Apple to start making MacBooks in Vietnam by mid-2023

iPhone maker aims to have 'out of China' production alternatives for key products

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The MacBook is Apple's last major product still manufactured solely in China, but that is set to change in 2023.  © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent

TAIPEI -- Apple plans to move some MacBook production to Vietnam for the first time next year as the U.S. tech group continues diversifying its production base away from China amid escalating tech tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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