The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Decision to base plant in Guadalajara shows ‘nearshoring’ of supply chains away from China
The stakes for the parent group riding on Sharp’s new electric minivan may not make for a comfortable ride
Adding new industries beyond the company’s core consumer electronics activities will help margins
Great industrialists once sought to combine improved productivity with new model towns
Executives hope staff will be willing to live on site at factories seeking tens of thousands of employees
Four years after Tang Mingfang called out the injustices he witnessed at a Foxconn factory in China, nothing has changed — except for him
Apple supplier prepares ‘for all possible cases’ as Terry Gou runs in Taiwan
Foxconn founder Terry Gou tests his long relationship with Beijing as geopolitics reshapes supply chains
Lai Ching-te hits back at Beijing’s investigation of Apple supplier ahead of election
Historically, such investigations have foreshadowed broader crackdowns
Tax authorities said to have inspected a number of the Apple supplier’s sites in provinces
Collaboration announcement comes a day after US tightens rules on chip sales to China
Terry Gou still largest shareholder of world’s biggest iPhone maker
Crucial election thrown into uncertainty as businessman seeks to forge opposition alliance
Apple supplier still relies on Chinese plants for 75% of global operations
Chinese contract manufacturer is sole assembler of Vision Pro mixed-reality headset
Has a botched stock split gifted Foxconn a majority stake in bankrupt EV startup Lordstown Motors?
Start-up is one of several companies that burnt through cash raised via special purpose acquisition companies
With smartphone sales slowing, the Taiwan group is moving on to the next big thing
Apple’s largest manufacturer says demand for servers needed to run ChatGPT-like services will double this year
IPhonemaker threatens to use majority stake to force management changes at Japanese displaymaker
Is the tech behemoth trapped? The FT’s Patrick McGee explains
