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Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit
The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.
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IPO
Hong Kong IPOs excite funds, bankers as jumbo deals return, CICC says
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China property
Troubled Chinese developer Country Garden’s loss for first half of 2024 narrows
Foshan-based developer also says revenue for first half of 2024 fell 55 per cent to 102 billion yuan (US$13.9 billion).
15 Jan 2025 - 10:21AM
A woman passed a Country Garden development in Tianjin, China. Photo: Reuters
TikTok
China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms
Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.
14 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM
Alibaba
Chinese firms face harsh reality amid geopolitical tensions: Alibaba co-founder
Current geopolitical environment is the most unfriendly ever, Alibaba co-founder and chairman says.
14 Jan 2025 - 8:33PM
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Apple
Apple leads smartphone market in fourth quarter, overcoming China decline
iPhone shipments surged to grab 23 per cent of the market in the final quarter of 2024, as a rebounding market saw growth start to slow.
14 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
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Women check out the iPhone 16 at an Apple Store in London on October 6, 2024. Sales of the company’s latest handset helped push to the top of the market in the fourth quarter. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s WeRide starts third European self-driving trial in Switzerland
Company is stepping up efforts in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Japan and South Korea, CEO Tony Han says.
14 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM
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Semiconductors
Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs
Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.
14 Jan 2025 - 2:24PM
Hong Kong property
Distressed property deals to rise in Hong Kong this year as sellers cut prices
High interest rates and uncertainties in the global economy are cited as reasons why distressed deals will rise in 2025.
14 Jan 2025 - 8:53AM
US-China tech war
Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university
A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.
13 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
Cao Dewang, founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass. Photo: Simon Song
Semiconductors
ASML-backed Dutch university suspends classes after cyberattack
The world’s top producer of advanced chipmaking tools invests heavily in Eindhoven University of Technology to instruct future employees.
13 Jan 2025 - 9:59AM
China property
Shanghai property deals to rise this year amid bargain hunting: JLL
Landlords are willing to reduce prices while high-net-worth individuals pursue safe returns amid deflationary pressure.
12 Jan 2025 - 11:30AM
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Hong Kong stock market
Pop Mart’s Labubu: From Blackpink fave to fading frenzy
Elfin character loses value on speculative market, but gives investors faith in Pop Mart’s formula for monetising intellectual property.
12 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM
Artificial intelligence
China’s AI disrupter DeepSeek bets on ‘young geniuses’ to take on US giants
DeepSeek prefers to hire new graduates, or those early in their AI career, in line with the company’s preference for ability over experience.
12 Jan 2025 - 9:22AM
DeepSeek and ChatGPT icons are seen on an iPhone screen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Business of climate change
Can China’s solar industry find a solution before it’s too late?
Solar industry faces year of reckoning as Opec-style pact falters amid a price war and excess capacity.
13 Jan 2025 - 3:58PM
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Alibaba
Alibaba studio pulls top mobile game from Vivo’s app store
The move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store commission rates.
10 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s Android rival scores major win as WeChat gets on board
The US-sanctioned Chinese company hopes to have 100,000 apps in its self-developed mobile operating system this year.
10 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM
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Huawei’s French headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. Photo: Reuters
TSMC
Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025
The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.
10 Jan 2025 - 5:57PM
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TSMC cuts ties with Singapore firm over Huawei processor: sources
The world’s largest chip foundry ended its relationship with a Singapore-based firm after a client review.
10 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM
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ByteDance
TikTok parent ByteDance denies its algorithms create filter bubbles
Douyin is motivated to break information cocoons because that helps retain users in the long run, executive says.
9 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM
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Why China’s EV start-ups can now breathe a little easier
4 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM
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