HANOI - Apple supplier Quanta Computer plans to set up a factory in northern Vietnam, said the Vietnamese government.

The company, a MacBook contract manufacturer, on Friday signed an agreement with the authorities of Nam Dinh province, 90km south of Hanoi, to construct the facility at an industrial park there, the government said.

The facility, which would be Quanta’s ninth factory globally, would initially cover an area of 22.5ha, the statement said, without giving its capacity nor a timeframe for the construction.

Local media said on Saturday Quanta would invest US$120 (S$160) million in the factory. REUTERS