ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY -- Flextronics will lay off 600 workers here, or about 6.7% of its domestic workforce, according to local media reports.

GUANLAN, CHINA -- A 22-year old Foxconn Technology worker has died at an off-campus private apartment building in this southern China city, and some reports are claiming it was another suicide.

NORCROSS, GA -- H.B. Fuller Co. has acquired EMS firm Engent for an undisclosed sum.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC has released a guide to help manufacturers manage compliance with the new US SEC's conflict minerals regulations.