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Apple, others face shipment delays as China COVID curbs squeeze suppliers

By Josh Horwitz and Sarah Wu SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delay...

Apple’s supplier Pegatron has already suspended its plants in Shanghai and Kunshan, as per guidelines issued by the Chinese government.

Apple may be able to shift iPhone and MacBook production to circumvent China's coronavirus precautions in the short term, but it can't compensate well if the country goes for a two-month lockdown.

Chinas push to stop the spread of COVID-19 has overwhelmed highways and ports...

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Manufacturing managers and analysts have warned that China's fight to contain Omicron variants could stifle an already stretched global supply chain,

Mercedes Ruehl and Kathrin Hille Jul 21, 2021 – 3.47pm Save Share Singapore/Taipei | South-east Asia’s crucial technology supply chain has been hit by record levels of COVID-19 infections, a development that could exacerbate a global shortage of computer chips. Malaysia and Vietnam, economies that play critical roles in producing electronics as well as packaging and testing components that go in everything from vehicles to smartphones, are facing their worst outbreaks since the pandem...