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A drone flies as Chinese drone maker DJI demonstrates their app that tracks a drone's registration and owner. DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer that sells more than half of all U.S. commercial drones, asked a U.S. district judge to order its removal from a Pentagon list designating it as a "Chinese military company," saying it "is neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military."
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024
Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing
The company has said the designation is wrong and has caused it significant financial harm.
DJI has said that it has no ties to the Chinese military, saying "the unfounded accusations against our agricultural drone technology are putting U.S. farmers at risk by potentially depriving them of the tremendous benefits that DJI spray drones offer."
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
Lawmakers want U.S. to address risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones
The lawmakers asked for a briefing by Sept. 30, citing the large number of drones produced by Chinese drone manufacturer DJI as a security concern.
Debris reportedly belonging to a drone shot down by Myanmar resistance fighters is pictured in southeastern Myanmar, in this handout picture released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2024
Stung by rebel's drone tactics, Myanmar's junta builds its own fleet
Observers say the junta started procuring commercial UAVs at the start of the year and is modifying to arm with locally-manufactured munitions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2022
DJI halts Russia and Ukraine sales to prevent use of its drones in combat
Ukrainian officials and citizens have accused DJI of leaking data on the Ukrainian military to Russia — allegations the firm has called 'utterly false.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2021
Drones take center stage in U.S.-China war on data harvesting
A top Chinese drone manufacturer has become the poster child of a much wider national security threat: The Chinese government's ability to obtain sensitive data on millions of Americans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2021
Game of drones: Chinese giant DJI hit by U.S. tensions and staff defections
DJI is one of dozens of companies caught in the crossfire of trade and diplomatic hostilities between Washington and Beijing, like Huawei and ByteDance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2020
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC and DJI
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2019
Amid privacy backlash, China's DJI unveils phone app to track nearby drones
China's DJI, the world's largest commercial drone maker, said on Wednesday it is developing technology that would allow the public to track the registrations of drones in flight using just a smartphone, amid a broader industry push to make such data available.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2019
For China drone-maker DJI, the real money in labor-starved Japan is in the industrial sector
Amid severe labor shortages, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to perform human tasks is sure to grow, and DJI, the world's biggest drone-maker, is ready to respond, the firm's Japan head said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2018
World's top consumer drone maker scores U.S. wins despite security concerns as China trade war takes toll
DJI, the world's top seller of drones for consumers, has snagged a pair of wins in its effort to court businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2017
China's DJI unveils $499 drone that flies from palm of your hand
China's SZ DJI Technology unveiled a small camera drone starting at $499 that can take off and land from the palm of a hand, seeking to appeal to the broader consumer market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2016
Drone giant DJI moves beyond selfies to look down on the farm
With its ubiquitous Phantom drones, Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. brought aerial photography to millions. Now, with dozens of competitors biting at its heels, the world's biggest producer of consumer drones needs to prove that its products are more than just glorified selfie sticks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2016
Key Chinese drone-maker sees promise in newly regulated Japan market
The outlook for Japan's drone market is promising and a recently enacted law to regulate flights of unmanned aerial vehicles will result in a safer user environment, according to the Japan chief of China-based drone-maker DJI.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
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Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
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