Apple plans to cut iPhone 14 production lag between China, India – Bloomberg

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to start making the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release out of China, in a move that will narrow the gap from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
S.Korea to attend preliminary meeting of U.S.-led chipmaker group

South Korea is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for a U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers including Taiwan and Japan, South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
GLOBAL ECONOMY Factories squeezed by higher prices, weak demand

Factories across Asia and Europe struggled for momentum in July as flagging global demand and China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions slowed production, surveys showed on Monday, likely adding to fears of economies sliding into recession.
U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC), according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China’s semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies.
Poland to buy jets, tanks and howitzers from South Korea, says minister

Poland will buy 48 FA-50 fighter jets, a first instalment of 180 K2 Black Panther tanks and howitzers from South Korea, Warsaw’s defence minister was quoted as saying on Friday, as the country strengthens its army because of the war in Ukraine.
Chipmakers revive stocks as euro struggles after freefall
Chipmakers revived stock markets on Thursday, helping to sooth investor worries over a potentially rapid recession because of looming rate hikes, while the euro struggled near a 20-year parity with the safe-haven dollar.
Uber seals taxi deal to expand its business in Italy

Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) has clinched a deal to integrate its ride-hailing app with Italy’s largest taxi dispatcher as it seeks to boost its presence in the eurozone’s third-largest economy, the company said on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE Ontario Teachers to invest up to $1 bln in Macquarie offshore wind unit

Major Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has agreed to invest up to $1 billion in a new offshore wind business launched by Australia’s Macquarie Group Ltd (MQG.AX) to develop projects around the world, the companies told Reuters on Thursday.
China Resources in talks to take Sihuan Pharma private at $3 bln valuation -sources

State conglomerate China Resources is in early-stage talks with Sihuan Pharmaceutical’s (0460.HK) chairman about jointly taking the Hong Kong-listed company private in a deal valuing it at nearly $3 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants

Europe’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, the architect of landmark rules to curb the power of U.S. tech giants, called on Thursday for a global approach towards Big Tech to prevent companies taking advantage of enforcement gaps.