Electronics

Panasonic announced on July 30 a $93 million net loss for the April to June period, as its home appliance and automotive components businesses were hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Electronics

Panasonic suffers first net loss in 9 years in April to June

Electronics maker reports a $93m loss as COVID-19 saps sales

30 July 2020
Samsung has benefited from the spread of remote working amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Electronics

Samsung flags COVID and trade war risks after strong Q2

April-June operating profit jumps 24% on rising chip demand

30 July 2020
Arm China has called on the government to aid it in its spat with Cambridge-based parent Arm. (Photo courtesy of ARM)
China tech

Arm China asks Beijing to intervene in row with UK parent

SoftBank-owned Arm insists local unit's chief was 'legally' removed

29 July 2020
The coronavirus is estimated to have cost Canon 210 billion yen in sales and 70 billion yen in operating profit. (Photo by Satoshi Morotomi)
Companies

Coronavirus hobbles Canon's main domains: travel and workplace

With people staying home, demand for cameras and office equipment dries up

29 July 2020
A woman examines an iPhone 11 in Kolkata: Since Foxconn started production of the model in Chennai, experts think Apple will cut the price.
Technology

'Made in India' iPhone 11 goes into production in Chennai

Apple uses local assembly to diversify supply chain away from China

28 July 2020
A prototype of the Vision-S electric car. Sony intends to gather data by driving the vehicle on public roads. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
Technology

Sony to refine connected-car sensors via road tests

Laggard in market hopes to glean data with concept car

28 July 2020
A customer tries out the iPhone 11 Pro Max, equipped with an OLED screen, at the Apple Store in Beijing.
Electronics

Apple's OLED supplier shift gives LG fighting chance against Samsung

Panel maker to quintuple supply of latest smartphone screens

28 July 2020
The U.K.'s surprise decision to block Huawei from its 5G network is a blow to the Chinese company. 
Huawei crackdown

Huawei urges carriers to stick with its 5G gear after UK ban

Rotating chairman vows more R&D spending as US crackdown continues

27 July 2020
Intel is struggling to catch up with TSMC in the race for chip dominance. (Source photos by Shihoko Nakaoka and Shinya Sawai)
Technology

Intel falls behind Asian rival TSMC in chip race

Delays to 7-nanometer production could spur US titan to embrace outsourcing

27 July 2020
Last year's ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai drew 364,700 visitors, according to Chinese state media reports. 
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26 July 2020
SMIC's fabrication plant in Shanghai, pictured in February 2011: China's deep reliance on foreign chips was never because of a lack of money.
Opinion

Both sides lose in US-China chipmaking split

Chinese companies like SMIC are raising money to survive American restrictions

24 July 2020
LG Display suffered from slumping demand for TVs.
Technology

Apple supplier LG Display posts 6th straight quarterly loss

Weak TV demand amid coronavirus pandemic hits South Korean maker

23 July 2020
A rise in working from home has spurred demand for server chips, which is good news for SK Hynix. 
Companies

SK Hynix's Q2 operating profit triples on rising chip prices

South Korean chipmaker says it has contingency plan for Huawei risk after UK ban

23 July 2020
The STAR Market index debuts one day after the board's one-year anniversary.
Markets

Shanghai's STAR market seeks wider investor interest with new index

Tech bourse emerges as alternative home for China's Wall Street defectors

23 July 2020
Japan Industrial Partners is hoping to repeat its Vaio success with Olympus's camera business. (Sources photos by Kyodo) 
Business deals

Japan buyout firm sees more opportunities after Olympus deal

Japan Industrial Partners quietly expands amid coronavirus pandemic

22 July 2020
Tokyo Olympic unease is spreading as hoteliers go unpaid and official sponsors wonder if there is any benefit to paying to extend their deals for another year.
The Big Story

Olympics postponement leaves Tokyo 2020 sponsors in the dark

Uncertainty over how or if the games will be held leaves partners in limbo

22 July 2020
Apple supplier O-Film is among the 11 Chinese companies recently added to the U.S. trade blacklist. 
China tech

Washington blacklists key Apple supplier amid US-China decoupling

O-Film among 11 companies accused of involvement in forced labor of Uighur minorities

22 July 2020
Nidec Chairman and CEO Shigenobu Nagamori says the world's largest motor manufacturer has a bright future as "more and more companies want to produce" electric vehicles. (Screenshot from Nidec website)
Electronics

Nidec sees itself as the Tesla of electric vehicle motors

Japanese company looks beyond pandemic as it expects growing sales on EV demand

21 July 2020
Oppo, China's second-biggest smartphone maker, is pushing into overseas markets as competition with Huawei heats up at home.
China tech

China's Oppo taps KDDI and SoftBank for 5G push in Japan

Smartphone maker expands overseas as US ban stymies key rival Huawei

21 July 2020
LG Chemical is expanding business with Tesla. (Photo by Mark Vletter)
Automobiles

Fueled by Tesla deal, LG Chem goes full throttle on EV batteries

Share price surges 60% this year on growing market share

21 July 2020
Sanyo Chemical Industries' all-polymer battery can power Kawasaki's unmanned submarine for 16 hours on one charge.
Technology

Japan drone submarine eyes 16-hour dive with plastic battery

Sanyo tests rechargeable prototype with Kawasaki's unmanned vessel

21 July 2020
Omron aims to gain 100,000 users in five years. 
Health Care

Omron launches remote medical system in US for hypertension

App will follow as company looks to market telemed systems overseas

20 July 2020
Murata has begun mass production of the world's smallest ferrite beads -- used to suppress electromagnetic interference -- for advanced driver-assist systems.
Companies

Japan's Murata taps electronics prowess to build tiny auto parts

Top capacitor supplier eyes business as cars go electric and autonomous

20 July 2020
With prices that undercut those of its competitors, Huawei has been expanding in Southeast Asia's 5G market.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei 5G dominance threatened in Southeast Asia

Region becomes battlefield as Singapore, Vietnam choose European rivals

20 July 2020
Security guards wearing face masks patrol Beijing's Dizhi Hall cinema, which has been closed following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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China cinemas reopen, STAR Market anniversary, PAL Holdings AGM

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

19 July 2020