"Apple CEO Tim Cook Boosts Investments in Vietnam Amid Supply Chain Shift"

Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed the company's intention to increase investment in Vietnam during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, with a focus on boosting spending on local suppliers and supporting clean water initiatives for schools. Vietnam is already a key manufacturing hub for Apple, with the company's spending reaching $15.84 billion and creating 200,000 jobs. The tech giant manufactures products such as iPads, AirPods, and Apple Watches in Vietnam, with 25 suppliers in the country as of 2022. Additionally, Vietnam seeks support from Apple in renewable energy development and high-quality human resource training, while activists recently urged the company to address Vietnam's detention of climate experts.