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Erbai, a small robot developed by Chinese start-up Hangzhou Erbai Intelligent Technology, has “incited” bigger robots to escape from an exhibition hall at night. Photo: 我系二白 via Douyin
Artificial intelligence

Video of a robot leading a mass escape draws laughs and fears over AI in China

A video of a robot inciting other robots to flee an exhibition hall has gone viral in China, but the reality is less scary than it looks.

Huawei

Huawei aims for 100,000 apps on HarmonyOS Next as it gears up for Mate 70 launch

China's economic recovery

Carrot or stick? Beijing seeks delicate balance towards its platform economy

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Apple

Apple’s Cook makes third trip to China in 2024 amid iPhone slump

The CEO lauded the importance of Apple’s Chinese partners at the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

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Tim Cook, seen in this file photo, has taken his third public trip to China this year. Photo: AFP
Science

Coating makes China’s stealth aircraft invisible to anti-stealth radar: study

Chinese military scientists have achieved the impossible with a new stealth material that can defeat anti-stealth radar.

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Clear algorithms: China’s Big Tech ordered to clean up recommendation function

Latest move to tighten regulation comes amid soaring use of algorithms for content recommendation, e-commerce and gig work distribution.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

EV review: Geely’s Galaxy E5 is easy to live with – flirty AI aside

Smart-looking and fully featured, the SUV is a solid package, despite some range concerns with the test car and small annoyances.

A Geely Galaxy E5. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

Oppo to expand smartphone manufacturing in Indonesia in bet on Southeast Asia

Oppo already uses slightly more than the 35 per cent of local smartphone components required by Indonesian law, but it is looking to scale up.

China exports

As China’s vertical dramas charm US, soft-influence exports offer risks, rewards

Facing oversaturation in China, short-form video companies are finding lucrative new markets abroad, even amid geopolitical tensions.

SCMP Highlights

Recap | EV giants at crossroads, BYD set to overtake Volkswagen: 6 China EV reads

A do-or-die moment facing the likes of Nio, Xpeng, Geely’s Zeekr and Leapmotor, and more: some of our latest reads on the Chinese EV industry.

Unprofitable Chinese electric-vehicle makers, ravaged by a discount war at home and higher tariffs abroad, are stepping up cost-cutting measures and new-model launches as they strive to survive in the cutthroat market. Photo: Reuters
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Recap | China rushes to stockpile US microchips, world-beating supercomputer: 5 tech war stories

Explore five latest stories on the continuing US-China tech showdown, from a scramble to stockpile chips ahead of Trump sanctions to semiconductor firms in Washington’s crosshairs.

China is accelerating its efforts to stockpile microchips from the United States, as it looks to hedge against a potential wave of sanctions from the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump. Photo: Shutterstock
SCMP Highlights

Recap | AI fiasco over fake Japan attractions, ChatGPT drives new K-dramas: 6 latest AI stories

From Fukuoka’s tourism mishap to Apple’s Siri upgrade, discover how artificial intelligence is impacting our lives in this AI round-up.

Smartphones

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets

The Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe.

China’s Communist Party

China plans to have national data infrastructure in place by 2029

Draft guidelines stress need for a secure environment for data sharing, particularly sensitive information that may affect national security.

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The plan is to simplify data-sharing processes while ensuring national security, according to the draft guidelines. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Huawei’s AI chips fill Nvidia-sized hole in medical research in Hong Kong

An AI research centre under the Chinese Academy of Sciences is using Huawei chips to power its Cares Copilot model that helps with surgery.

The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics says that Huawei chips have proven satisfactory for the lab’s research needs. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

Alibaba bets on retailing chief Jiang Fan to bolster e-commerce momentum

The merger of Alibaba’s domestic and overseas e-commerce businesses is expected to improve the firm’s operational and financial performance.

Kuaishou

TikTok rival Kuaishou gets police warning over content moderation

The warning was over alleged lapses in dealing with prohibited content in a timely manner and failing to protect minors.

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Amazon

Amazon invites Chinese sellers to new bargain marketplace Haul

The US e-commerce giant is aggressively promoting its new budget-shopping platform this holiday season to take on Temu and Shein.

Amazon is inviting Chinese merchants onto its new budget-shopping platform. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Recap | ‘Promising’ steps to HIV vaccine, Trump tariffs threaten profits: 5 biotech stories

Discover breakthroughs in the biotech world, from a potential HIV cure to China’s booming drug market and innovative coronavirus treatments, in some of our latest stories.

Artificial intelligence

Uber said to eye US$10 million stake in IPO of China’s Pony AI

The ride-hailing giant may consider using Pony AI’s autonomous-driving technology outside the US, a source says.

Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech firms brace for Trump tariffs, US funding bill

Efforts to expand sales of high-value products in China and non-US markets would cushion the blow, analysts say.

A robotic surgical system is displayed during the 2024 China Medical Equipment Conference in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on March 29, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

China creates new AI advisory body, with Alibaba Cloud founder as chief expert

The AI Experts Committee is expected to promote China’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed.

The creation of China’s AI Experts Committee was announced during the 2024 World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, eastern Zhejiang province. Photo: Xinhua
Environment

Open Questions | Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

NGO founder explains how mapping initiative helps hold authorities and companies accountable for carbon emissions and cover-ups.

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US-China relations

Can Trump, avid TikTok user and China critic, save it from a US ban?

Republican loyalty test brews as president-elect’s support this year for popular social-media app runs headlong into tough-on-Beijing vows.

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China trade

China races to stockpile US chips before Trump ramps up sanctions

As more US tech curbs look likely in second Trump term, China’s imports of made-in-America integrated circuits have surged by 60 per cent.

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A central processing unit (CPU) semiconductor chip. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

Temu owner PDD sees 10% plunge in pre-market trading despite 44% revenue growth

PDD’s results, including a 66 per cent jump in net revenue, outperformed rivals, but it did not allay investor concerns amid e-commerce competition.

The logo of Chinese online budget shopping app Pinduoduo, pictured next to its mobile app on July 17, 2018. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

China’s second-richest man blasts Pinduoduo for hurting domestic brands

The founder of bottled water company Nongfu Spring called Pinduoduo a main contributor to aggressive pricing causing ‘huge harm for Chinese brands’.

Science

Chinese supercomputer tops global computing efficiency list

Tianhe Exa-node Prototype tops big data category, as Graph500 deems energy-aware big data computing necessary for future industry.

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Latest news, features and opinion on China’s technology industry, including AI, the US-China tech war, 5G, smartphone makers and apps, and issues surrounding China’s Great Firewall.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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