In a statement, the chief executive officer of Airbus SE said, the planemaker plans on investing between $539 million-$1.08 billion (500 million euros and 1 billion euros) in 2020 on its A220 passenger jet program. Earlier in February, Airbus had raised its stake in the program, known as Airbus Canada, to 75%, up from 50.1%,…
The coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, said Qualcomm Inc while adding that it is likely to impact its manufacturing and sales. These comments by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of “modem” chips has resulted in the tumbling of chip stocks despite signs that an industry downturn was…
On Wednesday, Huawei Technologies stated, it aims to hold events around the forthcoming Mobile World Congress despite the coronavirus outbreak. The telecoms industry event draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona. “We are keeping a close eye on matters and having to internally adjust accordingly and responsibly,” said Huawei’s spokesman after South Korea’s LG Electronics…
At CES, the big technology industry show, Toyota unveiled its plans to develop a “Woven City”, which will be built at the site of a factory that is planned to be closed. The “Woven City” is a reference to Toyota’s early beginnings as a loom manufacturing company. The city will serve as a home to…
The international military equipment market is sizzling, with rearmament phases occurring in many countries, and constant increases in technological capacities. But military potential is not limited to industrial capacity to build equipment, as industries also need to develop their capacity to sell their products. Local partnerships, so far, seem the best way to guarantee the…
According to the results of a survey by a subsidiary of courier giant DHL, despite the U.S.-China trade war rolling onto its 16th month and continuing to disrupt well established supply chains, more than a quarter of multinational firms have yet to make contingency plans. The survey by DHL Resilience360, a supply chain risk management…
According to the U.S. Commerce Department, general merchandise with no “national security influences or consequences” can be sold to Huawei, which continues to remain in the Entity List. In a significant development, the U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stated, the U.S. government will issue licenses to companies seeking to sell goods to China’s Huawei where…
Huawei’s modile, based on its Balong 5000 5G chip, is aimed at establishing itself as a key supplier for parts for the upcoming connected car industry. On Monday, in a development that further underscores China’s ambition to position Huawei Technologies as a vehicle to further its global ambitions, the embattled tech giant stated, it has…
South Korea’s energy ministry aims to increase the share of green energy in the country’s energy mix by 4 times their current levels. Renewable energy sources form just 8% of Seoul’s current energy mix. On Friday, a draft revision of South Korea’s energy policy showed that Seoul aims to boost renewable energy sources from its…
Japan’s financial regulator is pushing to improve internal security in the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. On Tuesday, in a development that marks Japan’s intent to increase its oversight of cryptocurrencies, Japan’s financial regulator stated, cryptocurrency exchanges will now require to strengthen internal oversight of “cold wallets” used to store digital money, said a source with direct…
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