Vietnam is working further and further along the production chain: The Apple electronics group, whose products have so far been mainly manufactured in China, wants to have its Apple Watch digital watch and Macbook laptops manufactured in the Southeast Asian emerging country in the future.
The Americans benefit from an infrastructure and a level of education that was not least promoted by their competitor Samsung.
Roland Lindner
Business correspondent in New York.
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Christopher Hein
Business correspondent for South Asia/Pacific based in Singapore.
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Because the South Koreans have chosen the Mekong country as one of their most important production locations for years.
It is important to manufacturers that they have an alternative to large-scale production in China - they could be hit by import duties and sanctions in America.
The controversy over Taiwan has heightened these concerns.