Use wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > < / P > < p > January 18, < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%B6%8A%E5%8D%97 "> the government of Vietnam said it had approved the < a target =" on Monday_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E5%BA%B7 "> Foxconn < / a > has invested 270 million US dollars in Vietnam to build a < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%B7%A5%E5%8E%82 "> factory < / a >, which will produce laptops and tablets. < / P > < p > the factory will be located in Beijiang Province in northern Vietnam and will produce 8 million laptops and tablets a year, according to a statement on the Vietnamese government website. < / P > < p > the Vietnamese government said Foxconn has invested $1.5 billion in Vietnam so far, and plans to increase investment by another $700 million this year, while recruiting another 10000 employees in Vietnam. In addition, Vietnam's state media reported last week that Foxconn also plans to invest $1.3 billion in Qinghua Province, 160 kilometers south of Hanoi. < / P > < p > sources disclosed in November last year that Foxconn, at Apple's request, has transferred some iPad and MacBook component production lines from China to Vietnam. Apple is diversifying its production lines to minimize the impact of Sino US trade tensions. < / P > < p > Foxconn did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the media. (Tianmen Mountain) < / P > < p >