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Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15%-30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report on Wednesday. Apple’s request was a result of the extended Sino-U.S. trade dispute, but a trade resolution will not lead to a change in the company’s decision, Nikkei said, citing multiple sources. The iPhone maker has decided the risks of depending heavily on manufacturing in China are too great and even rising, it said. Earlier this month, credit rating agency Fitch said it views Apple, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc as potential blacklist candidates if China blacklists U.S. companies in retaliation for restrictions on Huawei. Key iPhone assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron Corp, Wistron Corp, major MacBook maker Quanta Computer Inc, iPad maker Compal Electronics Inc, and AirPods makers Inventec Corp, Luxshare-ICT and Goertek have been … [Read more...] about Apple explores moving 15-30% of production capacity from China: Nikkei

Apple on September 20 began selling iPhone 11 in many countries, but not Vietnam. Vietnamese who want to have iPhone 11 soon have to fly to Singapore to buy products from shops there and bring them to Vietnam. The first iPhone 11s available in Vietnam are not products reserved for the Vietnamese market, but are from Singapore, Hong Kong, the US, Australia and China. Authorized resellers in Vietnam don’t have iPhone 11s for sale, but began taking orders for iPhone 11 in an unofficial way, right after the iPhone 11 launching ceremony on September 11. As of September 20, thegioididong.com and FPT Shop, the largest distribution chains, had 3,000 orders each. Commenting about the number of orders in Vietnam, an analyst said this was nothing compared with China. JD.com alone has received 500,000 orders so far. He said the number of orders is small compared with the Vietnamese population of 100 million. A report from GfK shows that officially distributed iPhones still account for a … [Read more...] about IPhone 11 sell date in Vietnam still unknown

After officially being launched on the international market, the first iPhone 11s were brought to Vietnam for sale. Since authorized resellers won’t have iPhone 11s for sale until late October, those who want to try iPhone 11 soon have to buy products from private shops which import through unofficial channels. iPhone 11 prices range from VND26.99 million to VND29.99 million in Vietnam. As for iPhone 11 Pro, the prices are VND36.99-44.99 million. The price levels are VND41.99-49.99 million for iPhone 11 Pro Max. The current prices are VND2 million lower than some days ago, when iPhone 11 arrived in Vietnam. Tran Thanh, the manager of a smartphone shop in Hanoi, said the iPhone market this year was more bustling than in previous years, because Apple targets the mid-end market segment as well. “iPhone XR launch in 2018 was not really as luxurious as expected, while iPhone XS was too expensive. But things are different this year. iPhone 11 also has luxurious design like iPhone … [Read more...] about iPhone 11 sales boom in Vietnam, but shortage exists

  Chót Mạt Tower dating from Óc Eo Culture in the eighth century, one of the destinations in Tây Ninh Province. — Photo courtesy of the provincial Department of Culture HÀ NỘI — Unique performing arts of ethnic minority people in the southern province of Tây Ninh started the Tây Ninh Day in Hà Nội. The opening ceremony took place yesterday at the Lý Thái Tổ flower garden near Hoàn Kiếm Lake. The performance highlighted various intangible cultural heritages of the province such as đờn ca tài tử (Southern instrumental music and singing), Chhay-dăm drum dance and Chăm dance. With the theme Beauty of Tây Ninh, the three-day festival helps promote Tây Ninh’s unique culture, trade and tourism potential, as well as attracting investment to the province. The event is co-organised by the People Committees of Hà Nội and Tây … [Read more...] about Tây Ninh to promote culture, trade, tourism in Hà Nội

  Apple assembler Foxconn is planning to build a $40 million factory in Dong Mai Industrial Park in Quang Ninh Pỏvince. - Photo 9tomac HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs stronger human resources to serve the growing integrated circuit (IC) industry to create greater investment opportunities. Mai Anh Tuấn from the National Centre for Technological Progress under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said: "IC is at the heart of all electronic devices. The industry offers core support to other industries such as information technology, telecoms, and mechanical and automated engineering.” Tuấn told Việt Nam News: “The US-China trade war will rearrange global industrial production. Việt Nam is one of best equipped countries in the region to attract a hi-tech production investment wave.” Big IC companies such as Samsung, LG, Sharp and Foxconn are … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to train more IC engineers