Apple CEO to meet Singapore leader to wrap whirlwind Asia tour


Apple CEO Tim Cook reacts as he leaves the Apple Developers Academy during his visit to Indonesia in Tangeran, a suburb of Jakarta, on April 17, 2024. - AFP

SINGAPORE: Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will meet Singapore’s leader at the tail end of his most extensive South-East Asia tour in years, searching for new growth markets and manufacturing locations to offset headwinds in China.

Cook will be in Singapore on Thursday (April 18) and Friday to meet with Lawrence Wong, who is set to take over as Prime Minister next month, as well as his predecessor Lee Hsien Loong, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the executive’s itinerary isn’t public.

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