Electronics
Huawei trifold phone's resale frenzy cools shortly after launch
Slumping consumer sentiment, talk of increased supply depress Mate XT street prices
Artificial intelligence
Singtel launches AI cloud service, aims to reduce entry barriers
Telco to help automate car factories, healthcare and governments
Politics
People's Party revives anti-monopoly measures in Thai parliament
Opposition's signature liquor liberalization bill co-opted by ruling coalition
Business deals
Bain to buy Japan's largest smartphone retailer for $980m
Sumitomo Corp. and Hikari Tsushin to sell T-Gaia stakes
Opinion
Pakistan's throttling of the internet threatens to tear nation apart
Even with $7bn IMF loan, transparency is needed -- not censorship
Middle East crisis
Japan's Icom 'cannot confirm' authenticity of devices in Lebanon blasts
Reuters says images show 'ICOM' and 'made in Japan' labels
Electronics
Huawei trifold phones being flipped for $7,000 even before release
Limited availability causes prices to soar on online marketplaces
Telecommunication
Japan set to provide aid for South Pacific telecom infrastructure
NTT expected to play role in region that is nerve center for undersea communications
Telecommunication
Singtel pushes data centers, IT as mobile business matures
Shares at 4-year high as region's largest telecom company seeks growth
Telecommunication
Huawei tri-fold phone receives orders from 1.3 million fans in 7 hours
Mate XT to be unveiled soon after the iPhone 16 launch next week
Telecommunication
Pakistan installs firewall in censorship drive, hitting businesses
Critics say move curbs freedoms, but government claims national security at risk
Telecommunication
Thai telecom AIS branches out into cloud, renewables
Partnership with Oracle part of diversification strategy as rivals get bigger
Technology
Japan wants more rural data centers, and light-based networks may help
Government to provide aid for fast, energy-saving optical technology
Telecommunication
NTT and Chunghwa Telecom launch all-optical link between Japan, Taiwan
First international connection using the Japanese company's next-gen tech
Technology
Hitachi and Singtel deepen AI data center collaboration
Partners to combine strengths to improve efficiency
Telecommunication
China Telecom, China Mobile hike dividends under Beijing pressure
Payout ratios to go beyond 75% for state-owned telecos as need to invest recedes
Technology
India's Bharti Enterprises to become largest BT shareholder
Conglomerate to buy 24.5% stake from telecom and media company Altice
Business deals
Rakuten Mobile to raise up to $2bn from Macquarie-led consortium
Asset sale and leaseback aims to diversify funding for recovering wireless business
China up close
Analysis: Xi Jinping's draft internet ID law sparks '1984' fears
Online criticism goes viral, then disappears on eve of Beidaihe meeting
Companies
Japan's NTT Docomo to enter Vietnam outdoor digital advertising
Mobile carrier hopes to use country as steppingstone for rest of Southeast Asia
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar regime uses Chinese tech to surveil internet users, report says
VPN ban worsens repression and further sours the country's business environment
Telecommunication
Japan plans support for Philippine 5G network to counter China tech
Installation of base stations expected to start as early as this summer
Telecommunication
Elon Musk's Starlink under fire from Indonesian telecom sector
Industry group calls for government freeze on sale of company's services
Technology
NTT Docomo to launch airborne telecom base stations in 2026
Japan's top wireless carrier leads $100m funding round for Airbus-owned supplier
Technology
Singapore aims to boost data center capacity 35%
City-state seeks energy-efficient facilities for sustainable growth