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'Don't be smug' warns Chinese state media after billion-yuan Foxconn dealapple foxconn china smug11 months ago
Published August 19, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

'Don't be smug' warns Chinese state media after billion-yuan Foxconn deal

"The message came at a time when the world’s second-largest economy has been struggling to invigorate investors both at home and abroad."

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Apple's biggest assembler beefs up hiring for iPhone 16apple foxconn hiring 50K11 months ago
Published August 9, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple's biggest assembler beefs up hiring for iPhone 16

From A. Kim Eun-jin's "Foxconn Hires 50,000 New Workers to Ramp Up iPhone 16 Production in China" posted Friday by Business Korea.

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Apple supplier Foxconn warns of a seasonal drop against a tough compareapple foxconn march profits2 years ago
Published January 5, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple supplier Foxconn warns of a seasonal drop against a tough compare

From Ben Blanchard and Sarah Wu's "Foxconn expects Q1 revenue drop after slower Q4 demand" posted Friday by Reuters.

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Foxconn's investment in Bengaluru iPhone plant reaches $2.7 billionapple foxconn Bengaluru plant2 years ago
Published December 13, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Foxconn's investment in Bengaluru iPhone plant reaches $2.7 billion

From Sankalp Phartiyal's "Foxconn Adds $1 Billion to Investment in Giant Apple India Plant" posted Wednesday by Bloomberg.

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Apple's biggest iPhone assembler sees better-than-expected year-end salesapple foxconn year end2 years ago
Published December 5, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple's biggest iPhone assembler sees better-than-expected year-end sales

"Therefore, the outlook for the fourth quarter should be better than the original guidance for 'significant growth', the company added, without elaborating."

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Culture shock at Foxconn's Sunguvarchatram iPhone factoryapple india culture shock2 years ago
Published November 30, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Culture shock at Foxconn's Sunguvarchatram iPhone factory

"People fainted, fell ill, and complained of high stress and other health issues — all things the Chinese employees expect will recede over time."

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FT: China investigating Foxconn over tax and land useapple china foxconn gou2 years ago
Published October 22, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

FT: China investigating Foxconn over tax and land use

From Edward White and Kathrin Hille's "China launches investigation into iPhone maker Foxconn, says state media" posted Sunday by the Financial Times.

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Foxconn's Terry Gou resigns for 'personal reasons'apple foxconn gou resigns2 years ago
Published September 4, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Foxconn's Terry Gou resigns for 'personal reasons'

The end of an era.

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No, Foxconn has not abandoned India. Or Apple.apple foxconn leaving india2 years ago
Published July 10, 2023 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

No, Foxconn has not abandoned India. Or Apple.

"Foxconn has broken ground on multiple factory sites across India, although the $20 billion joint venture with Vedanta would have been one of the largest." From…

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Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1983 — mostly for Time Magazine (28 years), later for Fortune (9 years), where he wrote a daily blog called Apple 2.0. [Read more.]

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