International media reported on Tim Cook's visit to Vietnam
Báo Dân trí•16/04/2024
(Dan Tri) - Apple CEO Tim Cook's visit to Vietnam has attracted the attention of the international media and technology world. Many major newspapers and technology sites have simultaneously reported on this visit.
As Dan Tri reported, Apple CEO Tim Cook took a private plane and arrived in Hanoi on the morning of April 15. The head of Apple is expected to stay in Vietnam for 2 days, April 15 and 16, with a busy work schedule. On the first day of his arrival in Vietnam, CEO Tim Cook continuously updated his personal social network X (formerly Twitter), with more than 14.5 million followers, with pictures taken in Hanoi, in which he said he loved egg coffee and praised the beauty of Hoan Kiem Lake.
CEO Tim Cook posted a greeting in Vietnamese on his personal X page, along with a photo of him drinking coffee with singer My Linh and her daughter (Screenshot).
During his visit to Vietnam, CEO Tim Cook met with famous artists such as singer My Linh and her daughter My Anh, the community of content creators, application developers... He also happily and comfortably took photos with Apple lovers he met on the street... This shows that Tim Cook's trip seems to be aimed at better understanding the user community in Vietnam, from professional users such as artists, content creators, application developers... to ordinary users. This can be seen as a move to help Tim Cook understand the user community to further expand Apple's business activities in the Vietnamese market.
CEO Tim Cook always has friendly gestures towards Apple fans in Vietnam (Photo: Manh Quan).
Tim Cook's surprise trip to Vietnam not only caused a stir in the domestic technology and media circles, but also attracted the attention of the world media. Many major newspapers and technology sites simultaneously reported on this trip by the head of Apple. CNBC (USA) reported on Tim Cook's trip to Vietnam, commenting that "Vietnam is one of Apple's most important production centers". In its article, CNBC also said that Tim Cook came to Vietnam to find ways to boost sales of Apple products in new and important markets. CNBC's article cited a report from market research firm IDC, saying that Apple has risen to become the third largest smartphone company in Vietnam in terms of sales. CNBC commented that Apple is looking to reduce its dependence on China in assembling products and Vietnam has emerged as an important destination. The South China Morning Post (China) also reported on Tim Cook's trip to Vietnam. The purpose of the trip is to promote the market and strengthen Apple's relationship with local suppliers, the newspaper said.
A series of major newspapers reported that CEO Tim Cook visited Hanoi, and commented that Apple will increase investment and production in Vietnam (Screenshot).
In addition, this newspaper also predicted that Apple will increase product production in Vietnam after Tim Cook's trip, in order to reduce its dependence on China's production chain. News agencies Al Jazeera (Qatar), Times of India (India), The KoreaTimes (Korea) and many major technology sites such as Apple Insider, Tech in Asia... have also reported on Tim Cook's visit to Vietnam. Most news agencies and technology sites believe that Apple will increase investment and cooperate more closely with supply chains in Vietnam, in order to make Vietnam a new production center for Apple, besides China. Previously, Apple's major manufacturing partners such as Luxshare, Foxconn, Compal, GoerTek... have also operated many Apple product assembly plants in Vietnam, creating jobs for more than 150,000 workers.
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