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Outbreak impact: China's domestic market
Consumer confidence and demand in China have been severely hit by Covid-19
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Wednesday 13 May 2020
Xiaomi enhancing presence in overseas smartphone markets
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Xiaomi has continued to make gains in smartphone markets outside China, reducing its reliance on the domestic market to sustain its smartphone business,...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
China counting on 5G to reignite growth engine
The Chinese government has pushed its local factories to resume production and rolled out relief measures to help industries hit by the coronavirus disease, with a heavy emphasis...
Wednesday 18 March 2020
China logistics sector recovering from coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak's impact on China's logistics system is easing, enabling stable shipments via China's online channels, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 17 March 2020
China keen to boost consumption
China is not just accelerating the resumption of manufacturing to prevent its economy from being stalled further by the coronavirus pandemic; it is also keen to boost local consump...
Thursday 12 March 2020
China-based Suning trialing unmanned last-mile delivery
China-based Suning Holdings is trialing unmanned last-mile delivery of online purchased merchandise items to buyers in place of conventional delivery by couriers to avoid possible...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
China handset shipments fall over 50% in February
Handset shipments in the China market fell 56% on year to 6.384 million units in February 2020, as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for mobile devices, according to data compiled...
Friday 21 February 2020
MediaTek to see 2020 growth constrained
The coronavirus epidemic has cast a shadow over MediaTek's competitiveness in the 5G SoC market this year, as China is the chipmaker's largest market, according to market observers...
Friday 21 February 2020
China handset inventory hits 60 million units
Stockpiles of handset inventory in China's distribution channels are now estimated at nearly 60 million units, which may take at least two months to clear out and force handset brands...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Apple warns iPhone supply shortage will cripple sales
Apple has warned that it may not meet the revenue guidance it provided last month, as the coronavirus outbreak is expected to result in iPhone supply shortages and weak sales of its...
Monday 17 February 2020
More handset brands to launch new models online
More handset brands are likely to follow in the step of Xiaomi to unveil their models for the first half of 2020 through online-only events after GSMA decided to cancel this year's...
Monday 17 February 2020
5G phone shipments projections cut
Growing concerns that sales of 5G-enabled phones will be lower than expected in the first quarter of 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak will work to further dampen the prospects of...
Friday 14 February 2020
Digitimes Research examines health of four major ICT sectors in China amid outbreak
IC design houses in Taiwan and China will see the coronavirus outbreak impact their revenues for the first quarter of 2020, and foundry and backend houses may take clearer hits starting...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Acer, Asustek revenues under pressure
China's coronavirus outbreak is expected to negatively affect revenues for Acer and Asustek Computer in the first half of 2020 as both firms have major portions of their sales from...
Monday 10 February 2020
PC and server suppliers see sales hit by coronavirus outbreak
China's coronavirus outbreak has significantly undermined local PC and server demand and is expected to affect related upstream suppliers' performances, as PC sales from China account...
Monday 10 February 2020
PCB makers confident about stable shipments for 5G infrastructure
Taiwan PCB supply chain is confident that shipments for 5G infrastructure applications in China will remain stable and the coronavirus impact on their operations will be relatively...