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<\/a> Chinese smartphone manufacturers VIWA are looking to sign final contracts in February to establish a smartphone assembly plant at an undisclosed location, head of the VIWA brand at commercial agent Al Safy Export Import Fathy Antar told Al Mal<\/a>. The plant will also assemble feature phones, he added. VIWA currently has a 7% market share among smartphones, and aims to expand to 15% within 2017, said Antar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chinese smartphone manufacturers VIWA are looking to sign final contracts in February to establish a smartphone assembly plant at an undisclosed location, head of the VIWA brand at commercial agent Al Safy Export Import Fathy Antar told Al Mal. The plant will also assemble feature phones, he added. 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