Written by Yantortla Gui
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Apple plans to invest more than $250 million to expand its regional campus or operations in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, according to a company statement dated April 17.
Two buildings acquired in 2022 located across from Apple’s existing offices will undergo extensive renovations, the US technology giant said.
“Singapore is a truly unique place, and we’re proud of the connections we’ve made with this dynamic community of creators, learners, and dreamers,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. Ta.
Apple opened its first facility in Singapore in 1981, with 72 employees focused on the Apple II, an early personal computer.
Since then, the city-state has grown to more than 3,600 employees and serves as Apple’s operations center for the region.
Cook is scheduled to meet with Singapore’s next prime minister, Lawrence Wong, and the city-state’s current leader, Lee Hsien Loong, this week as part of a tour of Southeast Asia, Bloomberg News reported early Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. .
(Reporting by Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Stephen Coates)
