[ad_1] The move, which would entail significant capacity build-up at Apple’s India partners, comes in the backdrop of a US-China trade standoff that threatens the company’s long-standing supply chain balance. China currently accounts for 80% of all iPhone manufacturing for Apple, according to data from market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC), and India has 10% share. Earlier on Friday, a…
[ad_1] Early in 2024, Jayalakshmi got to know of a shoe factory coming up at Eraiyur, 10km away. The factory was looking for women workers. She applied, unsure if she could be recruited—Jayalakshmi had studied till the 9th standard and had no work experience. But the shoe factory welcomed her, giving her a vocational pathway…
[ad_1] It is estimated that a car has some 30,000 parts (counting everything from its engine block to nuts and bolts). The firm that provides a car’s marque (like Dodge or Toyota) manufactures only a fraction of these parts in plants spread around the world. Several intermediate parts like tires, windshields, seats and mirrors, plus…
[ad_1] Zelensky: “I’m not playing cards. I’m very serious, Mr President. I’m very serious.” Trump: “You’re playing cards. You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War III.” Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky that the latter had no cards no fewer than five times in the last 10 minutes of…
[ad_1] In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. This show of military might is a sign of China’s growing confidence as a maritime power. It’s also a signal to…
[ad_1] Trying to force a partnership between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Intel Corp would be a wildly complex ordeal. Already, the reported request of the Trump administration for TSMC to take a controlling stake in Intel’s US factories is facing valid questions about feasibility from all sides. Washington likely won’t support a foreign…
[ad_1] It has only been about a month since Donald Trump took over as US president, but the scale of changes he is bent on ushering in has cast a shadow across the world. There seems to be no geography that is not impacted by his initial steps. In an already volatile strategic landscape, these…
[ad_1] One phone call does not a treaty make, but President Donald Trump’s conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine is worrying Taiwan. China will watch developments for any hint on whether a resolution spells a similar future for the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te’s government should consider what…
[ad_1] If you want to reduce international trade and foreign relations to chest-beating displays of dominance, sooner or later you’re going to end up fighting about steel. Hard, unbending, corrosion-resistant and essential to making macho artefacts like skyscrapers, cars and armaments, the metal is associated with images of strength. US President Donald Trump echoed that…
[ad_1] South Korea’s industry ministry has become the latest government to restrict access to the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, citing security concerns. The ministry issued a temporary ban on employee access to the AI service, urging ministries and agencies to exercise caution when using generative AI technologies like DeepSeek and ChatGPT. This move reflects…
