The New Zealand government has called for Google to take more responsibility over its news content after the internet search engine behemoth broke a court order that suppressed the naming of a man that has been charged with the murder of a British backpacker.
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Japanese government bans Huawei and ZTE products
ExpiredThe Japanese government has announced that it will ban telecommunications equipment manufactured by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE amidst fears about cybersecurity.
Diplomatic tensions reach boiling point as third Canadian detained in Beijing
ExpiredThe diplomatic relations between China and Canada have deteriorated further following the detainment of a third Canadian citizen in Beijing.
Canada, long known for protecting human rights, violates them now in the worst incident in the history of the country and the ICT industry
ExpiredThe recent arrest of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has raised doubts over the recent trade truce agreed by US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and has confirmed that Huawei has been under attack in an increasing number of countries for political reasons that Canada refused to admit.
Disappointing debut for Japanese giant’s mobile unit
ExpiredShares in Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank's mobile unit traded well below its IPO price in a disappointing debut on the Tokyo stock market despite raising a record amount.
China Mobile partners with Nokia to launch 5G hybrid indoor radio solution
ExpiredNokia and China Mobile Research Institute today launched the industry's first hybrid indoor radio solution with location services to meet 5G connectivity demands inside busy large buildings such as business campuses and shopping malls. The jointly developed 5G hybrid distributed indoor system is aimed at lowering operators' deployment costs.
Huawei chairman defends security record and calls on governments to produce evidence
ExpiredHuawei’s rotating chairman Ken Hu has pleaded with the governments of countries who have banned the Chinese telecommunications behemoth from becoming involved in the rollout of 5G networks, to produce evidence that implicates Huawei as a serious security threat.
Trade war between US and China deteriorates further as Huawei CFO arrested in Canada
ExpiredThe CFO at Chinese telecommunications behemoth Huawei has been arrested and detained in Canada, in a move that has been met with vehement criticism amongst authorities in Beijing, who have called for her immediate release.
Chinese media describes US treatment of Huawei as ‘despicable’
ExpiredChinese media outlets have launched a scathing attack on the United States for its role in the arrest and subsequent detainment of Huawei’s CFO in Vancouver earlier this week.
ZTE’s shares surge as trade tensions between US and China eases
ExpiredChinese telecommunications vendor ZTE has seen its shares rocket on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington show signs of easing.