中國小米在越南生產第一批智能手機

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

China's Xiaomi produces first smartphones in Vietnam

Wed, July 6, 2022 at 9:05 PM

HANOI (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp has produced its first batch of smartphones in Vietnam, the company said on Thursday, as it seeks to expand its foothold in Southeast Asia.

The devices were produced at a factory in the province of Thai Nguyen, north of the capital Hanoi, the company said in an emailed statement. The plant is operated by Xiaomi's partner, DBG Technology.

Vietnam has in recent years become a regional manufacturing hub for global electronics makers. The export value of smartphones from the country, mostly produced by Samsung Electronics, rose 12.4% last year to $57.5 billion.

Xiaomi said the first batch of its smartphones made in Vietnam had been sent to a local distributor, adding it would soon export smartphones to other Southeast Asian markets, including Malaysia and Thailand.

The company did not provide further details on its production capacity in Vietnam.

(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Ed Davies)

Translation

河內（路透社）- 中國小米公司週四表示，該公司已在越南生產第一批智能手機，以尋求擴大在東南亞的立足點。

該公司在一份電子郵件聲明中表示，這些設備是在首都河內以北的太原市的一家工廠生產的。該工廠由小米的合作夥伴 DBG Technology 運營。

近年來，越南已成為全球電子製造商的區域製造中心。該國智能手機的出口價值（主要由三星電子生產）去年增長 12.4% 至 575 億美元。

小米表示，第一批在越南製造的智能手機已發往當地經銷商，並稱很快將向其他東南亞市場出口智能手機，包括馬來西亞和泰國。

該公司沒有提供有關其在越南生產能力的更多細節。

So, China's Xiaomi Corp has produced its first batch of smartphones in Vietnam. I am wondering what are the benefits for moving the production lines to Vietnam from China, for cheaper costs? Or, to avoid the label of “Made in China”?