The big problem with Samsung is the smart phone says Mehdi Hosseini

Semiconductor companies would face an “existential threat” if the political instability in Hong Kong spreads and results in a similar crackdown in the key market of Taiwan, says Semiconductor Advisors President Robert Maire. He spoke to Paul Allen & Shery Ahn on Bloomberg's "Daybreak Asia."

Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities analyst, and Jun Zhang, Rosenblatt Securities managing director, discuss the impact of the China-U.S. trade war on Apple Inc.'s bottom line. They speak with Bloomberg's Taylor Riggs on "Bloomberg Technology."

In a discussion on some healthcare stocks in Nigeria, Investment Analyst at Meristem Securities, Eniola Olabode joins CNBC Africa for more.

Kelsey Broderick, China analyst at Eurasia, discusses the strategic geopolitical ambitions of Xi Jinping and the challenges he’s facing. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”

Samsung Electronics was upbeat on Thursday even though it reported that third-quarter operating profit more than halved due to low prices of memory chips, saying chip sales should pick up next year.

Senior Economist, SPM Professional Paul Alaje speaks on effect of border closure as it affects food production.

Four members of a white supremacist group appeared in court in South Africa today, accused of planning terrorist acts against black people. The police say they were planning deadly attacks against black people.

Samsung has unveiled 'Neon', the world's first "artificial humans", at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Developed by Samsung-backed Star Labs, a virtual being, a look-alike that behaves like humans.

For the first time ever, China's electronics giant Huawei sold more smartphones than the South Korea's Samsung in the last quarter, according to an industry tracker. Still, Huawei faces trouble on the global market.

The prison sentence could severely complicate his succession at the consumer electronics giant. Lee Jae-yong's conviction originally dates back to 2017 and pertains to a bribe to an associate of the former president.

The heir to the Samsung conglomerate is going back to jail and South Korea is again examining the dirty intersection of all-powerful "chaebols" and political leadership.

Alarmed at the strength of the opposition to the coup, the Myanmar junta is trying to instill fear with increasing violence, says Khin Zaw Win, the director of the Tampadipa Institute, a Yangon-based think-tank, "I don't see any way where we can get to a peaceful, non-violent resolution."