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BANGALORE/SYDNEY (March 31): The worst may be over for Xiaomi Corp. 

SINGAPORE (March 14): Technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have hit an all-time global value record of US$466.6 billion ($660.1 billion) in 2016.

SINGAPORE (Feb 6): Market watchers have turned pessimistic on the outlook for StarHub, after the telco announced that it would cut distributions per unit by 20% for FY17 as operating expenses for its main mobile business continue to climb.

SINGAPORE (Feb 3): StarHub has reported earnings of $54 million for 4QFY16, 33.2% lower than the earnings of $80.8 million in 4QFY15.

SINGAPORE (Jan 13): CIMB Securities continues to keep its “hold” call on M1 Limited, Singapore’s smallest telco, as it lowers the stock’s target price estimate to $1.90 from $2.10 previously.

BEIJING (Nov 23): Two years ago, Oppo and Vivo couldn’t crack the top five in China’s smartphone market. Now they outrank everyone after elbowing Apple aside, thanks to people like Cheng Xiaoning.

SAN FRANCISCO (Nov 21): A global recall of fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones did not appear to hurt US consumers' willingness to buy Samsung Electronics phones, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Sunday showed.

SINGAPORE (Nov 2): StarHub reported a 27.6% fall in earnings to $86 million in 3Q from a year ago.

SEOUL (Oct 12): Samsung Electronics Co Ltd scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two months after its launch, dealing a huge blow to its reputation and outlook after failing to resolve safety concerns.

SEOUL (Oct 11): Samsung Electronics Co. urged retail partners to stop sales and exchanges of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the latest blow for the company buffeted by last month’s recall of the high-end device after reports the handsets were catching fi