US delays Huawei ban for 90 days

A Huawei logo is displayed at a retail store in Beijing on May 20, 2019. [Photo: AFP/Fred Dufour]

US officials Monday delayed a ban on American technology exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei until mid-August, saying the time was needed to allow for software updates and other contractual obligations.

A Commerce Department filing said authorities would not enforce the ban for 90 days but the delay does not change the ban.

(Story includes material sourced from AFP.)