According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam shipped telephones to 37 countries and territories in January. Vietnam’s telephone exports to the UAE fell from US$365 million in January 2016 to US$228.5 million this January, representing a decline of 37.4 percent.

At the end of January 2017, telephones and components remain the leading export product of Vietnam with total turnover of US$2.3 billion, rising 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

Aside from the RoK and the UAE, major markets of Vietnam’s telephones in January include the US (with 206.8 million of turnover), Austria (US$163.3 million), Italy (US$144.8 million) and Hong Kong, China (US$112.3 million).