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Humanoid robots, 6G on the horizon as China seeks to hop tech hurdles

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday laid out a plan to make breakthroughs in emerging industries while preserving traditional manufacturing as a foundation.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday laid out a plan to make breakthroughs in emerging industries and bypass restrictions

6 Jul 2024 - 1:03AM

Will 6G deliver where ‘overhyped’ 5G didn’t? An expert sees a holographic future

18 May 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

‘Legacy chips’ emerge as new front in US-China semiconductor battle

24 Feb 2024 - 12:08AMvideocam

Beijing urges breakthroughs in chips and quantum computing to command future

Beijing is pushing a ‘whole-of-the-nation’ approach to focus resources on tech breakthroughs in key areas amid rising pressure from the US.

30 Jan 2024 - 9:00AM

Document sets a target of achieving breakthroughs in at least 100 core cutting-edge technologies by 2025. Photo: Xinhua

A new frontier: China targets ‘industries of the future’ to drive 2024 growth

China aims to boost a range of tech-heavy sectors, from new materials to biomedicines, in 2024 to move ahead with its advanced manufacturing development and ensure high-quality growth.

23 Dec 2023 - 12:41AMvideocam

China launches satellite internet that could challenge SpaceX’s Starlink

The Chinese network is expected to serve industries ranging from aviation and navigation to emergency services and energy and requires far fewer satellites compared to Elon Musk’s low-orbit constellation.

30 Nov 2023 - 5:27PMvideocam

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Chinese scientists move step closer to satellite internet, 6G network

The ‘spaceborne optical switching technology’ was tested in August when it was sent into orbit by China’s Y7 carrier rocket.

15 Oct 2023 - 7:31PMvideocam

Chinese scientists have tested a new spaceborne optical switching technology device in space. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese scientists look to 6G to hunt submarines

Defence researchers say sensors identify extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea.

30 Aug 2023 - 12:14AMvideocam

Shanghai expands virtual asset trading to create US$69 billion market by 2025

Some 5,000 data products are expected to be listed on the Shanghai Data Exchange by 2025, with a focus on major industries that include finance, logistics, technology and manufacturing.

16 Aug 2023 - 8:18AM

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou sees continued global expansion of 5G mobile services

The rotating chairwoman at Huawei told the audience at the MWC Shanghai trade show that 5G connections worldwide are expected to reach 5 billion by 2030, up from 1.5 billion connections this year.

28 Jun 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

Huawei Technologies Co rotating chairwoman Meng Wanzhou delivers her keynote presentation at the MWC Shanghai trade show on June 28, 2023. Photo: Reuters

China to launch early 6G applications by 2025 ahead of 2030 commercial roll-out

China Unicom, the country’s third-largest wireless network operator, expects to complete technical research and launch early ‘application scenarios’ for 6G mobile technology by 2025.

25 Mar 2023 - 6:49PM

The mainland’s three major telecommunications network operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – are expected to start commercial 6G mobile services from 2030. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s tech regulator meets Big Tech bosses, including Didi CEO

Didi founder and CEO Cheng Wei made his first appearance at the symposium since China launched a cybersecurity probe into the firm in 2021, as Beijing eases its restrictions on the tech sector.

19 Feb 2023 - 6:00PMvideocam

US-China tech war: Shanghai wants to be an industrial hub of the future

The Chinese semiconductor capital aims to groom innovative enterprises and talent in health, smart tech, energy and other hi-tech industries.

26 Oct 2022 - 2:05PMvideocam

Chinese scientists find 6G radiation can increase the size of brain cells

Discovery could help assess new communication technology and also develop therapies to treat brain diseases, Beijing researchers say.

14 Aug 2022 - 9:00PMvideocam

The safety of terahertz radiation protocol is a top concern, says Li Xiaoli, lead scientist of a study looking at neuronal growth in mice after being exposed to low levels of terahertz radiation. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Chinese breakthrough lets human brains beam radio waves

Researchers say new technology could be used for mind-controlled military radar and other devices.

29 Jun 2022 - 12:46AMvideocam

Mind-controlled “metasurfaces” could be used in health monitoring, 5G/6G communications and smart sensors, according to Chinese researchers. Photo: Shutterstock

China to step up 5G mobile network roll-out as 6G preparations push ahead

While China’s 5G mobile network is already the world’s biggest, MIIT head Xiao Yaqing said the existing number of base stations ‘is not enough’.

9 Mar 2022 - 8:15PM

‘Almost unlimited possibilities’: new Chinese tech is milestone in 6G race

Experimental wireless line set up in Winter Olympics compound could stream over 10,000 high-definition live video feeds simultaneously, says Beijing research team.

10 Feb 2022 - 8:44AMvideocam

Chinese team develops 6G technology for hypersonic weapons: paper

Tianjin team says it has solved some communication blackout problems that occur at five times the speed of sound.

28 Jan 2022 - 4:12AMvideocam

A hypersonic weapon has difficulty maintaining communication but a team from Tianjin has developed a laser device to generate a continuous beam of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz band. Photo: Weibo

China to ‘help set international standards’ for 6G mobile technology

The world’s second-largest economy is moving to take a leading role in shaping the next-generation mobile technology, following its success with 5G.

13 Jan 2022 - 9:53PMvideocam

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Chinese lab says it made a breakthrough in 6G mobile technology

Project is supported by government and achieved in collaboration with telecoms giant China Mobile and Fudan University.

7 Jan 2022 - 1:45AMvideocam

South Korea poised to expand space programme for 6G and national security

South Korea is a world leader in several tech sectors but its space programme lags behind that of neighbours China and Japan.

15 Jul 2021 - 8:11PM

A single stage rocket takes off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Centre in Goheung-gun, South Korea. Photo: TNS

Forget 5G, the US and China are already fighting for 6G dominance

6G, while still at least a decade away from becoming reality, could be up to 100 times faster than 5G.

9 Feb 2021 - 9:59AM

A cellphone tower, used for 5G network, is seen on a street in Beijing, China, on April 7, 2020. Photo: AFP

China’s military draws on 6G dream to modernise its fighting forces

Technology exists only in theory but People’s Liberation Army is already planning how to implement it for maximum benefit when it arrives.

18 Apr 2020 - 11:42PMvideocam

6G: the new frontier – if the world can work out how to use it

Researchers in China and beyond are looking into the next generation of wireless technology but there are strategic and technical barriers to overcome, observers say.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:46PMvideocam

China planning 226GW of new coal-fired power projects

Total is more than twice the amount of new capacity on the books in India.

19 Sep 2019 - 2:42PM

Coal-fired power projects approved by China amount to nearly 40 per cent of the world’s total, researchers say. Photo: Xinhua

Trump wants US to lead in ‘5G, and even 6G’ tech. But is 6G even a thing?

Trump’s tweets about the ‘exciting world of technology’ lead to a spike in Google searches about 6G. Experts say 6G exists largely as a theoretical concept and is a long way from being deployed in the real world.

22 Feb 2019 - 1:45AM

A sign announces a “5G Park” at Huawei’s global headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Agence France-Presse

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The successor to the 5G wireless standard, 6G is currently under development and is expected to be substantially faster and able to support virtual and augmented reality, pervasive artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, among other forms of high technology.