Haikou Port in Haikou's Xiuying district in south China's Hainan province.

Hainan’s Cheaper iPhones Signal China’s Bold New Free Trade Experiment

An iPhone that costs about US$100 less might not sound like a geopolitical statement, but in China’s southern island province of Hainan, it is exactly that. As global trade faces rising tariffs and deepening protectionism, China is moving in the...
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Indonesia Upholds Ban on iPhone 16 Sales Amid $1 Billion Apple Investment Impasse

Indonesia has reaffirmed its ban on iPhone 16 sales, citing Apple’s inability to comply with stringent domestic market regulations, despite the tech giant’s $1 billion pledge to invest in the Southeast Asian nation. The announcement on Wednesday (Jan 8) came...
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Indonesia’s Ban on iPhone 16: How Misdirected Policies Are Eroding Foreign Investor Confidence

Despite a nationwide ban on Apple’s iPhone 16, investors barely batted an eye. Indonesia’s decision came after Apple failed to meet local investment requirements, underscoring a mismatch in priorities between the world’s fourth-most populous nation and the world’s most valuable...