Japan Display CEO hints at strong Apple orders ahead of new iPhone launch

Japan Display Inc Chief Executive Mitsuru Homma on Thursday said the screen maker's "biggest client", widely understood to refer to Apple Inc, is increasing orders ahead of the expected launch of a new iPhone this month. Homma said weakness in China's smartphone market, the world's biggest, amid that country's broader economic slowdown did not appear to be affecting Apple's screen orders. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook last week reassured shareholders about the strength of the Chinese market for