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People visit a booth for Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL at Automechanika, a leading trade fair for cars, in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11. Photo: Xinhua

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’

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Apple’s new iPhone 16 already selling at a discount in China

17 Sep 2024 - 6:00PM

Huawei’s home-grown mobile OS with no Android support set to launch

15 Sep 2024 - 6:00PM

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

Saudi Arabia’s AI-focused Gain Summit draws global tech giants

The third Global AI Summit, which started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, has wooed over 400 speakers from over 100 countries.

11 Sep 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

Huawei-backed Aito EV brand takes aim at Tesla with semi-autonomous SUV

The car shows off Huawei-developed technologies that the company aims to supply to more EV makers in the future, executive says.

10 Sep 2024 - 8:06PM

Huawei unveils Mate XT tri-fold 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.

11 Sep 2024 - 1:43PM

Huawei Technologies’ new tri-fold smartphone, the Mate XT, is displayed in a glass case at the company’s flagship store in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Chinese consumers disappointed about AI delay on new iPhone 16

The Chinese language version of Apple Intelligence will only become available in 2025, with no words on whether it will land on the mainland.

11 Sep 2024 - 9:07AM

Huawei tri-fold 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.

9 Sep 2024 - 8:00PM

Huawei prepares for launch, though of what product remains a secret

Analysts anticipate the telecoms giant may unveil an AI semiconductor to rival high-end chips that US companies like Nvidia are prohibited from selling to China.

7 Sep 2024 - 4:05AM

Huawei Technologies is poised for a product introduction next week, though what it is remains unclear. Image: Shutterstock

Huawei Cloud reshuffles leadership team as competition mounts

The cloud unit, which develops AI solutions and infrastructure, has been a main growth driver for Huawei.

6 Sep 2024 - 11:37PM

Huawei is one of the leading cloud services providers in China. Photo: Reuters

China’s economic coercion evokes scrutiny, resentment: US officials

Washington’s global network of allies said to offer moral support, supply-chain diversion strategies and new markets when Beijing takes aim.

7 Sep 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Samsung said to slash 8% of sales team in mainland China amid weak performance

This marks the start of a broader restructuring that would potentially cut up to 30 per cent of Samsung’s mainland workforce by next year.

4 Sep 2024 - 8:02PM

Apple could be smarting in China without AI on iPhone 16

Apple has not revealed plans to launch AI services in China, where it is facing increasing competitive pressure from Huawei and other local rivals.

4 Sep 2024 - 8:00AM

People look at the iPhone 15 Pro after Apple’s smartphone went on sale in Shanghai on September 22, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Huawei’s next foldable expected to launch right after iPhone 16 event

Huawei has announced a launch event for September 10, pitting its anticipated dual-hinged Mate XT handset against Apple’s AI-equipped iPhone 16.

3 Sep 2024 - 5:30PM

People walk past a Huawei shop in the Huangpu district of Shanghai on June 5, 2024. Photo: AFP

Honor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west Europe

The Huawei spin-off took that crown for the first time in western Europe, the second-largest foldable handset market after China.

2 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM

Huawei revenue up by a third amid resurgent smartphone sales in China

The Chinese tech giant reported a 34 per cent jump in revenue to US$58.6 billion for the first half, as the company rebounds in the face of US sanctions.

29 Aug 2024 - 6:00PM

Enflame, China’s Tencent-backed Nvidia wannabe, flags IPO plan

The Shanghai-based unicorn has begun the so-called tutoring process, compulsory for IPO applicants in China.

28 Aug 2024 - 5:00PM

Enflame products on displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. Photo: Che Pan

China sets a new record in South China Sea submarine communication test

Chinese scientists working with the PLA receive signals transmitted from 30km away, achieving data transmission speed of 4,000 bps.

24 Aug 2024 - 10:41PMvideocam

Chinese tech firms eye AI smart glasses as the next big thing

Xiaomi-backed Superhexa is the latest to join the fray with US$100 AI-equipped frames that undercut the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

22 Aug 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

Opinion | Why Apple’s iPhone is losing its shine in China

Beyond geopolitics, the iPhone increasingly looks pricey and dull next to Chinese smartphones – and the iPhone 16 may not turn the tide.

21 Aug 2024 - 9:43PMvideocam

An Apple store in Beijing on February 2. Apple phones, once an undisputed status symbol in the eyes of Chinese youth, have seen a significant erosion of their market share in China. Photo: Bloomberg

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.

22 Aug 2024 - 2:08PM

China is 5 years behind global leaders in advanced chip-making, report says

Leading global players remain years ahead of top Chinese companies in advanced chip manufacturing, according to US think tank ITIF.

20 Aug 2024 - 5:52PM

China pumps up state subsidies as chip war with US intensifies

Government subsidies granted to Huawei, SMIC, Naura Technology and other major chip players in China swelled in 2023, a Post analysis found.

16 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM

Huawei’s cloud unit sees Asia-Pacific as a vast market for AI products

The Chinese tech giant aims to push comprehensive AI solutions in the region, where it has achieved 20-fold growth in public cloud services over the past four years.

16 Aug 2024 - 9:52PMvideocam

Huawei Cloud currently ranks as the second-largest cloud services provider in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock

Philippines investigates allegations of Chinese journalist acting as state agent

Zhang ‘Steve’ Song has been identified by Philippine intelligence as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security, a Rappler report said.

13 Aug 2024 - 8:57PMvideocam

A map of China seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen. Photo: Reuters

Xiaomi gains share in Latin America, Japan, India amid smartphone war in China

Xiaomi shipped 6.2 million handsets to Latin America last quarter, ranking behind market leader Samsung’s shipments of 10.2 million units.

12 Aug 2024 - 8:00PM

China’s chip imports surge as firms stockpile ahead of fresh US restrictions

Semiconductor imports totalled 308.1 billion units, worth about US$212 billion, in the first seven months of 2024, according to customs data.

7 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

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Huawei

Huawei Technologies is one of the world's largest smartphone makers and telecommunications equipment providers. The company also sells a range of consumer electronics from smart home devices and appliances to rooftop solar products and electric vehicles. The company's 5G equipment has been banned outright in a number of countries – including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Sweden and the UK.

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23 August, 2024