Google to move Pixel smartphone production to Vietnam, report says

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The move comes as labor costs are rising in China along with added pressure from spiraling tariffs due to the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade tensions.
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A member of the media tries a Google Inc. Pixel 3 smartphone after its sales launch event at a SoftBank Corp. store on Nov. 5, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images file

 / Source: Reuters

Alphabet’s Google is shifting its Pixel smartphone production to Vietnam from China starting this year as it builds a cheap supply chain in Southeast Asia, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.

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