<p class="title">Samsung Electronics says it has ended the production of smartphones in its last factory in China.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Samsung said in an emailed statement Friday that it "has arrived at the difficult decision to cease operations of Samsung Electronics Huizhou" in China in late September.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It says the decision was part of its ongoing efforts to “enhance efficiency in our production facilities.” The company says it's following appropriate processes under China's relevant laws to withdraw.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Samsung closed another factory in Tianjin, China, last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">South Korean media say Samsung's end of mobile phone production in the world's largest smartphone market was partly because of rising labour costs in China.</p>
<p class="title">Samsung Electronics says it has ended the production of smartphones in its last factory in China.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Samsung said in an emailed statement Friday that it "has arrived at the difficult decision to cease operations of Samsung Electronics Huizhou" in China in late September.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It says the decision was part of its ongoing efforts to “enhance efficiency in our production facilities.” The company says it's following appropriate processes under China's relevant laws to withdraw.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Samsung closed another factory in Tianjin, China, last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">South Korean media say Samsung's end of mobile phone production in the world's largest smartphone market was partly because of rising labour costs in China.</p>