Samsung Display working to exempt engineers from Vietnam’s 14-day quarantine program

South Korea’s Samsung Display, a supplier for Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc, has requested Vietnam to exempt 700 South Korean engineers from its mandatory quarantine requirement saying they are needed to prepare for the production of screens for new smartphones. South Korea is Vietnam’s biggest foreign investor. In an effort to contain the outbreak of…

Foxconn’s China factories will resume full production in late February

According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Taiwan’s Foxconn aims to gradually restart operations at its factories in China and could resume full production within 3 weeks. Foxconn has filed requests to reopen factories with Chinese authorities, said the source while adding that a full resumption is likely towards the…