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Smartphones

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

HarmonyOS Next, currently under a public beta period, had over 15,000 native apps and services as of October 22.

25 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM

Apple

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

25 Nov 2024 - 3:04PM

Smartphones

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets

23 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

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.

22 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

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

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:12AMvideocam

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.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:59AMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | Could Trump’s popularity in China prompt him to temper the trade war?

Beijing’s sensitivity to public opinion and Trump’s weakness for flattery could have big implications for US-China trade.

21 Nov 2024 - 9:28PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping and then-US president Donald Trump participate in a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Photo: AP

Smartphones

Apple’s iPhone sales fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: report

The event’s two-week sales period saw ‘a double-digit, year-on-year decline’ in iPhone sales amid stiff competition from Chinese rivals.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Apple

Apple reveals App Store revenue share in China as Huawei rivalry grows

The US giant says most of its App Store revenues in China are paid to developers and companies.

20 Nov 2024 - 8:44PM

Smartphones

Huawei’s foldable smartphone sales up 97% in third quarter

The surge was mainly on the back of Huawei’s Mate X5, which was launched last September and has remained the top-selling foldable model since.

20 Nov 2024 - 7:46PM

Customers look at the new Mate XT smartphone on display in the Huawei store in Shanghai, September 14, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Semiconductors

Beijing chip forum attendees mull impact of TSMC block, second Trump term

At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.

20 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Naura Technology’s booth at Semicon China in Shanghai in March. Photo: Che Pan

US presidential election 2024

Howard Lutnick named US commerce chief, will ‘lead’ on tariffs and trade

Wall Street CEO co-chairs Donald Trump’s transition team and was previously said to be in the running for treasury secretary.

20 Nov 2024 - 6:20AMvideocam

Science

China’s netizens warned that shutting down scientists’ views may hobble progress

Renowned scientists such as physicist He Zuoxiu and Fields Medal winner Yau Shing-Tung have been subjected to online attacks.

16 Nov 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong

The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:43PM

Shenzhen is China’s second-largest R&D hub by expenditure. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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

US-China tech war

China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply

A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.

12 Nov 2024 - 9:29PM

US-China tech war

China’s chip industry braces for another 4 years under Trump

Chinese semiconductor firms are ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking to forge new alliances.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:33AM

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

Cargo containers stacked at the Yantian terminal in the Port of Shenzhen. Photo: AFP

TSMC

TSMC halts advanced chip orders from mainland China, source says

TSMC has told mainland Chinese clients it will no longer produce advanced chips for them, according to person briefed on the notice.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Semiconductors

China’s top chip foundry SMIC posts record revenue despite US sanction warning

The Shanghai-based chipmaker reported a 34 per cent year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenue to US$2.17 billion.

8 Nov 2024 - 12:04AM

Semiconductors

US lawmaker urges investigation into China’s chipmaker SMIC

Republican Michael McCaul calls on the US Commerce Department to check whether SMIC is illegally producing chips for Huawei.

6 Nov 2024 - 12:01PM

SMIC facilities at Pudong district in Shanghai, China. Photo: AFP

Autonomous vehicles

Chinese self-driving truck start-up Autra.tech scales down operations

Financing issues and potential US sanctions prompt Autra.tech to cut salaries of staff, cancel new development and suspend delivery orders.

5 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

Autra.tech’s troubles reflect the persistent funding challenges many start-ups face in mainland China. Photo: Autra.tech

China technology

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

Smartphones

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

US-China relations

US penalises GlobalFoundries US$500,000 for shipping chips to Chinese firm

The chipmaker sent 74 shipments worth US$17.1 million to an affiliate of blacklisted company SMIC without applying for a licence.

2 Nov 2024 - 5:57AMvideocam

The GlobalFoundries campus is seen in Malta, New York, in September 2014. Photo: The Albany Times Union via AP

China technology

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

Huawei’s strong nine-month revenue reflects the continued momentum from its successful 5G smartphone comeback last year. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

The 80-year-old CEO talks about Huawei’s struggles and his admiration for US technology in a conversation with students.

31 Oct 2024 - 10:47PM

Smartphones

Chinese smartphone brands beat Apple to the AI punch at home

With no word on when Apple Intelligence will arrive in China, domestic players from Xiaomi to Honor are touting their own AI features.

31 Oct 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