Apple has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm, according to two people familiar with the matter. The change would affect iPhones released in the fall of 2018, but Apple could still change course before then, these people said. They declined to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss […]
Read moreIndia’s persistent buying of the U.S. dollar to keep its local currency cheap has caught the attention of the U.S. Treasury, increasing the risk that Asia’s third-largest economy could soon face the ill effects of a “currency manipulator” branding. India came under the spotlight after an increase in the “scale and persistence” of its buying […]
Read moreSeoul and Beijing have agreed to work swiftly to get their relations back on track following a year-long standoff over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea which hurt trade and South Korean business interests in China. The installation of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea […]
Read moreSamsung Electronics on Tuesday announced record profits for the third quarter, benefiting from strong demand for memory chips used in mobile devices and servers. While the earnings were in line with guidance the South Korean technology giant provided earlier this month, the focus at its Tuesday board meeting will likely be on finding a replacement […]
Read moreWith inflation in Japan remaining below target despite a recent pick up, the country’s central bank is in no hurry to tighten its monetary policy, analysts said. Even as its peers in the U.S. and Europe begin to wind down stimulus, the Bank of Japan is expected to release a Tuesday statement outlining its decision […]
Read moreThe U.S.–South Korea relationship has been on shaky footing as both nations espouse different views on reigning in a belligerent Pyongyang. At a time of heightened alarm on the Korean Peninsula, President Donald Trump has a chance to strengthen the 67 year-old military alliance when he visits Seoul in a week. His trip will be […]
Read moreSamsung Electronics on Tuesday said income from memory chips helped it book record quarterly profit for the three months through September, as the South Korean tech firm reported earnings that matched its earlier guidance. Operating profit nearly tripled in the third quarter from the same period a year earlier to 14.5 trillion won ($12.91 billion), […]
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