On Saturday, Apple Inc stated, it has decided to shutdown all of its stores in mainland China upto February 9, over the outbreak of the coronavirus whose death toll has more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago. Apple did not immediately respond to further requests for comments.
In a statement, Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China. “We do not comment on our specific production practices, but we can confirm that we have measures in place to ensure that we can…
In a significant development, for the first time in 20 years, in January 2020, Boeing Co will halt the production of the 737. The development comes in the wake of the two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX, which led to the grounding of the plane worldwide in March. The halt in the production of…
Finance ministers from the European Union have agreed that private digital currencies including Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until potential risks surrounding them are clearly addressed. The move confirms the tough stance claimed by the EU on stablecurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra, which incidentally has attracted criticism from global regulators…
On Tuesday, Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan stated, the central bank has currently no plans to issue digital currencies; it is however conducting research on the subject in case the need to do so arises in the future. He went on to add, stable coins should not be issued unless there…
Risk consultants sees U.S. investors quietly exiting from their partnership/commitments with the affected Chinese companies. In a significant development, Goldman Sachs Group Inc has stated, it is in the process of reviewing its involvement in China’s Megvii Technology Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) following the U.S. Commerce Department placing the artificial intelligence firm on an…
Here is why relocating Apple’s supply chain from China makes business sense. U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed he has had a discussion with Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on the impact of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports as well as competition faced by Apple from South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Cook “made…
Clearly U.S. sanctions against the company are having their intended effect. On Tuesday, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd stated its goal of becoming the world’s biggest smartphone maker by the end of 2019’s fourth quarter will take some more time to achieve. “We would have become the largest in the fourth quarter (of this year) but…
China’s massive reaction to the U.S. move of placing just a single company – Huawei – on the Entity’s list only confirms the assessment by various intelligence agencies of the role played by the Chinese government in Huawei. China’s technology research group The China Computer Federation (CCF) has suspended its communications with U.S. based Institute…
U.S. trade action against Huawei having intended impact. China has termed the action taken by the United States against Huawei Technologies as “wrong actions” and has called for trade negotiations to continue. China’s comments underscores the effect of U.S. trade action which is cascading through Huawei’s global supply chains. Japan’s Panasonic Corp has joined a…
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