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Xiaomi Corp on Tuesday reported a 27per cent jump in December-quarter revenue, its fourth consecutive quarter of growth, and above analyst expectations, in spite a weak outlook for the global smartphone sector.

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday pushed back legislation that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come pre-installed with Russian software, by six months until January 1, 2021, the TASS news agency reported. The bill, which won approval from Russia's lower house ...

Japan Display said on Tuesday it has finalised a deal to raise US$200 million from "an overseas customer," which sources have said is Apple.

British chemical company Ineos said on Tuesday it will build a third hand sanitizer plant in France in 10 days to help with a European shortage.

A survey of Line Corp's chat app users in Tokyo and neighbouring prefectures in partnership with Japan's health ministry found 7.1 per cent of respondents in the capital reporting at least one of the symptoms of the coronavirus.

SHENZHEN, China: China's Huawei Technologies reported its smallest annual profit increase in three years, hurt by weak overseas sales amid an intensifying U.S. campaign to restrict its global expansion due to security concerns. Net profit for 2019 came in at 62.7 billion yuan (US$8.9 billion), up ...

SINGAPORE: As consumers turn to online shopping following the COVID-19 outbreak, many are finding it difficult to secure the delivery of groceries and other daily essentials through online supermarket platforms.  One shopper, Ms Tasha Abdul Mutalib, said that for more than a week, she has been ...

A famous video of madcap mayhem in a home office suddenly has new resonance. Yet with the laughs, expect a long grind, says Robert E Kelly.

Volkswagen expects vehicle sales in China, the world's largest car market, to quadruple in March, it said, pointing to a recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.

The longstanding stereotype of Japan's office-bound "salaryman" is being tested as companies cautiously embrace working from home in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus.