LG Electronics has cancelled its plans to attend Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the biggest smartphone show in the world, due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE has cancelled its press conference due to the outbreak, but has said it’s still attending MWC but […]

The Chinese telecoms company Huawei has been banned from accessing parts of Google’sAndroid mobile operating system after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist. The Android operating system plays a significant part in Huawei’s smartphone business as the second-largest smartphone maker. The Chinese telecoms company ZTE was […]

The Chinese smartphone maker ZTE’s upcoming smartphone has a selfie camera that sticks out from the main body of the phone. It’s a novel design solution to avoid using the divisive notch that was popularised by Apple’s iPhone X and adopted by numerous other Android phone makers. Moving the selfie […]

Bloomberg reported Thursday that Chinese officials were able to slip malicious microchips onto motherboards used by the US government and American tech giants, including Apple and Amazon. While the companies strongly denied the report, lawmakers in both the House and Senate said that they were looking closely into the allegations. […]

The Democratic National Committee warned candidates running in the November midterms not to use devices manufactured by the Chinese electronics firms ZTE and Huawei, “even if the price is low or free,” according to a CNN report. The DNC was reportedly considering purchasing ZTE phone for its staffers when it […]

The annual must-pass defence bill’s final product will not include a full ban on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE, but will instead block them from contracts with the US government. While the move was seen as a major concession to Trump and China, the softened language in the bill is unlikely […]

Republicans are set to ease the ban on sales of ZTE smartphones in the United States, instead just restricting the Chinese telecom company from being part of US government contracts. The move appears to be a major concession to President Donald Trump, whose administration has pushed for easing sanctions on […]

The US Senate has disavowed President Donald Trump’s deal to lift sanctions on Chinese tech giant ZTE. The Trump administration had reached a deal to no longer prevent US companies from trading with ZTE, in exchange for a $US1 billion fine. But the Republican-controlled Senate voted 85-10 to pass a […]

The Trump administration has reached a deal to ease sanctions on the Chinese tech giant ZTE, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday. ZTE will be forced to pay a $US1 billion fine, make changes to its executive team, and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities. The ZTE deal […]

The FBI has repeatedly warned the US public about the threat posed by Chinese espionage. China stands accused of a vast array of acts of espionage, from stealing military secrets, to industrial proprietary information, down to personal information from individuals. Leaders of US government and industry have long exercised caution […]

ZTE was created for intelligence-gathering reasons and has been engaged in extensive bribery, according to new documents filed in a Dallas County, Texas, district court. Fairfax Media found case files in which a competitor alleges ZTE was founded by China’s Ministry of Aerospace in order to spy on targets overseas. […]

The Commerce Department told members of Congress that the Trump administration reached a deal to lift sanctions on Chinese phone maker ZTE. President Donald Trump also announced the easing of sanctions on Twitter later Friday. In exchange for easing the sanctions, ZTE will be forced to “pay a bigger fine, […]

President Donald Trump said that he was “not satisfied ” with the new trade deal between the US and China. The deal, primarily negotiated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, was bashed by Democrats, Republicans, and economists. Trump also said a deal to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE was […]

The Trump administration is reportedly nearing a new deal to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE. The deal would force ZTE to make major changes to its executive team and board of directors. It may also include significant fines. The new agreement comes after a back-and-forth between the Trump […]

President Donald Trump expressed a desire to get Chinese smartphone maker ZTE back on track, despite violating US sanctions. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill remain sceptical that the White House has their eye on the ball, wanting to address the security risks posed by ZTE and other Chinese companies. WASHINGTON – […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that the agency is “deeply concerned” about companies “beholden to foreign governments.” Wray’s comments about foreign firms conducting espionage and stealing data came in response to a question about Chinese smartphone maker ZTE. President Donald Trump has said he wants to help ZTE resume […]

President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on promises to lift sanctions on the Chinese telecom maker ZTE, tweeting, “Nothing has happened with ZTE.” Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have criticised such a move, pointing to national-security concerns. Trump’s team has been scrambling to focus the ZTE controversy. President […]