Amid coronavirus fears, ZTE cancels its MWC 2020 press conference; LG Electronics says it is withdrawing from exhibiting and participating in the Barcelona expo
The second big company to cancel its MWC appearance — LG Electronics, the division of LG Corporation responsible for mobile phones …
The Verge Nick Statt
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Discussion
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@keithdyer
Keith Dyer
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I feel really bad about this comment from ZTE in this Verge piece. “We don't want to make people uncomfortable.” I would hope Chinese and East Asian #MWC2020 attendees would feel welcome, and that others would treat them with respect and kindness. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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MWC will have no exhibiting companies by the end of the week https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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LG has now canceled its MWC presence at the show this year. Who's next? http://www.lgnewsroom.com/...
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@andyboxall
Andy Boxall
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More #coronavirus advice from the GSMA ahead of #MWC2020. A “no handshake” policy will now be put into place, along with everything else. (Oh, and @JGfromOC and I had already agreed to send only send emoji greetings anyway) https://www.gsma.com/...
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@saschasegan
Sascha Segan
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I'm going to go for a jaunty salute. Who's with me? https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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ZTE has canceled its MWC press conference due to Coronavirus logistical issues. I'm sure there will be others that will cancel, too https://twitter.com/...