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Huawei founder praises US tech after Biden inauguration

Editorial Bureau January 22, 2021

SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said in remarks made public on Friday that the United States remains a “beacon of technology” to be emulated and China’s Huawei Technology should take into consideration cutting products after US actions against it.

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Chinese phone maker Honor teams up with key chip suppliers post Huawei split

Editorial Bureau January 22, 2021

SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Chinese budget phone maker Honor has joined hands with major chip suppliers such as Intel and Qualcomm after its under-fire parent Huawei Technologies parted ways, it said on Friday. Huawei had sold Honor to a consortium of 30 of the sub-brand’s agents and dealers in November to help retain sourcing components, which […]

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5G network exclusion: Court in Sweden dismisses Huawei’s appeal

Editorial Bureau January 15, 2021

STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) – Chinese firm Huawei’s appeal against its exclusion from Sweden’s 5G network roll-out was dismissed by a court on Friday. This makes way for the 5G spectrum auction slated for next week to proceed as scheduled. The telecoms behemoth earlier this month had appealed against a court decision allowing Swedish telecoms regulator PTS […]

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Huawei files an appeal on Swedish court decision regarding 5G network exclusion

Ren Leen January 7, 2021

STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) – Huawei has appealed a court decision which permits Swedish telecoms regulator PTS to start 5G spectrum auctions again, as it makes plans to exclude the Chinese telecom equipment maker from the country’s 5G networks. A Swedish court on Dec. 16 backed an appeal by PTS against a ruling to stop the auctions, […]

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Tencent games brought back on Huawei app store

Editorial Bureau January 1, 2021

HONG KONG/BEIJING (CHINA) – Tencent’s online games were removed and then reinstated on Huawei’s app store on Friday in a dispute over revenue sharing by the Chinese companies. Huawei was insisting on a 50% cut of Tencent’s game sales on the app store and the Tencent games were removed because the companies had been unable […]

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US lawmakers will fund $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei, ZTE, as per sources

Editorial Bureau December 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) -US lawmakers will back $1.9 billion to fund a programme to remove telecom network equipment that the US government says poses national security risks as part of a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, two sources briefed on the matter said on Sunday. Lawmakers will also back $3.2 billion for an emergency broadband benefit […]

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Griezmann brings his commercial relationship with Huawei to an end

Ren Leen December 10, 2020

BARCELONA (SPAIN) – France and Barcelona footballer Antoine Griezmann, who has been an ambassador for tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, has cut commercial ties with the company, citing China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims. “I announce that I am putting an end immediately to my partnership linking me with this company,” Griezmann, a 2018 World

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Huawei case: US prosecutors in talks with Meng in bid to drop criminal charges

Editorial Bureau December 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Prosecutors in the US are negotiating a deal with lawyers of Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou in a bid to resolved criminal charges that she faces. This could end the case which led to straining of relations between China, the US and Canada. According to a source, talks between the lawyers and […]

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Huawei founder calls Honor subbrand to turn competitor after parting ways

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2020

SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei called on employees of its departing Honor subbrand to strive to surpass its parent in a farewell speech as the tech giant sells the budget brand to keep its sanction-hobbled supply chains alive. Huawei Technologies said earlier this month it would sell Honor to a new entity called […]

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Huawei lawyers ask if Canadian border agent had reasonable grounds to issue warrant to CFO

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2020

VANCOUVER (CANADA) – A Canadian border official who was part of the interrogation of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou testified on Friday there were no reasonable grounds to believe she should have been denied entry to the country, adding that he felt the border agency’s warrant to detain her was still justified. Huawei lawyers […]