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Samsung says Galaxy factories in Vietnam are at 'full capacity'

Company unveils locally made phone and vows global shipments ready

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Customers and media representatives try out Galaxy S20 phones at a Samsung showroom in Ho Chi Minh City.

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
February 20, 2020 15:03 JST

HANOI -- Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest smartphone for the Vietnamese market on Wednesday and said its workhorse factories in the Southeast Asian country are fully operational despite the coronavirus outbreak.

The South Korean technology group announced the flagship Galaxy S20 phone at an event held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial capital.

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