Apple's Tim Cook wants to make more in Vietnam in pivot from China

Apple is exploring ways to shift production of its gadgets away from China to minimise getting caught in US-China trade wars

Apple chief executive Tim Cook is visiting Vietnam this week.

Apple has pledged to buy more components and accessories for its devices from Vietnam’s suppliers, a big boost for the South-East Asian country as it emerges as a global electronics hub.

The company will increase spending on its Vietnam suppliers, according to a government website post citing chief executive Tim Cook in a meeting with Vietnamese prime minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi.