Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam to meet users, boost supplier ties

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Hanoi on Monday, starting a two-day visit to Vietnam, a key manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker, during which he is expected to meet students and content creators, state media said.

Cook will also meet users of Apple products to better understand how they are employed, the online newspaper VietnamNet said.

Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi is as beautiful as it is iconic! It was amazing to spend time with Duy and see his creative process using Cinematic mode on iPhone 15 Pro. pic.twitter.com/5INkRcew1r

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 15, 2024

Apple would boost its connection with local suppliers, clean water projects and education opportunities, it quoted Cook as saying on arrival.

Last week, more than 60 human and environmental rights bodies pressed Apple in a letter to take action on Vietnam’s detention of climate experts, with activist organisations urging it to weigh in on the matter, given its manufacturing links.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow