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MacBooks may be produced in Vietnam as early as May, by Apple’s top supplier, Taiwan’s Foxconn, according to reports.

MacBooks may be produced in Vietnam as early as May by Apple’s top supplier, Taiwan’s Foxconn, according to reports.

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A “little Taiwan” electronics cluster is growing in and around the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.

With a number of major Taiwanese contract manufacturers inking deals in recent months to build or expand their factories in northern Vietnam, the area is set to be a new production hub for ubiquitous consumer products such as Apple’s iPads and AirPods.

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