Electronics

CATL holds 43% of the Chinese EV battery market while Warren Buffett-backed BYD has about 30%. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
Caixin

Chinese battery makers brace for price war to supply EV producers

CATL, BYD fight it out as charging speed and safety still major concerns

13 September 2023
Panasonic says its new all-solid-state battery can charge batteries for drones in a matter of minutes. (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)
Technology

Panasonic to produce solid-state battery for drones by 2029

Tesla supplier unveils plans as Toyota and others focus on EV uses

12 September 2023
Zhang Xue, president of Panasonic's software development center in Dalian, China, points to a smart air conditioning panel. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
Technology

Panasonic expands staff at China-based software R&D hub by 40%

With 1,000 employees, Dalian center is now the company's largest offshore base of its type

10 September 2023
Huawei has been focusing on developing smartphone tech in-house since being subject to U.S. trade sanctions.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro has U.S. asking questions on chips

Chinese group's newest phone suggests progress in face of sanctions

8 September 2023
Apple opened its first directly run store in India this April. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada) 
Trade

India's PC import curbs draw U.S. concerns

Washington wants time to review licensing scheme ahead of November start

31 August 2023
Huawei originally unveiled the HarmonyOS as an operating system for connected devices, before U.S. sanctions pushed the company to modify the OS for mobile phones.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei mobile OS Harmony falls out of tune with growth

U.S. sanctions hurt ability to release 5G phones and capture market share

23 August 2023
Samsung's new line of large OLED TVs uses panels from rival LG Display. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics) 
Electronics

Rivals Samsung, LG team on OLED TVs to fend off Chinese players

South Korean giants try to hold on after China's BOE took command of LCD market

19 August 2023
A Brother Industries technology center in India, where its machine tools can be demonstrated to customers. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Companies

Brother Industries to expand machine tool sales bases in China, India

Japanese machinery maker looks to tap demand related to fast-growing EV markets

17 August 2023
With a planned new factory in Mexico, Kaga Electronics aims to capture rising demand from companies exiting China. (Photo courtesy of Kaga Electronics)
Supply Chain

Japan's Kaga Electronics to build new Mexican parts-assembly plant

Company aims to tap demand from auto and A/C manufacturers exiting China

16 August 2023
Small mirrorless single-lens cameras packed with optical AI features that outperform smartphones are in record demand for a third year running. 
Electronics

Mirrorless single-lens camera sales boom as tourism recovers

Customers attracted by superior performance compared to smartphones

6 August 2023
With a detachable head, Sony's Venice camera can film high-quality footage even in tight spaces. (Photo by Rei Nakafuji)
Media & Entertainment

Sony cameras find big break in Hollywood with new 'Avatar' film

Venice cameras' use in major U.S. movies has grown fivefold since 2019

5 August 2023
Nidec has been purchasing manufacturers in the press machine field in Japan, Europe and the U.S. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Business deals

Japan's Nidec buys U.S. press machine equipment maker

Motor supplier's newest acquisition in field offer ties to American automakers

2 August 2023
A rendering of the new factory building in the Philippines, set for completion in September 2025. (Image courtesy of Murata Manufacturing)
Electronics

Apple supplier Murata to boost capacitor output in Philippines

Japanese components maker sees demand rising for EVs, 6G

2 August 2023
Employees at the Samsung factory in Thai Nguyen province, north of Hanoi, in 2016. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Supply Chain

Vietnam asks Samsung to create talent pipeline of local executives

Factories expand in Southeast Asian country even with tax break requests

1 August 2023
Panasonic decided to cease production at its LCD plant in the Japanese city of Himeji in 2019. (Photo acquired by Nikkei)
Electronics

Panasonic dissolves LCD subsidiary, focusing on EV batteries

Japanese conglomerate raises net profit projection on tax adjustment

1 August 2023
Regulators are facing calls to investigate auditors and stock brokers that failed to spot Stark's questionable practices. (Source photo by Getty and logo from Stark's website)
Market Spotlight

How Thailand's Stark covered up debt and losses at Vietnam wire maker

Regulators pressed to tighten rules on backdoor listings, earnings reports

31 July 2023
Visitors try out Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 foldable phones at an event in Seoul on July 26.
Technology

Samsung phones can't offset chip slump as profit hits 14-year low

New foldables face old problem of narrowing scope for innovation

28 July 2023
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu has visited Sharp offices in Osaka, Tokyo and Chiba during the past month. (Photos by Takaki Kashiwabara and Hideaki Ryugen)
Electronics

Foxconn boss demands improvement plan from Sharp in 3 months

Parent's chief visits Japan to meet with unit's leaders, employees

27 July 2023
The wind turbine's nacelle, equivalent in size to a three-story building, houses the generator and several thousand parts.  (Photo courtesy of Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions)
Energy

Toshiba builds Japanese supply chain for offshore wind turbines

Partnering with GE, conglomerate seeks to revive industrial base

16 July 2023
Sony is aiming for 60% of game development costs for its PlayStation 5 to be in the live service field by fiscal 2026. (Image courtesy of Sony)
Companies

Sony dives into 'extended reality' with $2bn R&D war chest

Japan electronics giant to focus on live-game titles to catch up to Microsoft

13 July 2023
Demand for Apple and other electronic devices has cooled following the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Hideaki Ryugen)
Technology

TSMC, Foxconn hit in biggest Taiwan tech slump in 10 years

Industry's sales fall 20% in June on weak global demand for electronic devices

13 July 2023
Cho Joo-wan, CEO of LG Electronics, presents the company's long-term plan July 12 at LG's R&D campus in Seoul. (Photo courtesy of LG Electronics)
Electronics

LG Electronics aims to double automotive sales to $16bn by 2030

Vehicle components to become core segment alongside appliances, TVs

13 July 2023
Sony Group Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, right, speaks about the Japanese conglomerate's entertainment business in India in Tokyo on May 18. (Photo by Yuuki Nakao)
Comment

Will Sony become more successful than Suzuki in India?

Conglomerate envisions global management based on India, AI

11 July 2023
In 2022, Foxconn had signed an agreement with India's Vedanta to set up semiconductor and display production plants in the Indian state of Gujarat. (Source photos by Getty Images and courtesy of Vedanta) 
Semiconductors

Foxconn withdraws from $19.5bn chip JV with India's Vedanta

Departure dampens New Delhi's efforts to make country a semiconductor hub

10 July 2023
Contemporary Amperex Technology intends to begin mass production of lithium-ion batteries at the Arnstadt facility in eastern Germany in the coming weeks. (Photo by Jens Kastner)
Electronics

China's CATL finds battery research help in small east German town

Chinese company joins local technology center to study power-cell life spans

5 July 2023