Apple built its empire with China. Now its foundation is showing cracksA recent outbreak of coronavirus cases in the region surrounding Apple's largest iPhone factory, in Zhengzhou, in central China, prompted l...
10 Nov, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
Apple built its empire with China. As cracks emerge, can India step in?In a bid to limit its exposure to China, Apple began manufacturing a small percentage of its newest iPhones in India. It would be difficult...
08 Nov, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Smartkarma Research: Five things to know about China’s scandal-struck chip industry ‘Big Fund’Ding and Lu were key investment strategy decision-makers for the fund, known as the “Big Fund.” Since its establishment, the fund has built...
16 Aug, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
China has painted itself into a semiconductor cornerFor all intents and purposes, China has failed to achieve its semiconductor goals, and those tasked with realizing them are being brought t...
11 Aug, 2022, 05.31 AM IST
Taiwan security officials want Foxconn to drop stake in Chinese chipmakerTaiwan has become increasingly cautious about China's ambition to boost its semiconductor sector. It has proposed new laws to prevent what ...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.52 AM IST
Taiwan weighs fining Foxconn over China chip investment: SourceFoxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said this week it has become a shareholder in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate ...
15 Jul, 2022, 08.38 AM IST
Three reasons why China’s tech prowess is overhypedHardly any day passes by without reports reminding us that China is well on its path to creating a self-reliant technology industry. While ...
12 Dec, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
The failure of China’s microchip giant tests Beijing’s tech ambitionsTsinghua Unigroup’s flagging financial fortunes are an uncomfortable failure for Chinese officials, who sought to use state-guided funds an...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
China stocks end higher on materials, machinery boost; post weekly gainThe blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.31%, with its material sector sub-index jumping 2.14% and the industrial sector sub-index gaining 1.36%.
20 Nov, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Surprise defaults may slow global stampede into China bondsState-owned miner Yongcheng Coal and Electricity Holding Group surprised investors and sparked a regulatory probe by defaulting this week o...
13 Nov, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
White Knights rescuing damsels in distress live in fairy tales, not in ChinaChina Inc. is probably feeling the same way — too many damsels in distress and not enough white knights to go around. More likely than not,...
22 Jul, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
The $15 billion reason why Asia bond defaults could riseGS forecasts a 3 per cent default rate next year for Asia high-yield corporate bonds.
20 Nov, 2019, 02.56 PM IST
US panel wants to ban China from snapping up American firmsThe US-China Economic and Security Review Commission wants the United States to block Chinese state-owned companies from carrying out takeo...
17 Nov, 2016, 07.04 PM IST
Bendable screens, virtual reality and moonshots: What all to expect in 2016 from Asia in technologySlick videos show that a plastic tablet-sized display can fold into a phone before getting tucked back into a shirt pocket.
24 Dec, 2015, 06.22 AM IST
China's Tsinghua Unigroup to invest $47 billion to build chip empireTsinghua Unigroup Ltd plans to invest 300 billion yuan ($47 billion) over the next five years to build the world's third-biggest chipmaker.
16 Nov, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Here's how Wall Street is thinking about the first rate hike now that it's coming this yearThis hike has the potential to impact everything from student and auto loans to the timing of M&A and activist investor campaigns.
15 Jul, 2015, 01.44 PM IST