Compal said it plans to build a factory producing smartphones, tabletsand electronic parts for automobiles to replace its original projectthat produced laptops.
The factory will go into production within this year, the company confirmed.
In 2007, Compal was granted licences to develop infrastructure of theBa Thien Industrial Park with a capital investment of 76.59 million USDand a 500-million USD laptop manufacturing factory with a capacity of24 million units per year. However, neither two project was implementedas intended.-VNA