HANOI, April 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam will set up a

working group to support Apple's ( AAPL ) investment in the country,

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the CEO of the iPhone maker,

Tim Cook, at a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday, state media

reported.

Apple ( AAPL ) wants to boost its investment in the Southeast Asian

country, state broadcaster VTV cited Cook as saying at the

meeting.

(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)