BANGKOK -- Foxconn has met with Thailand officials and is reportedly in interested in investing there, a top government administrator says.

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak says he told J.W. Tai, Foxconn corporate executive vice president and chairman of Sharp Technology, that the world's largest ODM/EMS would receive incentives from the national Board of Investment (BoI) to pave the way to locating operations there.

The value or timelines for any incentives were not disclosed.

Long a popular site for contract assemblers building for the automotive or optical communications sectors, Thailand is eager to attract smartphone and other related industries as well. Foxcon is said to be interested because a major customer, Huawei, has a headquarters in the Thailand.

According to its website, the BoI is a government agency under the office of the Prime Minister. Its core roles and responsibilities are to promote valuable investment, both investment into Thailand and Thai overseas investment.

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