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Foxconn adds an extra 50,000 workers for iPhone 16 assembly
Major Apple assembler Foxconn has hired around 50,000 new workers in “iPhone City,” its Zhengzhou factory in China, local media including…
Shipments of foreign phones in China, including Apple’s iPhone, rise 10.9% in June
Sales of foreign-brand smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, in China continued to rise in June but at a slower pace compared to previous…
Apple ships 9.7 million iPhones in China in Q224 for 14% market share – Canalys
Canalys estimates that Apple shipped 9.7 million iPhones in China during Q224, taking a 14% share of China’s smartphone market…
Lawyers want $122.5 million of $490 settlement of case alleging Apple CEO Tim Cook defrauded shareholders
Attorneys from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Labaton Keller Sucharow who secured a $490 million settlement for Apple investors…
In China, the App Store is censored; Apple should expose exactly how – WaPo
A new report by internet freedom advocates exposes limited app availability in China’s App Store, likely due to government censorship…
Microsoft orders employees in China to upgrade from Android Phones to real iPhones
Microsoft has informed employees in China that, starting in September, they’ll only be able to use real iPhones for work, killing Android…
Apple seeks to remove ‘dominance’ from App Store antitrust ruling it won in China
In a surprising move, Apple is asking a Chinese court to modify its written decision in an antitrust lawsuit Apple itself won. This request…
Apple Vision Pro costs 18% more in China than in America
The Apple Vision Pro spatial computer is now available in China with a retail price 18% higher than in America, Apple’s home country.…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple Vision Pro on Friday arrived in Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Vision Pro seamlessly…
Apple’s China iPhone shipments up 40% in May
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rose 40% in May. iPhone shipments began bouncing back around March, and surging more than…
Apple seeks to cut number of iPhone assembly workers by half
Apple is reportedly telling its iPhone assemblers to replace up to 50% of their employees with automation within the next few years…
Apple looks for Chinese partner for Apple Intelligence
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other Western AI models aren’t available in China, and that is prompting Apple to look for a Chinese partner to…
Apple’s AI push faces daunting challenges in China
Apple Intelligence is Apple’s method of bringing artificial intelligence to its devices, but CCP-controlled China’s stringent rules on AI…
Apple Vision Pro pre-orders begin in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in new countries and regions beginning June 28th
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple are bigger than China’s stock market
Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. combined are now worth more than China’s stock market. The three companies…
After slashing iPhone prices in China, Apple’s sales are bouncing back strongly
Apple’s iPhone sales in China are surging again, fueled by aggressive price cuts that are tempting budget-conscious consumers in the…
Apple’s iPhone sales in China surged 52% YoY in April
According to data from a research firm affiliated the Chinese government, Apple’s smartphone shipments in China rose 52% in April…
If China invades Taiwan, ASML and TSMC can disable chip machines remotely
TMSC and its Dutch chip machine supplier ASML have made joint plans to remotely disable the machines in the event of an invasion…
Apple slashes iPhone 15 prices in China to combat Huawei
Apple has slashed prices on iPhone 15 models in mainland China, in a move to increase sales in the world’s biggest smartphone…
Apple Vision Pro set to launch internationally as regulators approve the spatial computer for sale in China
The Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories…
Huawei mimics Apple retail stores to peddle its iPhone knockoffs in China
Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening stores in China, with some nearby to the Apple retail stores…
Apple iPhone shipments in China surged 12% in March
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China increased by 12% in March, according to data from a Chinese government-affiliated research firm…
Apple fortifies supply chain in China while increasing presence in India and Southeast Asia
In a strategic balancing act, Apple is simultaneously increasing ties in China while also expanding in India and Southeast Asia and India…
Telegram CEO: Apple’s ‘walled garden’ will cause it to lose Chinese iPhone users to Android
Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said Apple’s move last week to remove the messaging app from its China App Store…
Apple’s Q1 iPhone sales plummeted 19.1% YoY in China
China’s smartphone sales grew 1.5% YoY and 4.6% QoQ in Q1 2024, , but Apple’s iPhone sales dropped 19.1% YoY in Q1 as…
Apple plans to spend more in Socialist Republic of Vietnam as it looks beyond China
As Apple and other global tech firms to look beyond China to secure their supply chains, cut costs, and open up new markets, Apple is…
Apple pulls Threads, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from App Store in China after CCP order
Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ Threads and WhatsApp apps from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so…
Maxim Group issues ‘Hold’ on Apple stock, cites over-dependence on China
Maxim Group on Wednesday initiated coverage of Apple (AAPL) with a “Hold” rating and $178 price target. Apple is too dependent on China…
Apple CEO Cook’s visit to Indonesia is all about China
Apple will consider building an assembly facility in Indonesia, CEO Tim Cook said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo, who…
Apple doubles iPhone assembly in India in shift away from China
Apple assembled $14 billion of iPhones in India last year, doubling production as it finally makesa concerted push to diversify beyond China…
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC wins $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy for Arizona chip production
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC has been awarded a $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy and up to $5 billion in low-cost government loans for Arizona chip…
Tim Cook’s outdated China playbook may bite Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent all-smiles charm offensive in China is the latest in a long parade of Western business leaders in recent…
Can Apple and AI make Baidu cool again?
China’s search leader Baidu has long been viewed as an also-ran, but an Apple deal for AI alongside shifting political and technological…
iPhone shipments in China plummeted 33% in February
Apple, the only major foreign player in China’s smartphone market, saw its iPhone shipments plummet 33% in February, according to…
Apple could double down on China market – analyst
Apple could double down on the China smartphone market amid declining iPhone sales and increasing competition in the country…
Apple’s iPhone production is stable – TD Cowen
Apple’s iPhone builds continue to hold steady “despite anecdotes of weaker China demand,” according to TD Cowen analysts’ forecasts…
Baidu reportedly set to become Apple’s generative AI model provider in China
Chinese state media reported Baidu was set to become Apple’s local generative AI model provider for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and other devices…
Apple CEO Cook to dine with Xi Jinping in China this week
CEOs of 100 or so multinational giants such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has plans to dine with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping…
Apple Vision Pro will be released in China this year – CEO Cook
Apple Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Sunday, according to Chinese state…
China relaxes cross-border data rules after concern from foreign businesses
Ahead of a a high-profile business forum in Beijing which Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending, China has relaxed rules governing cross-border…
