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  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Japan’s biggest chipmakers from Toshiba to Sony brace for engineer shortage

    Industry body says 35,000 engineers needed within 10 years to revive country’s semiconductor sector

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple to shift some iPad production to Vietnam amid China supply chain woes

    US tech group asks suppliers to build up extra inventory as contingency plan

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    LexApple Inc
    Apple iPads: Vietnamese switch will fortify a vulnerable supply chain Premium content

    Shift away from China will protect tech company against political interference

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains anxiety

    Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended beyond China’s biggest city

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Special ReportInvesting in Mauritius
    Mauritius drives to diversify as manufacturing stalls

    Much of island’s economic success was built on textiles but rising labour costs underline need for high-tech products

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Chipmakers face two-year shortage of critical equipment

    Intel admits expansion to be restricted as it works with ASML to boost capacity

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Help wanted: tech firms in Vietnam seek Chinese speakers

    Apple suppliers and other businesses fleeing China-US tension hire bilingual talent

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    News in-depthSupply chains
    China lockdowns create latest supply chain shock to global tech

    Foxconn warns of revenue contraction, while tech company says transport between Hong Kong and mainland in ‘semi-meltdown’

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China locks down Shenzhen as it battles biggest Covid surge since start of pandemic

    Tech and manufacturing hub of 17.5mn people placed under lockdown

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    LexJapanese business & finance
    Toyota: cyber attack lames lean manufacturing exemplar Premium content

    Carmaker’s just-in-time system highlights Japanese businesses’ vulnerability to growing threat

  • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
    Chinese economy
    Chinese manufacturing slows as zero-Covid compounds property turmoil

    Beijing’s economic planners confronted with unemployment and inflationary pressures

  • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
    News in-depthSupply chains
    China’s zero-Covid policy challenges manufacturers and supply chains

    Lockdowns and restrictions risk causing greater disruption than during earlier waves of the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 28 December, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s Luxshare builds iPhone megaplant to challenge Foxconn

    Chinese assembler makes aggressive bid to expand in Apple supply chain

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Lego
    Lego to invest $1bn in new Vietnam factory

    World’s largest toymaker focuses on local manufacturing to build resilient supply chain

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Vietnam
    Vietnam’s supply chains struggle to shake off Covid impact

    Worker shortages and pandemic disruptions persist two months after the end of shutdown

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    Nappy manufacturers shift focus in China from infants to elderly

    Market for adults could exceed that for babies by 2025 as population ages, say analysts

  • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
    Chinese economy
    China manufacturing activity contracts as power shortages bite

    PMI figures indicate weakness across economy buffeted by property slowdown and pandemic

  • Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
    LexKeyence Corp
    Keyence: sensors solve Japan’s factory worker shortage Premium content

    Company will need to prove it can find more countries as keen to buy its products

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota cuts annual production target as pandemic hits supply chains

    World’s largest carmaker disrupted by chip shortages in south-east Asia

  • Sunday, 22 August, 2021
    Vietnam
    Vietnam factories rethink ‘sleepover’ approach to stopping Covid

    Country’s virus woes pose risks for global supplies of sneakers and smartphones

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Automobiles
    Chip shortage deepens supply problems at global carmakers

    Toyota to cut production by 40% in September after Covid hits countries critical to assembly lines

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Just when you thought the chip shortage was over . . . 

    News from the land of the rising sun.

  • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
    Vietnam
    Covid surge in Vietnam hits global supply chains

    Manufacturers for Nike and Adidas forced to close factories as infections rise

  • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
    Semiconductors
    South-east Asia’s Covid surge poses latest blow to global chip supply

    Samsung among those suffering production hit from outbreaks in Vietnam and Malaysia

  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Bicycle parts maker Shimano invests $180m to build Singapore plant

    Demand has increased as consumers favour transport with low risk of Covid-19 transmission

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