Electronics

Sony freshmen are shown a photo of the company's founders Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita during a welcoming ceremony in April 2019. (Photo courtesy of Sony)
Companies

Sony freshmen salaries to diverge from Day One

Allure of lifetime 'membership' fades in race for Japan's top graduates

22 April 2020
Huawei has explored alternative suppliers in response to U.S. pressure on its high-tech supply chain.
Technology

Huawei floats buying chips from Samsung to fight US crackdown

Chinese tech giant faces sharply slowing sales amid coronavirus

22 April 2020
iPhone 11 series smartphones on display at the Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, California: Apple is asking its parts suppliers to step up output, but some doubt whether it can meet its sales targets.
Telecommunication

Apple aims to increase iPhone output by 4% through March

Suppliers asked to crank out 5G parts despite coronavirus fears

21 April 2020
Yoshio Tateishi, a former president of Omron, also served as head of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Obituaries

Yoshio Tateishi, former Omron president, dies of coronavirus

Son of founder pursued internal change at Kyoto-based electronic parts company

21 April 2020
China drove the global economy during the global financial crisis, but this time around no country is the leader economically or politically, says Nidec CEO Shigenobu Nagamori. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
Interview

'Don't bring factories home, it only adds to risk,' Nidec chief says

M&A maestro changes his tune, preferring cash on hand

21 April 2020
The quarantine exemptions given to Samsung engineers by the Vietnamese government are a testament to the company's importance to the nation's economy.
Economy

Vietnam gives Samsung a pass on tough travel restrictions

South Korean engineers allowed to skip quarantine despite infection risk

21 April 2020
Children try out the Nintendo Switch at a video game event in Paris. The device has been in short supply.
Media & Entertainment

Nintendo looks to boost Switch output for stay-at-home gamers

Suppliers told to prepare for 10% increase in production

20 April 2020
Once a driver of Vietnam's rapid economic growth, the garment industry has taken a major beating from the coronavirus pandemic.
Companies

Vietnam garment makers hung out to dry as global orders vanish

Industry leader Vinatex weighs furloughs for 50,000 as coronavirus saps demand

19 April 2020
Indonesian Muslims on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan last year in Jakarta.
Your Week in Asia

Ramadan begins, SGX results and rural India reopens

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

19 April 2020
Overwhelmed by Chinese competitors, LG Display is betting on large flexible OLED panels. (Photo courtesy of LG Display)
Business trends

LG and Samsung in full retreat before Chinese flat-panel onslaught

South Korean companies lose market share as free-spending Chinese peers close in

19 April 2020
An engineer tests an antenna  at a factory of FiberHome Technologies Group in Wuhan before the coronavirus outbreak.
Business trends

China's factories struggle without key import: foreign talent

Travel bans leave tech suppliers unable to bring in production advisers

19 April 2020
A mask factory in Shanghai: more than 28,000 new players have begun producing medical equipment in China, but not all have the right know-how.
Coronavirus

Bad masks: China clamps down on suppliers after European outcry

28,000-plus companies have entered the sector amid booming demand

18 April 2020
Ambry Genetics has the capacity to conduct 2,000 polymerase chain reaction tests daily. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Biotechnology

Coronavirus testing for US workplaces offered by Konica Minolta

Biotech unit to field clients directly as safety concerns mount

17 April 2020
A foldable OLED panel developed by BOE Technology Group. (Photo from BOE website)
Technology

Panel maker BOE teams with Qualcomm despite US-China rivalry

Tie-up to start with OLED panels with ultrasonic fingerprint sensors

17 April 2020
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has forecast a 32% on-year rise in revenue for the April to June quarter, but foresees a sharp downturn in the second half of 2020. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Technology

TSMC warns chip market will stagnate in 2020 after coronavirus

Supplier to Apple and Huawei confirms it is weighing construction of a new US plant

16 April 2020
Sony is considering making use of its surgical microscope system technology for the production of critical ventilators due to fears of supply shortages amid the global coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus

Sony set to offer parts and assembly skills in ventilator project

Electronics giant answers Japanese goverment's coronavirus response call

15 April 2020
Sony Bravia OLED televisions are displayed during a Sony news conference at the CES in Las Vegas.
Electronics

Sony and Panasonic keep Malaysia plants shut longer

Southeast Asia poses bottleneck in electronics supply chain

15 April 2020
Yangtze Memory Technologies' sprawling Wuhan campus, pictured under construction. (Photo courtesy of Tsinghua Unigroup)
Coronavirus

China's top chipmaker says it can match Samsung on memory tech

Yangtze Memory plans to mass produce cutting-edge 3D flash chips within months

13 April 2020
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank's joint spring meetings are well attended each year. This week, they will happen virtually. 
Your Week in Asia

China GDP, South Korea election, and TSMC investor conference

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

12 April 2020
Once the treatment is approved by health authorities, Samsung Biologics will shift to mass production next year. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Pharmaceuticals

Samsung Biologics to make coronavirus antibody drug for US startup

Treatment set for clinical trials and mass production next year

11 April 2020
Employees work on display monitors at an electronics factory in Wuhan, China.
Coronavirus

Wuhan's tech and auto factories up and humming as lockdown lifted

City works to return foreign technical staffs to quickly restore production

9 April 2020
Konica Minolta's service will be available at 100,000 Wi-Fi hot spots across the country. (Photo by Yuichiro Takagi)
Technology

Konica Minolta makes public Wi-Fi safer for teleworkers in Japan

Service provides cheap alternative to VPNs and tethering

8 April 2020
China's Huawei Technologies boosted R&D investment by 30% last year.
Technology

China overtakes US as leader in international patent filings

Four-decade American streak ends while Huawei retains corporate crown

8 April 2020
The Shanghai Stock Exchange. Chinese stocks have fared better than their overseas peers during the pandemic, boosting the fortunes of some billionaires. 
Business trends

Select Chinese billionaires gain riches amid coronavirus turmoil

Xu Hang, founder of ventilator maker Mindray, now wealthier than Samsung chairman

7 April 2020
Demand for server chips gave Samsung's sales a shot in the arm in the first quarter of 2020.
Companies

Samsung's Q1 operating profit rises 3% on robust chip demand

Coronavirus pandemic may weigh on the South Korean company from Q3

7 April 2020