It will not be easy to keep inflation at 4.5% this year as targeted, economic expert Nguyen Bich Lam, former General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), has said.
Budget smartphone segment, priced under 5 million VND (200 USD), accounted for about 51% of the total industry revenue in the third quarter of 2024, marking the highest share since the first quarter of 2022, according to Vietnam Handset Market Tracker.