It is reported that Apple (AAPL.US) may shift iPad engineering resources from China to Vietnam。Apple is working with major iPad assembler BYD to transfer new product import (NPI) resources to Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter.。Last year, BYD helped Apple move iPad assembly to Vietnam。This is the first time Apple has moved NPI resources from core devices to Vietnam.。According to people familiar with the matter, the trial production engineering verification of the new iPad model will begin in mid-February next year, and the model will be available in the second half of next year.。This shift in NPI engineering resources is focused on entry-level iPad models, not the high-end iPad Pro。

In an effort to diversify its global supply chain, Apple hopes that the batteries of the new iPhone 16 phones to be released next year will be made in India.。But Apple's desire also depends on whether its suppliers can keep up。According to two people close to Apple, Apple has informed its component suppliers that the company wants suppliers to preferentially source iPhone 16 batteries from their Indian factories.。Three people familiar with the matter said that Apple has encouraged battery manufacturers such as Desai Batteries in mainland China to set up new factories in India, and has asked Taiwan-based battery supplier Xinpu Technology to expand its production scale in India to cope with future orders.。"If iPhone 16 battery supply goes well, Apple plans to move more iPhone battery production to India."。"A person familiar with the matter said。

According to media reports, Apple's Chinese supplier, Lixun Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lixun Precision"), has invested in an additional 3.$300 million, increasing its total local investment to 5.US $04 billion, the relevant departments of Vietnam's Beijiang Province announced the news on November 8。The investment plan immediately attracted the attention of several media outlets in India.。Indian media said that Lixun Precision had planned to use the investment to expand its business in India, but progress has been repeatedly hampered, and now the Chinese company has given up investing and building a factory in India, which is "India's loss, Vietnam's gain."。

According to Indian media reports, India's senior management of corporate affairs revealed that in the first three months of this year, the number of new foreign companies in India was only one。Although the United States has been vigorously supporting India and even wants to give the Apple supply chain to India, in the past five years, a total of 470 new foreign companies have been added to India, and 550 have run away.。It seems that India's business environment is really frightening.。Many established companies in Europe and the United States have not escaped, it is indiscriminate attacks, not to mention India's treatment of Chinese companies.。India is so suppressed, on the one hand, because its own strength is not hard enough, and on the other hand, the United States has played a role in it, for the United States, India is in addition to Vietnam, Mexico, the most able to replace China's production base, the past four years, India's exports to the United States increased by 44%, while China's exports to the United States fell by 10%。This makes India very excited.。How is India developing Made in India?？On the one hand, India has a huge deficit with China, by means of balancing the trade structure, and on the other hand, by imposing limits on Chinese companies and commodities to convey its demands, thus making compromises and concessions on certain issues.。It seems that India also wants to realize its dream of being a world power with its own manufacturing industry.。India should adopt an open and inclusive attitude to encourage foreign investment and cooperation。Through cooperation with foreign companies, India can learn from advanced technology and management experience, improve its own industrial level, and achieve long-term economic stability and sustainable development.。Only in this way can India really attract foreign investment and become a big country friendly to foreign enterprises。

According to previous reports, Shuo's iPhone foundry in Chennai, India, caught fire on Sunday local time, and although no one was injured, the first two iPhone assembly shifts on Monday were cancelled.。Although Pegatron claims no injuries, it will not affect the company's overall operations。But according to the latest foreign media reports, it's not just the first two shifts of production that Pegatron canceled on Monday, it still hasn't resumed operations on Tuesday, local time.。According to foreign media reports, in normal operation, the factory will have multiple buses to send employees from the dormitory to the factory。But on Tuesday, local time, the bus carrying the employees was parked in place and did not transport the employees, which means that the plant is still not fully operational.。