Apple to produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam amid pandemic

US tech giant hastens shift away from China

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Apple is mass producing AirPods in Vietnam for the frist time. (Nikkei Montage/AP/Reuters) 

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Apple will produce millions of its popular AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam for the first time this quarter, sources familiar with the matter told Nikkei Asian Review, in a sign the company is accelerating its diversification of production out of China amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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