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Iris Deng
Senior Reporter, Technology
Iris is a technology reporter at the Post.
The Shenzhen platform is part of the National Third-Generation Semiconductor Technology Innovation Centre, first launched in 2021.
The Shenzhen-based tech giant has grown to more than 108,800 employees, as nearly two years of downsizing comes to an end.
Video gaming sales, traditionally Tencent’s strongest revenue driver, grew 14% in the domestic market.
The joint venture, 35 per cent owned by Ant Group, had a prolonged wait after previously licenced firms were approved within weeks of applying.
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A unit of state-owned China Merchants Group is pushing a range of automation and digital technologies to make ports smarter.
The US International Trade Commission rules that Innoscience infringed one of the patents of American firm Efficient Power Conversion Corp.
Dell’s new AI Smart Solutions Centre comes one year after reports that it would be reducing its reliance on China.
Shenzhen is spending 12 billion yuan on the low-altitude economy over the next two years, with another 20 billion yuan planned through 2030.
Under US sanctions, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant has sharpened its focus on mobile carriers in other markets.
Tencent signed new MOUs with the German automotive supplier, as the Chinese tech giant seeks to expand the use of its AI services in EVs.
The Shenzhen-based company confirmed the launch of the Mate 60 successor, which is expected to come with another China-made chip.
The Chinese tech giant posted total revenue of US$82.3 billion and net profit of US$8.8 billion in the past three quarters.
The 80-year-old CEO talks about Huawei’s struggles and his admiration for US technology in a conversation with students.
With no word on when Apple Intelligence will arrive in China, domestic players from Xiaomi to Honor are touting their own AI features.
The Alipay move comes on the heels of Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao announcing it would provide services on JD.com.
More than half of Amazon’s top 20 seller bases are in China, including top-ranked Shenzhen.
Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.
CNNC said the proposed applications were ‘broad’, as customers can use the chip to monitor radiation doses in various scenarios.
Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao welcomed Apple to get more “deeply involved” in China, while Cook reiterated Apple’s commitment to the market.
Apple captured 15.6 per cent of the Chinese smartphone market, behind Vivo’s 18.6 per cent in one of its most important markets.
Oppo, the world’s No 4 smartphone brand, said it was ‘steadfast’ about investing in Europe, aiming to gain more ground in the premium market.
The pilot allows foreign companies to ‘engage deeply in the Chinese market for services including cloud computing and computing power’.
Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme and Honor have announced devices with the new chip as they look to take on Apple and Samsung in AI.
Huawei has started rolling out the latest update to HarmonyOS, which the company says now has 15,000 native apps and services.
Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo introduced further iPhone 16 discounts as part of their respective Singles’ Day campaigns.
Vivo shipped 9.1 million units in India, an important smartphone market for Chinese brands, capturing 19 per cent of the market.
Shipments from Vivo surged nearly 23 per cent in the third quarter, while Samsung’s fell almost 3 per cent, according to IDC.
The new facility in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone is one of several Apple research centres in China.
That aligns with data showing a 12.7 per cent year-on-year decline in foreign smartphone shipments, including those of Apple, in August.
Users of Tencent’s WeChat can now buy and pay for products sold on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace without leaving the multipurpose app.
