Made in Vietnam: Should Samsung be treated as a local company?
On the sidelines of a conference at the end of July, Samsung Vietnam CEO Myoung-Sup Han told the press that his company hopes to be treated as a local business soon, instead of a foreign investor.
He said every year Samsung makes huge contributions to Vietnam’s export revenues, and creates jobs for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese, and that all its products are labeled as “made in Vietnam.”
Han’s statement, despite raising a few eyebrows, did not cause any strong controversy, until recently.
