Apple Inc will look into the possibility of building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, its CEO said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo. Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday, after visiting Vietnam. He met with Jokowi, as the president popularly known, and will be inaugurating an academy for Apple developers on the island of Bali. "We talked about the president's desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it is something that we will look at," Cook told...
Geopolitical tensions and falling sales in China have Apple searching for new manufacturing hubs across Asia.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has spent a second day in Vietnam, discussing investment with the country's prime minister, as well as being shown developers working on Apple Vision Pro apps. Tim Cook visits a school in Vietnam On the second of his two-day visit to Hanoi, Tim Cook once again met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. They discussed Apple increasing its investment in the country, and the government creating a working group to help with the company's expansion efforts. "There is no...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been posting an account of his last few meetings with officials, users, and students from his Singapore visit. Tim Cook in Singapore (Source: Apple) Tim Cook began the week in Vietnam, then spent Wednesday in Indonesia, and rounded out the week with two last days in Singapore. While Apple does not release Cook's schedule, it appears that his tour has concluded, and he's posted a last few photos and videos from it. Cook's last evening in Singapore consisted of...
Tim Cook made a diplomatic comment about the possibility of Apple manufacturing in Indonesia, after the country’s president pressed him on the issue. The country is an important market for Apple, as the world’s 4th most populous country after China, India, and the US. Indonesia is one of a growing number of countries to use the threat of import tariffs as a way to encourage foreign companies to invest in the local economy, and Apple has so far used an indirect method to escape these ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has told Indonesia's President that the company will look at the feasibility of opening manufacturing in the country, though he hasn't said whether that means the iPhone. Tim Cook (right) with photographer Sofyan Pratama in Indonesia Following his two-day visit to Vietnam, in which he committed Apple to expanding its manufacturing there, Tim Cook met with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo over similar issues. Apple does not currently have manufacturers in Indonesia,...
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Tim Cook will meet with Singapore's next leader to conclude a whirlwind tour around Southeast Asia as Apple expands in the region.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Hanoi, Vietnam for a two-day trip in which he is due to meet suppliers, app developers and students. Tim Cook (left) with musicians My Linh and My Anh in Hanoi Vietnam is one of the countries, along with India, that are benefitting from Apple's moves to reduce its over-reliance on China. As well as increasing manufacturing for AirPods and Apple Vision Pro, Apple has also moved some iPad development work there. According to local publication VNExpress, Cook ...