Supply Chain

Apple's iPhone sales fell 2.5% on the year to $39.7 billion.
Technology

Apple posts 3rd straight quarterly sales drop despite China growth

Japan logs the sharpest revenue decline for the iPhone maker

4 August 2023
Visitors arrive at the annual SemiconIndia chip convention in Gandhinagar on July 25.
Interview

India wants new chip partnerships beyond Japan, U.S.: IT minister

'Many countries' interested in teaming with New Delhi on semiconductors, Vaishnaw says

3 August 2023
A worker at a garment factory in Dhaka: Suppliers in Bangladesh and elsewhere in Asia could face weaker orders from U.S. clients this year amid an uncertain economic outlook. 
Supply Chain

Weak demand leaves U.S. fashion brands cautious on garment orders

Companies also report accelerating their shift from China-based supply chains

2 August 2023
The U.S. has been importing more chemotherapy treatments, immunosuppressants and other lifesaving drugs from China.
Pharmaceuticals

U.S. dependence on China for lifesaving drugs grows

Treatments for cancer, cardiovascular diseases drive rising imports

2 August 2023
Raw ore taken from an industrial copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Supply Chain

Japan builds supply chain for EV battery minerals in Africa

Tokyo eyes exploration with Zambia, Congo and Namibia to counter China

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
Japan sources around 40% of its gallium supplies from China.
Trade

China tightens export restrictions on two chipmaking materials

Supply fears hit Japan, dependent on China for 40% of its gallium and germanium

1 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
Disco Executive Vice President Noboru Yoshinaga speaks during SemiconIndia in Gandhinagar on July 29. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)
Semiconductors

Japan chip equipment supplier Disco eyes India as U.S. chipmakers move in

'Tide has changed' for Indian semiconductor industry, executive says

1 August 2023
Blackpink -- from left: Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé and Jennie -- headlines the Coachella festival on April 22 in Indio, California.
International relations

Blackpink takes Vietnam by storm, riding Korean economic wave

Superstars' concert is just one way South Korean influence has engulfed country

29 July 2023
TSMC opens its first-ever dedicated research and development center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on July 28. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

TSMC opens first dedicated R&D center in Taiwan

Chipmaker says it is committed to domestic market despite expanding overseas

28 July 2023
Panasonic seeks to line up another Japanese battery buyer after announcing talks on a supply deal with Mazda in June.
Automobiles

Tesla partner Panasonic weighs supplying EV batteries to Subaru

Company eyes second deal with Japanese automaker, after Mazda

28 July 2023
Huawei is understood to be working with top Chinese chipmaker SMIC to put its in-house designed 5G mobile chipset into mass production in the coming months. (Source photos by Getty and AP)
Semiconductors

Huawei to restart 5G mobile chip output as early as this year

Chinese tech giant lost access to global chipmaking partners in 2020

27 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
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits his company's first India store in Mumbai in April: Domestic iPhone 14 production suggests that supply chain pessimism about the country has started to fade.
Opinion

India can be a bigger winner in the supply chain shift from China

U.S. and allies see the country as a trustworthy alternative sourcing hub

26 July 2023
A Chinese flag and printed circuit board with semiconductor chips.
Caixin

Chinese chipmakers urge Beijing to do more amid tension with U.S.

Companies demand two sides enhance communication to avoid worsening situation

25 July 2023
Shipping containers in Bangkok: Southeast Asia now accounts for 8% of global exports and has surpassed the European Union as China's largest trading partner.
Opinion

Southeast Asia's economic outlook is only brightening

Supply chain moves, digitalization and net zero shift drive region's momentum

25 July 2023
U.S. semiconductor subsidies aren't just for domestic factories: Washington will pay foreign friends to invest in chips, something Asia should exploit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in Vietnam. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Semiconductors

Yellen urges Asia to tap CHIPS Act funds for semiconductors

U.S. Treasury Secretary also says Amkor plans mega chip plant in Vietnam

21 July 2023
Chris Miller, top left, and Nikkei Asia tech correspondents talk about the semiconductor industry during a Nikkei webinar.
Semiconductors

Revealing untold stories of the chip war with Chris Miller

A peek into the global battle for semiconductor dominance

21 July 2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen checks out an electric scooter from Vietnamese startup Selex Motors with co-founder Nguyen Nguyen at a factory on the edge of Hanoi. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Supply Chain

Yellen's trip underlines rise of Vietnam as China factory hedge

U.S. Treasury chief also backs $15bn JETP climate aid for Southeast Asian nation

20 July 2023
Subaru's Solterra EV is produced at a Toyota plant in Japan. The company aims to begin in-house EV production over the next several years. 
Automobiles

Subaru rides 'made in Japan' supply chain to high margins

Low yen and strong U.S. sales bring stellar results for Japanese automaker

19 July 2023
HP has lagged other global PC makers in shifting away from China but now plans to move some production to Thailand and Mexico.
Supply Chain

HP to move production of millions of PCs to Thailand, Mexico

Company follows Dell, Apple in diversifying supply chain beyond China

18 July 2023
A semiconductor chip designer works on a computer component in the Indian city of Bangalore. Japan and India hope to bolster partnerships between businesses from their two countries for advanced industries.
Semiconductors

Japan and India to discuss joint chip, hydrogen development

Tokyo sees chance to provide infrastructure assistance, improve supply chains

17 July 2023
Much of the world's rare-earth metals, which are used in electric vehicles and other products, are currently produced in China.
Materials

Japan and Saudi Arabia seek joint rare-earth investments

Both sides plan to diversify supply chains amid rising EV demand

15 July 2023
From left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and European Council President Charles Michel met in Brussels on July 13. 
International relations

Japan, EU to launch security and chip supply chain talks

Partners to discuss countering Russia aggression and China's military buildup

14 July 2023