Lang and Barrett International Insights

China Halts Chip Investment

The coronavirus pandemic has caused immense damage to China, causing them to temporarily halt the huge investments they had made in semiconductors to help catch up to the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Lang and Barrett International Insights

Main Apple factory is locked down

Apple has told expectant iPhone customers that deliveries of their new devices could take some time after China's draconian Covid lockdown measures were instigated in the world's largest iPhone factory, causing it to be closed.