In March 2020, Samsung began to build a new R&D center in Hanoi, Vietnam, which is expected to cost 220 million US dollars (currently about 1.531 billion yuan).
The R&D center has now been completed and Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong will visit Vietnam this week to celebrate the achievement, arriving in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, the Korea Herald reported.
According to reports, Samsung’s new R&D center in Hanoi, Vietnam covers an area of 11,603 square meters. The building has nineteen floors, including three underground floors, with a total construction area of 79,522 square meters. After completion, it will become Samsung’s largest R&D center in Southeast Asia. Samsung is expected to conduct research and development of smartphones, tablets, hardware and software at the R&D center. The research and development center will also employ up to 3,000 people.
Samsung currently has 17 R&D centers around the world, including Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States.
