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Xi’s Vietnam trip aims to ‘screw’ US, Trump complains
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» HANOI - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit that President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States.
Japan's Honda and Nissan scrap merger talks
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday they had scrapped merger talks that would have created the world's third-largest automaker by unit sales.
Foxconn exits $19.4bn chip deal in India
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» TAIPEI" Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn withdrew from a $19.4 billion deal with India's Vedanta to make semiconductors in the South Asian nation owing to "challenging gaps", it announced Tuesday.
iPhone maker Foxconn buys huge site in India
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» BENGALURU, India: Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Indian tech hub Bengaluru, the key Apple supplier said in a filing Tuesday as it looks to diversify production away from China.
Apple opens first India store in market push
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» MUMBAI: Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday, underscoring the United States tech titan's increasing focus on the South Asian nation as a key sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to China.
China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay and conditions.
For political activists, Twitter packs vital punch
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» PARIS: From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups, one whose reach and impact would be difficult to replace.
Violent protests at largest iPhone factory in China
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» BEIJING: Violent protests have broken out around Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in central China, as workers clashed with security personnel over Covid restrictions at the plant.
Protests erupt at largest iPhone factory in China
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating Wednesday on Weibo and Twitter showed.
Apple says iPhone production hit by China Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» BEIJING - Apple said Covid restrictions have "temporarily impacted" production at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China, warning that customers will now face longer wait times ahead of the holiday season.