the “all-time tech wastes. Technology experts also pointed out, Microsoft did not follow the principles set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium – the organization that sets standards for web technology. As a result, Internet Explorer often makes web pages on its browser deviate from Opera and Firefox. At the same time, by the time Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 in 2006, the web browser market was beginning to change. Internet Explorer customers have been looking to more modern browsers in recent times such as Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox… Since then, Internet Explorer is synonymous with bugs, security issues, outdated and lost technology. top position. In recent years, Micorsoft is focusing on developing Microsoft Edge browser duyệt According to browser usage tracking company NetMarketShare, Internet Exploree’s share of the browser market fell below the 50% threshold in 2010 and is now only around 5%. In 2011, Microsoft finally released a modern browser, Internet Explorer 9 as an attempt to revive Internet Explorer, but to this day, the browser still does not support extensions, cannot Works on non-Windows devices and doesn’t sync with other devices by default like all major Chrome and Firefox software. The failure of Internet Explorer set off alarm bells for Microsoft. Over the past decade, Internet usage has shifted from desktop to mobile, where Google and Apple dominate, curtailing the tech giant’s market share. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. Therefore, the failure of Windows Phone is putting Microsoft at a disadvantage. Although Microsoft has browser applications on both Android and iOS operating systems, most users still have the habit of using the built-in browser on their smartphone. Therefore, even with investment in the continued development of the Microsoft Edge browser, it may still have difficulty competing with rivals Apple and Google.

Illustration. Accordingly, a Microsoft spokesperson shared that software supplier Microsoft will end support for the Internet Explorer (IE) web browser next year, so it will stop providing it to individual users. The announcement comes in the context of IE increasingly losing ground to web browsers of rival companies such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. In the future, Microsoft wants to focus entirely on the Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft said that from June 15, 2022, IE will stop working. Users can switch to using Microsoft Edge – another browser of the company – instead. Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook,… on August 17th. Earlier, on March 17, 2015, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Edge would replace Internet Explorer as the default browser on their Windows 10 devices. Internet Explorer is an iconic product in the field of technology. Born on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s.

This manufacturing company now owns a phone and electronic equipment factory with an annual design capacity of 125 million devices. In the most recent year (2020), VinSmart said it sold 1.95 million smartphones to the market, up 225% compared to 2019 sales (600,000 units). One of the two production components of Vingroup With record-high phone sales, VinSmart also became the third largest smartphone supplier in the domestic market with 12.7% market share. This is the first time a Vietnamese phone brand is in the top of the largest manufacturers and consumers in the market. VinSmart sold more than 1.95 million smartphones to the domestic market and exported 1.3 million units in 2020. Photo: Gemini. Notably, in addition to selling phones in the domestic market, in the past year, VinSmart also for the first time recorded revenue from outsourcing and manufacturing original equipment for foreign partners. In it, the company said it had signed a contract and started exporting smartphones to US carriers and foreign customers, with an output of 1.3 million units last year. Returning to the domestic market, VinSmart has now launched 18 smartphone models in the segments from popular to high-end. In addition, this manufacturer has also begun to expand its product portfolio to other electronic devices such as electronic components, air purifiers, etc. In 2020, VinSmart has also become a partner for manufacturing components. blower components for Medtronic PLC ventilators, exported to the US and Ireland. In addition to the production of phones and electronic devices, VinSmart is also the enterprise in charge of building a technology ecosystem for Vingroup’s real estate projects with three core products, including Smart city (member of Vingroup). smart city), Smart home (smart home) and Smart services (digital services). Currently, VinSmart is the contractor in charge of deploying smart city solutions in all 3 major urban areas of Vinhomes including Vinhomes Ocean Park, Vinhomes Smart City (Hanoi) and Vinhomes Grand Park (HCMC). Manufacturing is not prioritized? In the latest announcement, Vingroup announced that it will close VinSmart’s TV and mobile phone production segments to focus on developing high technology for VinFast. This move follows after Vietnam’s largest private group had to withdraw from a series of previous business activities to focus on industry and technology. In fact, although it is one of the two components forming the production division of Vingroup, VinSmart’s activities are always invested much less than VinFast. Specifically, in terms of both investment scale and business results, VinSmart is still very modest compared to car and electric vehicle manufacturers with the same owner. According to the separate financial report of parent company Vingroup in the first quarter, the original value of Vingroup’s investment in VinSmart is estimated at nearly VND 5,000 billion, an increase of more than VND 2,000 billion compared to the beginning of the year. However, this figure is less than a quarter of the value of Vingroup’s investment in VinFast, reaching VND 22,007 billion at the same time. The scale of investment and production activities of VinSmart is much smaller than that of VinFast. Photo: Hoang Ha. Despite being one of two subsidiaries that received additional capital through direct investment in the first quarter, the value of Vingroup’s investment in VinSmart is currently only fifth and much lower than other businesses like Vinhomes (22,981 Billion); VinFast (22,007 billion); Vinpearl (16,992 billion); Vincomerce Holding (5,928 billion). In previous years, the investment in VinSmart was also in the middle and low group of Vingroup’s long-term financial investments in subsidiaries. Regarding business results, because VinSmart’s operating report has not been published in detail, the company’s revenue and profit is still accounted for in the production department along with VinFast. In 2020, the revenue of Vingroup’s production division (including VinFast and VinSmart) reached over VND 18,000 billion, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2019. In which, the leader of this group said revenue increased sharply in the year. thanks to increased sales of cars and smartphones. However, as planned by the leadership of this group continuously, Vingroup’s production division in the same year had a pre-tax loss of nearly VND 14,000 billion. In the first quarter of this year, manufacturing was also one of Vingroup’s high-growth business divisions along with real estate. Revenue from this activity brought the group a total of VND4,825 billion, up 44% over the same period. However, the business results report by division of Vingroup said that this business segment still has a pre-tax loss of 4,814 billion. With the cessation of smartphone and television production, in the coming time, VinSmart will focus mainly on high-tech development for VinFast and partly on Vinhomes’ real estate projects. In addition, part of the factory will be used to process for partners, the rest will be expanded and adjusted to produce new products.

Existing for 3 years, VinSmart sometimes reached the top 3 in terms of smartphone market share in Vietnam. No more Vietnamese phones that can compete “My feeling was surprise and disappointment when I received this information. During the VinSmart product business, The Gioi Di Dong assessed that this brand has gained competitiveness in certain segments. Their products are not inferior to other competitors”, a representative of The Gioi Di Dong, the smartphone retailer with the largest market share in Vietnam, shared. Zing . VinSmart is able to compete with other brands in the smartphone field. Meanwhile, the second retailer in the market, FPT Shop, also evaluates that VinSmart’s smartphones are capable of competing with other brands. “FPT Shop and consumers will regret it when Vietnamese brands gradually withdraw from the smartphone market. This is an area that requires constant and very fast updates. However, the mobile phone market has always had a very high level of competition,” said Nguyen The Kha – Head of Mobile Telecommunications Sector FPT Shop, expressing his regret at VinSmart’s announcement to stop the mobile segment. According to FPT Shop, VinSmart’s smartphones are beautifully designed, well-configured and reasonably priced. Vsmart competes strongly with brands from China. In the price segment of less than 4 million VND, Vsmart always has product lines such as Live, Star or Joy that compete well and, above all, are guaranteed for up to 18 months. VinSmart’s competitiveness is shown through numbers, not words. According to market research firm GfK In March, the market share of Vsmart-branded smartphones in Vietnam was 8.2%, ranking 6th in the domestic market. VinSmart achieved a market share of 12.1%, entering the group of 4 best-selling smartphone brands in Vietnam in December 2020. Previously, in October 2020, the company ranked 3rd with 10.5% market share. VinSmart was born in June 2018, and introduced the first smartphones 6 months later. After nearly 3 years of development, Vsmart has launched 19 phone models and 5 TV models. In June 2020, VinSmart announced that it had sold 1.2 million phones. Thus, with the stop of VinSmart, the Vietnamese mobile market still has a name called Bphone of Bkav. However, Bphone 3 has been sold since 2018 with undisclosed sales. Meanwhile, the B40 model was introduced in May 2020, but so far, after a year, this device has not been sold on the market. Model B86 has been discontinued from retail chains. Right decision “I was surprised when I received the news that VinSmart stopped the mobile and TV business. The first feeling is regret when losing a Vietnamese smartphone brand but fully support this decision. This is the right decision in the new context, specifically the epidemic,” said Mai Trieu Nguyen, owner of the Mai Nguyen mobile retail chain. Stopping the smartphone segment and focusing on electric cars is the right direction for Vingroup. According to Mr. Nguyen, besides needing capital to focus on developing VinFast, Vingroup also has to deal with the scarcity of processor chips in the whole industry. “In the context of Covid-19, chips are scarce. Without a chip, there would be no smartphone, the whole line had to wait for a supplier. A smartphone has a lot of chips. This dependence only makes the situation worse. Not to mention that chip suppliers often give preference to partners who sell in larger quantities,” Nguyen predicted the reason VinSmart stopped the smartphone business. At the same time, Mr. Nguyen also gave an example of another Vietnamese brand, Mobiistar, which also stopped doing business because of difficulties in the supply chain. “Mobiistar has tried to overcome difficulties in the component supply chain by selling in India. When the sales volume is large, the company is better able to negotiate components with suppliers,” said Mr. Nguyen. Meanwhile, Apple and Samsung, the two leading brands in the supply chain are also facing difficulties when processor chips are scarce due to the epidemic. Some other companies have had to postpone the product launch date because of a lack of components. According to experts, the decision to dissolve the business segment that has been built for 3 years and has a good market share is not easy. I really respect the executive brains because this is the right decision of VinSmart in the new context, namely the epidemic. Mr. Mai Trieu Nguyen, owner of mobile retail chain Mai Nguyen Previously, HTC and LG also hesitated for a long time before deciding to withdraw from this fiercely competitive market. “They wait too long only to push them into debt and loss. Vingroup’s management team is more assertive. What area has no future they boldly cut out. Buying and closing Vien Thong A or closing VinMart is one of their timely decisions,” said Nguyen. In addition, the electric car market is being evaluated as having the most potential for growth because this segment is still in its infancy. “Famous names in the technology industry such as Huawei, Sony, Xiaomi, Oppo all have plans to change direction. So it is very understandable that VinGroup closes the phone segment to seriously invest in electric cars. But honestly, emotionally, I still regret losing a Vietnamese brand in the smartphone market,” Nguyen concluded. Leaving the popular group market share for Oppo, Xiaomi VinSmart’s products are considered to focus on the segment under VND 4 million. In this segment, brands like Oppo, Xiaomi, vivo and even Samsung have competitive representation. The most obvious is the top 10 best-selling smartphones of GfK In the first quarter of 2020, there were 7 models priced under 5 million VND. Names like Samsung A12/A02s/A12/M15, Oppo A12/A15/A53 are typical examples for the strategy of using low-priced smartphones to capture market share of brands. In the smartphone segment under VND 5 million, companies like Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi or vivo all see this as a place to capture market share. Low-cost phones make it easier for carriers to reach consumers, thereby creating loyal customer groups. This is an indispensable segment of a brand, although the profit performance may not be as high as that of high-end smartphones. Besides VinSmart, Bphone is the last Vietnamese brand that produces smartphones. According to the latest data from GfK , VinSmart accounted for 9.3% of Vietnam’s mobile market share in February 2021. The absence of VinSmart will leave a gap for brands with strengths in the popular group. “The appearance of Vsmart even in a short time with abundant financial potential, has taken more than 10% of the smartphone market share from foreign firms. This affirms, we Vietnamese people always crave and supporting ‘Make in Vietnam’ products, especially Smartphones,” said Bphone CEO Nguyen Tu Quang. Without VinSmart, the market would only be Bphone, a Vietnamese brand capable of launching new smartphones. However, Bkav’s latest product has been delayed for nearly a year. Besides, Bphone’s market share competitiveness is still not really convincing when sales figures have not been announced.

Facebook may be fined $ 1.8 million in Israel for “acquiring” 2 companies without permission According to Reuters, Facebook is facing a fine of up to $ 1.8 million for its act of acquiring two Israeli companies, RedKix Inc in 2018 and Service Friend Ltd in 2019 but without approval and violating the law. clause in the Economic Competition Law of Israel. Authorities in the country argue that Facebook has a market share in Israel in excess of 50% and that the group must report transactions and obtain consent before any merger in the country. . The authorities also said that Facebook and Istagram are two exclusive social networks in Israel. Facebook will face a hearing soon and the company will have 60 days to appeal the charges before serving the fine. Talking about this, Facebook has denied allegations of antitrust behavior and said that Facebook is still cooperating with the investigations of the authorities. In addition, Facebook believes that there is no reporting obligation in relation to these transactions and hopes that the competent authorities will come to the right conclusions. Last year, Facebook was also fined by the US federal court up to $5 billion related to data privacy violations and forced Facebook to strengthen privacy protections, provide quarterly report on the implementation of the agreement and the establishment of an independent monitoring board. In Canada, Facebook was also fined $6.5 million by the Competition Bureau for sharing user information with other companies.

Xiaomi phones are quite popular in Vietnam, India and around the world. Photo: MINH HOANG It is very difficult to distinguish a phone is genuine or fake by appearance or specifications. However, there is still a simple way to check, to help you avoid buying the wrong product. To check if the Xiaomi phone you are using is genuine or fake, you need to know the device’s IMEI or Serial Number (S/N). First, open the Phone app, then enter *#06# and press call, the IMEI number and Serial number (S/N) will immediately appear on the screen. All you need to do is copy one of the numbers below and move on to the next step. How to quickly check IMEI or Serial Number (S/N) on your phone. Photo: MINH HOANG Note, users can also access Settings – About phone (about phone) – All Specifications (all parameters) to copy IMEI or Serial number (S/N). Next, open the browser on your phone or computer and visit the Xiaomi authentication website at https://www.mi.com/global/verify, then enter the IMEI or Serial number ( S/N) copied earlier into the blank frame and then click Verify. Check Xiaomi phone is genuine or fake. Photo: MINH HOANG If the product is genuine, you will receive the message “Congratulations! You can be assured the phone you have purchased is the official international version” and vice versa. This way, users can easily verify that the Xiaomi phone they are using is genuine or fake. If the phone is genuine, the results will be returned as above. Photo: MINH HOANG

Xiaomi smartphone is loved by many users (Image: Android Authority) Xiaomi has been affirming itself as one of the top 5 smartphone manufacturers in the world. The latest market share reports show that the Chinese tech maker is second only to the two big names, Apple and Samsung. The Chinese manufacturer is known for its affordable and high-performance smartphones, along with an extremely large ecosystem. From rice cookers, air conditioners, TVs, and laptop computers to smartphone accessories and many other smart devices. You can even buy Xiaomi-branded nail clippers. Xiaomi started to emerge and became known by many when selling smartphones, but this was not the first product that Xiaomi launched. The first product is the MIUI operating system. Xiaomi launched the MIUI interface for Android in August 2010. It quickly caught the attention of developers, as an alternative to other custom ROMs at the time. The first MIUI version was based on Android 2.2 Froyo, designed for smartphones like Google Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Desire, Motorola Droid / Milestone and HTC HD2. At that time, Xiaomi did not produce its own smartphone so that it could introduce the MIUI operating system to users. Some of the outstanding features of MIUI compared to stock Android at that time were the ability to customize the lock screen, folders, theme support, the ability to uninstall apps from the home screen and the call / SMS blacklist. It can be seen that MIUI also draws a lot of inspiration from the iOS operating system. Xiaomi’s operating system is also very noticeable thanks to the development focused on the user community. It allows users to share ideas about what they want in subsequent MIUI versions. In 2011, Xiaomi launched its first smartphone, Mi 1. The smartphone has a simple design with a plastic outer shell, but inside it is equipped with a powerful Snapdragon S3 chip, with 1 GB RAm, capacity 4GB capacity and 1,930 mAh battery. This configuration is equivalent to the flagships at that time.

Established in June 2018, VinSmart is one of the two main companies operating in the Vingroup’s manufacturing division, along with car and electric car manufacturer VinFast. This manufacturing company owns a telephone and electronic equipment factory with an annual design capacity of up to 125 million devices. VinSmart smart electronics factory in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park. Photo: Vingroup In Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (Hanoi), the complex factory of VinSmart has a total area of ​​up to 15ha, of which, construction area of ​​phase 1 is only 4.8 ha. At the factory in the first phase inaugurated in November 2019, the production area reached 4.5 hectares, including the electronic circuit board manufacturing subdivisions, phone manufacturing and independent research institutes. designed capacity of 26 million devices / year. Half a year after its inception, the company launched its first four smartphone lines. After two and a half years, the total number of VinSmart phone models has increased to 18 lines, of which the first product appeared in the high-end segment, and successfully produced terminals supporting 5G technology. . In 2020 alone, VinSmart said it sold 1.95 million smart phones to the market, an increase of 225% compared to 2019 sales (600,000 units). With record high phone sales, VinSmart also became the 3rd largest smartphone supplier in the domestic market with 12.7% market share. This is the first time a Vietnamese phone brand is in the top manufacturers and consumers in the market. As of early 2021, VinSmart’s distribution network of mobile phones has expanded with 10,000 retail agents, 4 customer care centers and 101 warranty points. Notably, not only consuming phones in the country, last year, VinSmart also recognized for the first time revenue from processing and manufacturing original equipment for foreign partners. VinSmart said that last year it signed a contract and started exporting smartphones to US carriers and foreign customers, with a production of 1.3 million units. In addition, the manufacturer also expanded its product portfolio to other electronic devices such as electronic components, air purifiers … In 2020, VinSmart also became a partner in manufacturing air blower components. supplied to Medtronic PLC’s series of ventilators, exported to USA and Ireland. Not only that, VinSmart is also in charge of building technology ecosystems for its real estate projects with three core products including Smart city (smart city), Smart home (smart home) and Smart. services (number services).

Thus, for every 10 laptops in use in Vietnam, more than 3 are purchased at FPT Shop. “This achievement is the result of many factors: Branding efforts associated with the technology destination; diversify brands and business products by adding new products from Microsoft Surface, AVITA, LCD monitor, printer … In addition, the system always closely monitors the market, forecasts accurately and satisfies the needs of users, making good use of its leading position in gaming laptops, Macbook M1. FPT Shop has also applied the right strategy when focusing on customer experience, simultaneously opening 70 new standard laptop centers across the country. ” – Mr. Nguyen The Kha, Director of Mobile Telecom Division of FPT Shop shared. It is known that FPT Shop has opened 23 more laptop centers, reaching the milestone of 70 laptop centers nationwide, far exceeding the system’s plan. These are all specialized stores, focusing on selling laptop products and many related accessories. Opening laptop centers is also one of the important factors that helps FPT Shop improve customer experience and better meet the increasing shopping demand of today’s consumers. On the occasion of reaching 70 laptop centers, FPT Shop sharply discounts from 5 to 10% of most genuine laptop products on sale here. Specifically, Apple, Asus, HP, Dell, MSI brand laptops get 5% discount, Acer, Lenovo, Avita, Microsoft Surface brand laptops get 10% discount, apply to products over 8 million and get the bar. 100% payment. If you choose to pay by installment, you will enjoy 0% interest rate and no upfront payment required. The installment payment procedure is also very simple, only requires ID card and driver’s license (or household registration book). In addition, all customers who choose to buy a laptop at FPT Shop will receive a 20% discount on a laptop protection combo package, a fashion laptop backpack, 30% off when buying additional 23-inch and 27-inch LCD screens, 10% off for LCD 32 inch, 300,000 VND discount when buying HP printer.

From April 28, Bamboo Airways opened and restored 8 routes connecting Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon. Specifically, besides the flight route connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the airline opened 5 new routes: Phu Quoc – Can Tho, Phu Quoc – Da Nang, Phu Quoc – Thanh Hoa, Phu Quoc – Vinh and Phu Quoc – Hai Phong, bringing the number of flights to and from Phu Quoc by the airline increased to 7 routes. In addition to the previously exploited routes including to and from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vinh, the airline has added 3 new routes connecting Quy Nhon – Can Tho, Quy Nhon – Thanh Hoa and Quy Nhon – Da Lat also increased the total number of flight routes here to 7 routes. In the coming time, many new routes will be opened and increased by Bamboo Airways, such as: Can Tho – Da Nang, Can Tho – Hai Phong, Vinh – Nha Trang. This is also a part of the airline’s network expansion plan in 2021 to reach 70-80 domestic routes, in which special attention is paid to direct flights to and from localities such as Con Dao, Rach Gia, Quy Nhon … but no airlines have exploited it to capture 30% market share of domestic airlines.

Customers visit the laptop shopping experience at FPT Shop. The growth rate of laptop in FPT Shop system has exceeded 2 times compared with the plan in Q1 / 2021 and has increased 2 times compared to the general market, according to data from market research firm GfK. Specifically, FPT Shop currently accounts for more than 30% of the market share and is the No. 1 growing chain of stores in the laptop market. Thus, for every 10 laptops in use in Vietnam, more than 3 are purchased at FPT Shop. Mr. Nguyen The Kha, Director of the mobile telecommunications division of FPT Shop, said that in order to gain market share, FPT Shop has a system that always closely monitors the market, makes accurate forecasts and meets the demand well. of users, taking advantage of the leading position in gaming laptop, Macbook M1. Recently, FPT Shop also continuously expanded its sales network by 70 more laptop centers, and diversified its products by adding new products from Microsoft Surface, AVITA, LCD screens, printers … FPT Shop expects that laptops will continue to achieve 20-30% growth in 2021. Motivation will come from new-style laptop centers, which give space for customers to experience, many new products, and employees. Professionalism and distinctive incentives … It is known that FPT Shop’s 2020 business results come from computers and Apple products compensate for the decline in mobile phones. FPT Shop’s laptop segment recorded a strong growth of 60%, becoming one of the major contributors to the revenue and gross profit of the FPT Retail system (Digital Retail Joint Stock Company).

Exploiting rubber latex in Binh Long Rubber One Member Company Limited. Photo: Thanh Son. According to the General Department of Customs of China, in the first 2 months of 2021, rubber import of this country reached 1.87 billion USD, up 13.8% over the same period in 2020. In which, rubber imported from Vietnam Male value reached 433.97 million USD, up 65.1%. With such a sharp increase in import value, Vietnam rubber is accounting for 23.18% of the total value of rubber imported into China in the first 2 months of this year, up sharply from the rate of 15.98% in 2 months. early 2020. Vietnam rubber continues to hold the 2nd position in terms of market share in the total value of rubber imported into China. While increasing the import of Vietnamese rubber, China reduced the import of Thai rubber. In the first 2 months of the year, rubber imported into China from Thailand reached 548 million USD, down 17.4% over the same period. With the above results, Thai rubber still accounts for the largest market share in China, but only accounts for 29.29%, not much higher than the 23.18 of Vietnamese rubber. Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show that, in the first quarter of this year, rubber exports to China reached 290 thousand tons, worth $ 463 million, up 103.1% in volume and 128% in price. treatment.

Illustration. Although this impressive growth rate is partly due to the already bleak first-quarter sales of 2020, there is no denying the positive signal of the technology market in recent months. With 82.7 million units delivered to consumers, this is the highest sales volume in the first quarter of the year since 2012. The main driver of growth in the personal computer market has been on the back of small businesses rebounding after a tough pandemic year, with the emphasis on laptops. According to records, sales of this model reached 67.8 million units in the first quarter of 2021, up to 79% over the same period last year. For its part, the desktop computer business also prospered after a bleak year, but has yet to come out of the decline. A total of 14.8 million desktops were sold in the first three months of 2021, down 5% from the same period in 2020. The strong market recovery in the first quarter of 2021 indirectly helped five manufacturers Export leader (accounting for 78% of total market volume) achieved double-digit growth. Specifically, Lenovo – the market leader with 25% market share – sold 20.4 million units in the last quarter, up 61% over the same period in 2020. For its part, HP – thanks to a boom in sales. Chromebook line (cheap computers using Google operating system) – “came in second” in the first quarter of the year with 19.2 million units sold (up 64% over the same period in 2020). In third place is Dell, with modest growth compared to the two competitors, only 23% (equivalent to 12.9 million units sold). This contributes to the US computer company’s market share continued to decline, currently only 15.7% – much lower than the 19.6% recorded after the first quarter of 2020. The other two names in the top five selling PC makers were Apple and Acer, with 6.6 million and 5.7 million units sold, respectively. However, these are the brands with the best growth in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, respectively 105.2% and 82.1%. Forecasts about the market outlook for the whole year 2021, the analysts are optimistic in the context that businesses and organizations start to regain investment in technology infrastructure. However, the supply shortage will still slow the growth of the computer market, leaving many opportunities wasted. In that context, experts urged governments to soon increase investment to support the production of semiconductor components, in order to soon remove these bottlenecks.

However, in the luxury and super luxury segments, sedans and especially large super luxury sedans still have a certain importance when their customer base is not affected as much as the mainstream segment. It is no coincidence that Mercedes-Benz is extremely cautious with the S-Class, EQS or even the Maybach S-Class or BMW is still busy with the 8-Series, for example, with the special Collector’s Edition just released.

In the coming months, Audi will also step into the super-luxury sedan segment by bringing the Horch name back to confronting Maybach. Audi A8 Horch is expected to use the same chassis with the Audi A8 L with a significantly more flashy exterior thanks to chrome and the equipment system is refreshed as front / rear wheels / bumpers.

Just in the past few months, the Audi A8 Horch has revealed its test run many times with a detail that almost certainly determines the identity of the new car: the C-column is hidden with the H badge most likely underneath. This also promises that Audi’s last line of names also uses the W12 engine, in the same way that Mercedes favors Maybach with a V12 engine while the main lineup has long abandoned this equipment.

Audi A8 Horch is expected to launch within the next 18 months with prices hovering around the 6-digit threshold.

Reference: Motor1

By 2021, the total number of personal computers (laptops and desktops), tablets and smartphones will reach 6.2 billion units globally, according to the latest forecast from research firm Gartner. .

According to the report, the number of laptops and tablets in use by 2021 will increase by 125 million units compared to 2020. By 2022, the number of these devices globally will reach 6.4 billion units, an increase 3.2% compared to 2021. Gartner believes that the number of laptops and tablets will increase by 8.8% and 11.7% by 2021, respectively. will decrease from 522 million units in 2020 to 470 million units by 2022.

Although the number of smartphones will decrease by 2.6% by 2020, it will increase by 1% by 2021. Ranjit Atwal, Gartner Senior Research Director, said: “The pandemic has permanently changed the way the device is used. employee and consumer Family education has shifted to digital education, interactive games to cloud computing… The variety and number of devices will continue to increase ”.

Gartner also predicts a 32% increase in PCs in Q1 2021, to 69.9 million units over the same period last year. This is the fastest growth rate in 21 years. During a pandemic, people need computers to work from home or study online. Shipments in Q1 this year remained the highest since 2015 of 71.7 million units.

Lenovo is still the largest PC maker in the world, with 25.1% market share, up from 23.3% a year ago. HP and Dell ranked second and third with market shares of 21.4% and 16.5%, respectively. Apple, Acer and Asus ranked fourth through sixth.

According to Gizchina

The average import price of Japanese pepper in the first two months of 2021 reached 4,754 USD / ton, up 7.7% over the same period in 2020. In which, the average import price of Japanese pepper increased from almost all major supply markets (excluding India).

The amount of pepper exported to Japan increased strongly in the first quarter of 2021

In the first 2 months of 2021, Japan increased its imports from a number of markets, including Vietnam. This is considered a good signal for Vietnam’s pepper exports in the context that exports to European and US markets are facing difficulties when the epidemic is still complicated.

Statistics show that, Japanese pepper imports from Vietnam in the first 2 months of 2021 reached 414 tons, worth approximately $ 2 million, up 44.3% in volume and 51.2% in value. prices over the same period in 2020.

Vietnam’s market share of pepper in total Japanese imports increased sharply from nearly 19.3% in the first 2 months of 2020, to over 28% in the first 2 months of 2021.

After 2 years of sinking at the bottom, pepper in Vietnam suddenly went up by a price fever.

According to the News on agricultural, forestry and fishery markets According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in March 2021, Vietnam’s pepper export turnover was estimated to reach 30,000 tons, worth $ 86 million, up 123.4% in volume and 120.9% in value compared to the previous year. February 2021.

Vietnam’s pepper prices suddenly went up by a price fever.

According to data from the Import and Export Department, in 2020, Vietnam’s pepper export volume accounts for 59% of the global pepper export market share with 285,292 tons, an increase of 1.2% in volume, but a decrease of 6.8%. in value over the same period in 2019.

The second largest producer of black pepper in Brazil reached 89,756 tons, accounting for 18% of the market share; Indonesia holds 11% market share with export volume of 51,718 tons; India holds 12% market share, reaching 15,924 tons.

Notably, the price of pepper for raw materials in the country suddenly fluctuated in price. Within 1 month, the potential price of this commodity increased more than 4 times, from 17,500 VND / kg soared to 73,000 VND / kg (in the Ba Ria – Vung Tau market).

Import and Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said pepper prices in the provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc were all at 72,000 VND / kg, 71,000 VND / kg, 70,000 VND / kg. , 74,000 VND / kg and 73,000 VND / kg.

The cause of pepper price fever, the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that the supply decreased while the consumer demand was prosperous.

In the first half of April, black pepper prices continued to remain stable at VND 70,000-74,000 / kg.

Compared to the same period in 2020, the current price of black pepper is twice as high (only reaching 35,000-37,000 VND / kg). Meanwhile, the price of white pepper was 108,000 VND / kg, much higher than 57,000 VND / kg in the same period in 2020.

Talking with reporters Industry and TradeMr. Hoang Phuoc Binh – Standing Vice Chairman cum General Secretary of the Chu Se Pepper Association (Gia Lai) – said that he is currently in the political service of Vietnamese pepper, businesses buy and sell pepper in the market. The world is focusing on Vietnam to purchase.

The “trigger” jump in pepper prices, said Mr. Hoang Phuoc Binh, there is a high possibility that the current pepper price is both real but also virtual. Because in addition to pepper purchased by export enterprises, there are a number of customers outside the industry who are Vietnamese who want to buy pepper for speculation.

Before the fever of raw pepper prices, farmers in pepper growing capitals expect prices to exceed 80,000 VND / kg and possibly increase to 100,000 VND / kg by the end of this year because supplies are plummeting. Therefore, many people have the mentality of “hugging” the goods, waiting for the “peak” to sell.

According to the International Pepper Association (IPC), the “shock” rise in pepper prices makes the pepper market in Vietnam difficult to predict, forcing importers to consider when sourcing the goods.

According to a survey of VFA, by 2021 Vietnam’s pepper output will decrease around 25% compared to the previous crop.

Explain T / h (Source Vietnamnet, Industry and Trade)