Tim Cook walks by Hoan Kiem Lake

Apple CEO Tim Cook began his first official trip to Vietnam on April 15.

Tim Cook greets Vietnam. Video : Tuan Hung

Tim Cook said the purpose of his first trip to Vietnam was to meet with programmers, content creators and visit schools. "I was surprised by the energy of young Vietnamese people," said the Apple CEO.

He wore a simple T-shirt, happily strolling from the Hanoi Post Office on Dinh Tien Hoang Street with 7 people, without many security guards, at 11:15 and for about 15 minutes. Many passersby were curious and surprised to see the Apple CEO.

Tim Cook arrived at Hoan Kiem Lake at 11am. Photo: Giang Huy

On the morning of April 15, Apple announced that Tim Cook had arrived in Hanoi and would strengthen its commitment to Vietnam, increasing payments to suppliers, along with new progress in an initiative to support clean water for local schools. "There is no place like Vietnam, a vibrant and beautiful country," Tim Cook shared.

Over the past year, Apple has shown its favor to the Vietnamese market by continuously introducing new services. The company opened the Apple Store Online in May 2023, deployed the Apple Pay payment service in August 2023, and recently introduced a detailed map-capturing car system in February to support advanced features of Apple Maps. The company also expanded its search for personnel by posting a job posting for a Siri language engineer in the field of machine learning and AI to support the Vietnamese market.

Tim Cook happily greets everyone. Photo: Giang Huy

Tim Cook was born in 1960 and joined Apple in March 1998 as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and later Executive Vice President. He was appointed CEO of Apple in August 2011.

After taking the top role, Tim Cook quickly demonstrated his leadership ability by helping Apple double its revenue and profit from 2011 to 2020. By 2023, Apple became the first company in the world to reach a market capitalization of $3,000 billion. Under Tim Cook, Apple launched completely new technology products such as the Apple Watch and Vision Pro virtual reality glasses.

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