China tops the US to take the top spot in research papers accepted by the prestigious International Solid-State Circuits Conference for its 2023 event (Yuki Okoshi/Nikkei Asia)

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Huawei licenses key 5G tech to Oppo, amid a US crackdown, and says it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 companies, including extended deals with Samsung  —  Chinese tech giant keen to make the most of its trove of intellectual property  —  PHOENIX, U.S. — Huawei Technologies …

Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to launch an online prescription drug marketplace in the country in 2023  —  E-commerce giant considers creating platform with local pharmacies  —  TOKYO — Amazon.com is considering entering …

Ryosuke Eguchi / Nikkei Asia:
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings and US’ Western Digital open a new ~$6.79B flash memory fab in Mie Prefecture, amid a market downturn for memory chips  —  Chipmaker opts for production cut but bullish on facility investment  —  TOKYO — Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings on Wednesday opened …

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia:
Chinese regulators approve paid games from Tencent and NetEase for the first time since July 2021, as part of granting 73 games licenses  —  Beijing gives nod to licenses as it gradually loosens crackdown on tech sector  —  HONG KONG — Tencent Holdings and NetEase, two of China’s biggest …

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: in a first, Apple plans to move some MacBook production to Vietnam in 2023, asking Foxconn to begin as early as May, to further diversify from China  —  iPhone maker aims to have ‘out of China’ production alternatives for key products  —  TAIPEI — Apple plans to move …

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Dell aims to stop using chips made in China by 2024 and tells suppliers to significantly reduce the number of all China-made components in its products  —  ‘This trend looks irreversible,’ supplier exec says of tech industry’s production shift  —  TAIPEI — U.S. computer maker Dell aims …