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US in criminal probe of China's Huawei: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 17 07:55 AM

US authorities are in "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a published report said Wednesday. Read more »

Huawei founder says firm does not spy for China

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 16 07:56 AM

Huawei's founder on Tuesday rejected claims his company is used by the Chinese government to spy and said he missed his daughter, who is being held in Canada. Read more »

China warns state firms to avoid travel to U.S. - Bloomberg

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 05:50 PM

China has asked some of the state-run companies to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies, and to take extra care to protect their devices if they need to travel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Poland 'must pay' for Huawei arrest: Chinese state-run daily

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:45 PM

Last week's detention of Wang Weijing in Poland follows the December arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer in Canada, and US efforts to blacklist the company internationally over security concerns. Read more »

Calls for Huawei boycott get mixed response in Europe

Erwan Lucas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 11:38 AM

Europe is giving US-led calls for a boycott of Huawei 5G telecoms equipment a mixed reception, with some governments untroubled by spy suspicions against the Chinese giant, but others backing a ban. Read more »

China's Huawei fires employee detained in Poland

Eva Xiao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 08:37 AM

Huawei said Saturday it has fired a Chinese employee who was arrested in Poland on espionage allegations, as China's telecom giant distanced itself from the case amid Western concerns that it could act as a proxy for Chinese security services. Read more »

China’s Huawei fires employee detained in Poland

Eva Xiao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:56 PM

China's telecom giant distanced itself from the case amid Western concerns that it could act as a proxy for Chinese security services. Read more »

Huawei Canada exec leaves post as scrutiny of company grows

Jim Finkle and David Ljunggren, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:26 AM

One of Huawei Canada's top executives on Friday disclosed he was leaving his post after more than 7 years with the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, which is facing heightened scrutiny over security issues from Canada and its allies. Read more »

Norway considering whether to exclude China's Huawei from building 5G network

Gwladys Fouche, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 05:28 PM

OSLO - Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and James Pomfret, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 02:35 PM

US authorities allege CFO Meng Wanzhou deceived international banks into clearing transactions with Iran by claiming the two companies were independent of Huawei, when in fact Huawei controlled them. Read more »

Samsung flags profit slump as Chinese rivals rise

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:21 AM

Samsung, the world's top maker of smartphones and memory chips, has enjoyed record profits in recent years despite a series of setbacks, including a humiliating recall and the jailing of its de facto chief. Read more »

The benefits of innovation and creativity in the workplace

Huawei Philippines
Posted at Jan 07 04:39 PM

An environment that encourages innovation can yield products or services that can enact great change, and set the standards for the future. There is a lesson to be learned on how a company took this lesson to heart. Read more »

China's Huawei punishes employees for New Year tweet using iPhone

Sijia Jiang, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 01:57 PM

Huawei on New Year's Day wished followers a "Happy #2019" in a tweet marked sent "via Twitter for iPhone."   Read more »

Canada says 13 citizens detained in China since Huawei CFO arrest

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 11:40 AM

Canada said on Thursday that 13 of its citizens have been detained in China since Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested last month in Vancouver at the request of the United States. Read more »

Review: Honor 10 is a very strong midrange contender

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 10:17 PM

The Honor 10 is a great looking midrange phone with above average cameras and top-of-the-line hardware specs. Read more »

De Lima seeks probe into P20-billion PH-China security cameras deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 04:20 PM

MANILA - Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has sought a Senate inquiry into a P20-billion loan agreement between China and the Philippines for the acquisition of security cameras, citing the need to protect national security and privacy of Filipinos. Read more »

White House considers new year executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases

David Shepardson and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 05:18 PM

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, 3 sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Read more »

Huawei treats fans with a Christmas treat by making snow possible

Huawei Mobile Philippines
Updated as of Dec 27 02:56 PM

Huawei Philippines recently staged a snow show as a Christmas treat for fans of the smartphone brand, to the delight of children and adults alike. Read more »

Shenzhen, China's reform pioneer, leads tech revolution

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 08:33 AM

Shenzhen is again at the heart of a new policy aimed at turning China into a hi-tech innovator and shed its reputation as an assembly line for foreign companies or -- worse -- an imitator. Read more »

2018 Yearender: Mobile Technology - Smartphone wars

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 06:17 PM

Here are the trends that defined smartphones in 2018, and hinted at what's in store for the tech faithful next year. Read more »