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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2018
China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences
China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd's chief financial officer, calling the case "extremely nasty."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2018
Why Huawei should worry America
Be more concerned about the company's possible involvement in espionage than its alleged violations of sanctions against Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 7, 2018
Japan to exclude Huawei and ZTE from public procurement: source
The move comes amid concerns about security breaches that have led the United States and other countries to ban them from supplying infrastructure products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2018
U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations linked to Iran sanctions-busting, sources say
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to people familiar with the probe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2018
'Shocking' Huawei arrest threatens to upend Trump-Xi trade truce
On the same day Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping struck a truce in the U.S.-Chinese trade war in Argentina, Canadian authorities made an arrest that now threatens to make the conflict much worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 4, 2018
Spy boss says U.K. must decide if Huawei is suitable for 5G network
Alex Younger, head of the U.K.'s foreign intelligence agency MI6, said Theresa May's government must decide if Chinese-owned Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. should be barred from running fifth-generation telecom networks in Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2018
Fearing 'back doors' for Beijing, some German officials push to exclude Chinese firms from building 5G infrastructure
Senior German officials are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building Germany's 5G infrastructure, concerned that it could compromise national security.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018
Australia bans Huawei, ZTE from working on 5G networks
Australia banned China's Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from supplying next-generation wireless equipment to the nation's telecom operators, the latest blow in an escalating global battle over network security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
U.S. House passes $716 billion defense bill targeting Chinese investments, tech
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $716 billion defense authorization bill that aims to rein in China's investments in the United States and prohibits the U.S. government from using technology from major Chinese telecommunications firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2018
Britain plans first foreign takeover rule-tightening in 20 years amid China worries
Britain is planning the biggest change to takeover rules in almost two decades, giving the government new powers to block deals in all sectors of the economy to prevent U.K. companies in sensitive industries from falling into foreign hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018
U.S. lawmakers want Google to rethink links to China's Huawei, seen as security threat
A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Wednesday to reconsider its work with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., which they described as a security threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2018
China's Huawei rebuts Canberra's security concerns amid Sino-Australian tensions
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies refuted Australian claims it poses a security risk, calling the criticism "ill-informed" in an open letter on Monday that threatens to inflame already heightened Sino-Canberra tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2018
Huawei-Samsung Electronics patent case shows Chinese courts' rising clout
A smartphone patent fight between Huawei Technologies and Samsung Electronics could reach a global resolution through a ruling by a Chinese court, a development that reflects the growing attractiveness of China as a quick and effective forum for intellectual property disputes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2018
Following Facebook data-sharing revelation, U.S. senator quizzes Alphabet, Twitter on Huawei relationship
A U.S. senator on Thursday is seeking responses from Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Twitter Inc. on whether the U.S. companies have any data-sharing agreements with Chinese vendors, following a disclosure from Facebook Inc. this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over data sharing with Chinese firms
Facebook Inc. faced criticism Wednesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms.
BUSINESS
May 3, 2018
U.S. considering further restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers ZTE and Huawei
The Trump administration is considering issuing an executive order that would restrict some Chinese companies' ability to sell telecommunications equipment in the United States, two industry officials said, an action likely aimed at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and ZTE Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018
U.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations: Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating if Chinese tech company Huawei violated U.S. sanctions in relation to Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2018
China overtakes Japan in global patent filings, takes aim at U.S.
According to the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization, China will likely overtake long-standing leader the United States as the world's largest patent applicant within three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016
Huawei to enter Japan's laptop market
The Japanese unit of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. will enter the Japanese laptop market, starting with its hybrid Huawei MateBook laptop on July 15.

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