Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday the company is restricting travel in China as the coronavirus continues to spread.
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Huawei is the world's top 5G phone vendor, analyst says
Global 5G phone shipments hit 19 million last year, according to Strategy Analytics.
Read More »‘Bad timing’: industry experts pan expanded fast-track immigration scheme by Hong Kong government to lure tech talent
Lawmaker Charles Mok bemoans city’s battered global image amid protest violence and coronavirus outbreak, while experts say plan could be more beneficial if extended to other industries
Read More »Wuhan coronavirus: tech firms including Alibaba, Tencent donate US$432 million to boost frontline efforts in Hubei province
Alibaba tops the list and has offered 1 billion yuan for purchase of medical materials. Donations, free services are positive publicity for these big companies, analyst says
Read More »The Trump Administration Just Declared Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency In The US
"We still have a low risk to the American public. But we want to keep it at a low risk," said NIAID director Anthony Fauci.
Read More »The Perfect Storm of Economic Risks on Hong Kong’s Horizon
In 2019 there was the escalating U.S.-China trade war, which squeezed exports. Then came violent protests beginning mid-year, with street-fighting between police and protesters driving away tourists and shoppers, hurting the services ind...
Read More »10 tips to keep you healthy on a plane amid spread of China coronavirus, flu and colds
Winter travel is always slightly risky when it comes to physical well-being, but the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan is an added worry
Read More »Newborn among 24,500 coronavirus cases as death toll nears 500
News comes as Hong Kong says it will quarantine all people coming from mainland China
Read More »China’s smartphone giants sending smaller contingent to world’s biggest mobile show amid coronavirus crisis
Companies like Huawei and Oppo have scaled back the size of staff taking part in MWC Barcelona this year. Employees from some of the major Chinese smartphone brands are being sent to Spain nearly three weeks ahead of the event
Read More »Coronavirus: AI firms deploy fever detection systems in Beijing to fight outbreak
Megvii and Baidu have rolled out advanced temperature screening systems in major Beijing railway stations. National AI champions are taking the lead in Beijing’s latest initiative against the coronavirus outbreak
Read More »Switch being made to working from home
The first Foreign Ministry news conference after the Spring Festival vacation was not held in the blue hall, as is often the venue, but via a WeChat group involving over 200 journalists.
Read More »Can the Chinese economy weather the storm of 2019-nCoV outbreak?
Chinese stock markets witnessed sharp falls Monday as they reopened following the end of the Lunar New Year break, reflecting the widespread concern on the negative impact the coronavirus outbreak is having on the country's economy.
Read More »Hong Kong researchers unveil device that can detect coronavirus infections quicker than ever
Scientists say the testing kit is cost-effective and portable, and has already been put to use in mainland China. Now they are working on getting the device onto the Hong Kong market
Read More »'Crisis mode': Coronavirus disrupts the heart of electronics manufacturing in China
Factories in China, the center of the electronics industry’s supply chain, are expected to reopen on Monday after being closed for an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Read More »Coronavirus: Amazon pulls out of major tech show
Amazon is the latest major company to pull out of one of the world's largest tech shows because of risks posed by coronavirus.
Read More »As no great new technology since iPhone 7 anyway, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn to make masks
Electronics giant Foxconn, maker of the Apple iPhone, is taking the unusual step of switching part of its production to making surgical masks, as iPhone is so much behind it's competitors and have nothing exciting to offer to new users.
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