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5G, or fifth-generation mobile telecommunications technology, enables data to be transferred at a speed that's 20 times faster than existing standards. The Huawei 5G fight is at the centre of the US-China tech war. A Huawei ban was implemented in the US in May 2019.

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9 September, 2024

People check out Huawei’s Mate 70 smartphones at a store in Beijing, November 26, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Semiconductors

Huawei’s new Mate 70 smartphone chip is ‘not a major redesign’, report finds

The findings contradict enthusiasm on Chinese social media, where users claimed the new Kirin 9020 had a performance boost of 30 per cent.

12 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM

Mergers & Acquisitions

China Mobile makes takeover bid for HKBN with US$1 billion offer

3 Dec 2024 - 5:57PM

Science

China’s 1,000km/h ‘hyperloop’ trains will support 5G: study

1 Dec 2024 - 11:46AMvideocam

Asean

Opinion | Pragmatic Southeast Asia will adapt to Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda

The region is already bracing itself for the reinstatement of a more transactional and nationalist policy agenda in the White House.

16 Nov 2024 - 5:58AMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s 5G roll-out award to tycoon fuels ‘crony-poly’ allegations

U Mobile, the smallest of the three bidders, is linked to tycoon Vincent Tan, who has close relations with Malaysia’s top political leaders.

13 Nov 2024 - 12:19PM

Digital Transformation

What China is doing to make ports ‘smart’ and not prone to work stoppages

A unit of state-owned China Merchants Group is pushing a range of automation and digital technologies to make ports smarter.

10 Nov 2024 - 12:44PM

Huawei

China’s Huawei pushes network gear upgrades in friendly nations

Under US sanctions, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant has sharpened its focus on mobile carriers in other markets.

5 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Huawei

Huawei’s ‘most powerful’ smartphone yet to launch this month

The Shenzhen-based company confirmed the launch of the Mate 60 successor, which is expected to come with another China-made chip.

4 Nov 2024 - 12:35PM

Huawei

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on rising smartphone sales

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.

1 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Toyota, NTT to spend US$3.27 billion on mobility AI system for self-driving cars

The mobility AI platform is envisioned to support autonomous driving, while targeting a reduction of traffic accidents to zero.

31 Oct 2024 - 3:36PM

Smartphones

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

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.

29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Apple’s iPhone 16 series saw more than 70 per cent of domestic sales come from the Pro and Pro Max models as of October 8. Photo: Shutterstock

China technology

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

The latest initiatives by Oppo show its ambition to diversify and expand its business beyond the smartphone industry.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

Huawei

Huawei releases new version of home-grown OS in push for adoption in China

Huawei has started rolling out the latest update to HarmonyOS, which the company says now has 15,000 native apps and services.

23 Oct 2024 - 1:22AMvideocam

Sri Lanka

Hundreds of Chinese men arrested over online scams in Sri Lanka

Cybercrime raids also uncovered two suspects from Vietnam, as well as one each from Thailand and the Philippines.

16 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM

Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint in Colombo. The biggest raid was on Saturday, when police arrested 126 Chinese men. Photo: AFP

Huawei

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with launch of new GT 5 series

Huawei’s latest product launch reflects the US-sanctioned firm’s efforts to boost revenue, as demand for advanced smartwatches rises in 2024.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:07PM

China manufacturing

My Take | Huawei shows China’s supply chain resilience amid tech sanctions, decoupling

Huawei’s 5G smartphone revival could well be the tip of the iceberg for the mainland’s supply chain transformation under US sanctions.

24 Sep 2024 - 8:51AM

Huawei

Xiaomi, Honor look ready to push trifold handsets, following Huawei’s lead

Both Xiaomi and Honor have previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset, according to public records.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:39PM

Huawei

Huawei’s Mate XT trifold handset sparks frenzy, leading scalpers to hike prices

Scalpers at electronics marketplace Huaqiangbei aim to resell the Mate XT’s base model for up to US$9,866, above Huawei’s US$2,800 price tag.

23 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

Mergers & Acquisitions

UK watchdog shows Vodafone-Three merger a path forward despite concerns

Vodafone’s US$19.7 billion deal for the network owned by Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings would create the UK’s largest carrier.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:30PM

Science

China’s new 6G standards mark significant advance in setting future framework

Proposed standards intended to aid different 6G requirements, such as the need to send secure content and keep data up to date.

13 Sep 2024 - 9:03AMvideocam

New 6G standards established by China aim to enhance communications that are immersive, ultra-reliable low-latency and AI integrated. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Bonds

Kazakh giant eyes Hong Kong’s dim sum bonds to fund cable project

The company’s telecoms unit Freedom Telecom plans to spend 107 billion tenge (US$236 million) until the end of 2027 on two projects in Kazakhstan.

12 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

A view of Almaty in Kazakhstan on October 10, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Smartphones

Huawei unveils Mate XT trifold handset in face-off with Apple’s iPhone 16

The Mate XT will officially go on sale on September 20, the same day that Apple kicks off its iPhone 16 retail sales on the mainland.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:41PM

Smartphones

Huawei trifold smartphone seizes mainland’s interest ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Around 3.04 million people have made online reservations to buy Huawei’s new 5G Mate XT as of Monday afternoon.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:45PM

Huawei

Planned Huawei chip unit event stokes speculation over tech breakthrough

A conference next month by Huawei’s secretive chip design unit HiSilicon has fanned speculation that a sanctions-busting breakthrough may be announced.

25 Sep 2024 - 4:03PM

Smartphones

Huawei plans tri-fold smartphone as Apple weighs foldable iPhone, reports say

Apple is reportedly working on a clamshell-style foldable smartphone for release as soon as 2026, while Huawei prepares a dual-hinged foldable for production.

25 Jul 2024 - 7:00AM

Huawei

Huawei enters new partnership to drive AI adoption in China’s heavy industries

The latest initiative by Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms equipment supplier, shows its focus on expanding into industrial solutions.

17 Jul 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei store staff free to reveal smartphone chip details to customers

Huawei distributors have started giving customers details of the processors used inside the company’s flagship smartphones, even though the US-sanctioned tech giant remains mum on the subject.

15 Jul 2024 - 11:32PM

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