According to foreign media reports, the world’s third-largest PC maker Dell Inc. announced that on the 16th, in order to reduce costs will cut 700 workers in Malaysia.

Begum, said a spokesman for battery-c-125_129.html”>Dell, Malaysia, in January 2010 to 6-month period, Dell will be in the northern part of Penang, Malaysia (Penang) plant in the city of layoffs. Dell, Malaysia, the number of layoffs is expected to account for 15% of the total number of staff have been retrenched workers will receive compensation.

According to a report, Dell City, this is located in Penang plant will stop the production exported to the U.S., Canada and Latin America, notebook computers, but will continue to produce exports in South Asia and Australia, notebooks, desktops and servers.

At present, familiar with the layoffs, Dell officials have yet to get in touch with the media, while Dell has 4,500 employees in Malaysia.