As I'd recounted in another thread, the majority of my experience was with the Korean Epiphones (Saein in particular). Was extremely partial to them because of the nearly flawless construction & consistency.
This past spring, I bought a new "Iced Tea" burst Epi Les Paul Standard online. Was interested in trying the Probuckers & the Coil-split options. The asking price was impossible to turn away from, so I pulled the trigger.
The seller stated that it was from the Indonesian factory. I tried not to have any expectations one way or the other & figured I'd return it if I didn't care for it, or felt it was not up to the quality of the Saeins I'd had in the past.
Truthfully, it's one of the nicest Les Pauls I've ever played, never mind owned. Fit & finish are Class A, the Probuckers may not be Gibson, but they're damned nice in a band-mix (single-coil & humbucking both). The electronics are noiseless, no crackles, pops or scratchiness. Still haven't opened it up to see whether they're alpha of full-sizes because it really doesn't matter to me. For the first time, I bought an Epiphone that I have not customized, modded or tampered with in anyway. Doesn't need it.
Likewise, outside of threads such as this one, I don't really give a thought to where it was made. Again, doesn't matter to me.
Did I just get lucky or is this the current trend for Epiphone production? I have no way of knowing, but I'm still mightily impressed & pleased with this instrument.
Of course, YMMV, but there it is...