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JAPAN

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

INDIA

Canalys Analyst Jessica Kwee says that India is the fastest-growing smartphone market globally and is already third in terms of users after China and the USA. Image: Canalys

Smartphone makers seek growth in India

8 Sep 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung says it investigated allegations that one of its suppliers, HEG Electronics used underage labour and student workers in its manufacturing plants and found no evidence to support the claim. Image: .

Samsung denies using child labour

1 Sep 2014

INDIA

The LeChai shoes and inner-soles that link to a mobile phone via Bluetooth to provide directions using Google Maps. The shoe vibrates to indicate in which direction the wearer should go. Image:

Shoes that show you where you're going

1 Sep 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung's new Gear S smartphone that receives and makes calls without being tethered to a mobile phone. Image:

Samsung, LG making new smartwatches

29 Aug 2014

INDIA

Intex's $33 smartphone that uses the Firefox operating system is India's cheapest device and the manufacturers say they expect to sell 500,000 devices in the first three months. Image:

Intex smartphone costs just $33

28 Aug 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Founder and Chief Executive of SmartThings has sold his start-up to Samsung as the South Korean company tries to expand away from its reliance on the smartphone market for profits. Image:

Samsung buys US firm SmartThings

18 Aug 2014

INDIA

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to transform the country into a digital, software and manufacturing hub and connect every village in India to a broaband Internet connection. Image:

India is no longer a land of 'snake charmers and black magic'

18 Aug 2014

CHINA

Li Pumin of the NDRC is planning to "punish" Audi and Chrysler for "monopoly actions" in China, particularly with regard to parts supplies. Image:

China punishes Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

7 Aug 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

QATAR

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

JAPAN

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung's Tizen smartphone's release has been delayed to improve the Tizen ecosystem for other devices. Image:

Tizen smartwatch launch delayed

29 Jul 2014

CHINA

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's new PlayStation 4 went head-to-head at the Ani-Com show in Hong Kong. Image:

PlayStation, Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

28 Jul 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Sales of the LG G3 smartphones have helped boost the company's profits by 165% in the second quarter. Image:

LG's profits up 165% in second quarter

25 Jul 2014

TAIWAN

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

SOUTH KOREA

LG's new G Watch is also available for pre-order. Image:

Smartwatches from Samsung, LG

27 Jun 2014

JAPAN

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

JAPAN

Nissan's new e-NV200 electric van comes with up to seven seats and has a range of 190km. Image:

Nissan new e-NV200 electric car

10 Jun 2014

TAIWAN

CNET's Nic Healey says the new HTC One M8 is an exceptionally versatile phone. Image: CNET

HTC pins its hopes on M8 to make money

9 Jun 2014

TAIWAN

AiQ has made a lycra T-shirt interwoven with stainless steel fibres to monitor the body's vital signs. Image: Computex

Smartwear may make people healthier

6 Jun 2014

TAIWAN

Renee James says PCs are here to stay even though they may be losing some ground to smartphones and tables. Image: Intel

Intel backs the long-term survival of PCs

4 Jun 2014

TAIWAN

Asus Chief, Jonney Shih has unveiled a five-in-one device that is a laptop, mobile phone and tablet with Windows and Android operating systems. Image:

Asus launches new 'five-mode' hybrid laptop

3 Jun 2014

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung's D J Lee says the new Tizen operating system provides faster web browsing than the previous Android operating system. Image:

New Samsung phone marks break from Android

3 Jun 2014

QATAR

IATA's Tony Tyler says that airline profits are improving but and airline only makes about US$6 per passenger carried. Image:

IATA predicts airline profits of US$18bn this year

3 Jun 2014

TAIWAN

Acer's Stan Shih is turning to software solutions in the hope or returning the company to profitability. Image:

Acer launches software 'cloud' service drive

30 May 2014

JAPAN

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

CHINA

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

JAPAN

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

JAPAN

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

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