
HANOI -- Samsung Electronics plans to hire 60,000 workers in Vietnam by July, bringing its number of local employees to around 100,000, more than any other foreign company.

The company currently has 84,000 workers on its payroll in the Southeast Asian country. The new employment plan, which takes into account attrition and retirement, comes as the electronics giant is looking to expand production and facilities at its plants in Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen provinces in northern Vietnam.