Asian carriers step away from new Huawei smartphones

Japan's SoftBank, Taiwan's Chunghwa and South Korea's KT review sales plans

20190522 Huawei P30 lite

Huawei Technologies introduces its P30 Lite to Japan during an event in Tokyo on May 21, a day before Japanese carriers KDDI and SoftBank said they will delay sales of the model. (Photo by Rie Ishii)

WATARU SUZUKI, CHENG TING-FANG and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Carriers in Japan and Taiwan have become the first in Asia to say they will not sell Huawei Technologies' new smartphones in the wake of U.S. restrictions, with a South Korean peer saying it may follow suit.

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