Business deals
Hitachi to sell overseas appliance arm to Turkish major for $300m
Japanese manufacturer to tie up with Arcelik and expand overseas sales
China tech
Xiaomi to double Japan R&D staff as Huawei stumbles
Smartphone maker sees opportunity to grow in neighboring market
Technology
Booming demand for PCs and phones squeezes tech supply chain
Companies scramble to secure capacity amid shortages of key chip components
Technology
SK Hynix rolls out faster high-capacity NAND flash memory
Breakthrough follows $9bn deal to acquire Intel's operations
Electronics
Sony to close audio product plant in Malaysia by 2022
Manufacturing functions to be shifted to Kuala Lumpur TV factory
China tech
US-blacklisted Hikvision zooms in on COVID tracking demand
Need for non-contact temperature checks boost Chinese surveillance leaders
Technology
Infineon pumps $20m into establishing Singapore as AI hub
German chip giant hopes to launch 25 projects from the city-state by 2023
Huawei crackdown
Huawei's 5G deal with Indonesia spearheads Southeast Asia push
Economically neutral region crucial to expansion after Western roadblock
Electronics
Sharp affiliate sues Corning for allegedly breaking glass supply deal
Lawsuit alleges output from Japan plant sold to third parties without consent
Electronics
Foxconn to expand production in Vietnam with $270m investment
Taiwan company, seeking bases outside China, aims to take advantage of RCEP pact
Business trends
China's top LCD makers gobble up rivals as expansion hits limits
BOE on track to overtake LG Display as South Korean players shift to OLEDs
Technology
iPhone 12 teardown showcases South Korean parts makers
Samsung's OLED display pushes country's share of handset value past US
Companies
Nikon plans reform to reduce reliance on key customer Intel
Japanese group goes on price-cutting drive in chipmaking machine market
Electronics
Daikin casts wary eye on a Tesla foray into air conditioners
Musk looks to bring innovative heat pump tech to home HVAC systems
Technology
Supercomputing for $10K? NEC says it can do it
Processor cards put big data crunching in reach for small businesses
Companies
Samsung to challenge Sony's stronghold in image sensor market
Two companies taking different paths in navigating U.S.-China tech conflict
China tech
Inside Tsinghua Unigroup, a key player in China's chip strategy
Tech war with US prompting Beijing to cut reliance on foreign suppliers
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Trade
Global manufacturers are flocking to Vietnam. Is it ready?
Samsung, Apple and Intel drive exports, but IT talent scarcity looms
Companies
Japan and Taiwan companies to gain from China's quick recovery
Market's pull still strong in many industries despite talk of 'exit'
Companies
Roland files for re-listing in Japan's largest IPO this year
Musical instrument maker will return to market after 2014 MBO
Companies
Toshiba's bottom line buoyed by chip market recovery
One-time charge from sale of US LNG business comes off books
Electronics
Toyota and Murata place Japan's bet on solid state batteries
China and South Korea dominate the global development of storage batteries
Electronics
China smartphone shipments fall 14% as sanctions sting Huawei
Decline in third quarter attributed to US penalties impeding production
Electronics
Vingroup to supply 2m smartphones to US carrier
Vietnamese conglomerate eyes new market with contract manufacturing deal
Interview
Lenovo to pursue service-led transformation globally, CEO says
PC manufacturer to expand successful models in Japan to other markets