TAIPEI -- Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 are disrupting plans by Apple, Google, Amazon and their key suppliers to shift production from China to Vietnam as governments tighten border controls to contain outbreaks of new variants of the virus.
Suppliers say tighter border controls are hindering output expansion in Vietnam

A lack of engineers and difficulties with bringing in experienced people across borders have hampered efforts to move production to Vietnam. (Source photos by AP and Google/AFP/Jiji)
TAIPEI -- Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 are disrupting plans by Apple, Google, Amazon and their key suppliers to shift production from China to Vietnam as governments tighten border controls to contain outbreaks of new variants of the virus.