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US imposes $300-M penalty on Seagate over Huawei shipments

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 20 03:30 PM

US authorities imposed a $300 million penalty on Seagate Technology, to resolve alleged violations of export controls related to selling hard disk drives to Huawei. Read more »

PH calls off chopper deal with Russia, Lorenzana confirms

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 12:39 AM

The Philippine government has called off a deal to purchase 16 military transport helicopters from Russia due to fears of possible sanctions by the US, former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed. Read more »

US sanctions Putin 'girlfriend,' oligarchs for Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 10:54 AM

The US blacklisted Russian President Vladimir Putin's purported girlfriend and a tycoon in the latest round of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

'Rich also cry': Russia's sanctioned oligarchs lose luxuries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 06:34 PM

In Britain, more than 100 oligarchs and their families have been slapped with restrictions. Read more »

Malaysia to deny port call of Russian tanker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 09:14 PM

A Russian-flagged oil tanker targeted by US sanctions will not be allowed to call at Kuala Linggi port in Malaysia, its government said on Tuesday. Read more »

Chinese drone-maker DJI faces US sanctions

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 06:41 PM

Chinese drone-maker DJI is easily the highest-profile company targeted in a new round of US economic sanctions against companies over China's treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority. Read more »

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:19 PM

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the US government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there. Read more »

Huawei starts selling used phones amid US sanctions

Josh Ye, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 23 01:20 PM

US-blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co is now selling refurbished smartphones and licensing its handset designs to partners amid the company’s ongoing struggles to access advanced semiconductors for manufacturing its various devices. Read more »

China-US relations: Beijing threatens to deal ‘head-on’ blow after latest sanctions vs HK

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 18 09:28 AM

China vowed to deal a “head-on blow” to the United States after it imposed more sanctions on mainland Chinese officials over Hong Kong and warned American companies of the hazards of doing business in the city.   Read more »

US to finalize program to replace Huawei equipment in networks

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 14 12:42 PM

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural US carriers for removing equipment from Huawei and ZTE Corp. Read more »

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

Reuters
Posted at May 25 02:01 PM

China's Huawei Technologies said it will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business.   Read more »

Huawei founder urges software push to counter US sanctions

Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:17 PM

Founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Ren Zhengfei has called on staff at the company to "dare to lead the world" in software as the company seeks growth beyond hardware operations crippled by US sanctions. Read more »

ICC hails 'new phase' with US after Trump sanctions lifted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 07:16 AM

The International Criminal Court on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden's lifting of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the tribunal's prosecutor, saying it signalled a new era of cooperation with Washington. Read more »

Oppo, Xiaomi rise in smartphone rankings, filling the Huawei void left by US sanctions

Iris Deng and Masha Borak, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 09 12:23 PM

Oppo became China’s No. 1 smartphone brand for the first time with 21 percent of the market, according to Counterpoint. Xiaomi and Oppo have benefited the most from Huawei’s decline, precipitated by US sanctions, in China, Europe and Latin America. Read more »

Russia warns West after 'unacceptable' sanctions

Anastasia Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 05:17 AM

Moscow hit back at Western capitals Wednesday for sanctioning senior Russian officials over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, warning its foes "not to play with fire". Read more »

Huawei turns to AI pig farming as Chinese tech giant explores growth areas outside smartphones

Jane Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 19 02:04 PM

Huawei said it is launching an artificial intelligence pig farming project amid ongoing US sanctions that have hammered its smartphone business. Other tech giants, including JD.com, NetEase, and Alibaba, have all sought to bring new tech to pig farming in China, home to half the world’s live hogs Read more »

Biden announces new sanctions against top Myanmar generals after coup

Humeyra Pamuk and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 04:38 AM

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had approved an executive order paving the way for new sanctions on Myanmar military officers and their businesses after the military detained elected leaders and seized power on Feb. 1.   Read more »

Huawei plummets as Apple becomes world’s No 1 smartphone seller on China boost

Iris Deng and Celia Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 30 04:06 AM

Consumers, including many in China, snapped up iPhones in droves in the holiday quarter of 2020. Huawei ceded market share to Apple and others as it struggled to deliver premium handsets under US sanctions.  Read more »

Huawei founder calls for decentralization, focus on profits to survive US trade sanctions

Zhou Xin, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 23 12:58 PM

Huawei Technologies Co. must decentralize its operations, simplify product lines, focus on generating profit, and maintain pay levels for three to five years to survive US trade restrictions, according to a recently published speech from company founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei.   Read more »

US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea 'coercion'

David Shepardson, Alexandra Alper and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 03:37 AM

Washington accuses Beijing of seeking to intimidate other Southeast Asian coastal states such as Vietnam and the Philippines that have competing claims there. Read more »