Meta to produce VR headsets


Facebook parent Meta will produce its next-generation virtual and augmented reality headsets in Vietnam, creating more than 1,000 jobs, the company said.

The announcement comes as Vietnam looks to boost its attractiveness as a destination for investment by the world’s biggest companies and a key part of the global supply chain.

Speaking at a tech conference in Hanoi, Meta’s global affairs president Nick Clegg said the firm would focus on the production of the Quest 3S headset in the South-East Asian country.

“We will, with our local partners, be manufacturing them here in Vietnam, and we estimate that this will create well over 1,000 new jobs,” he said yesterday.

Communist Vietnam – long a low-cost destination to make clothes, shoes and furniture – is eyeing a rapid climb up the global supply chain and last week the government said Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest US$1.5bil in the country. — AFP

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