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Sanctioned Chinese chip firms shrug off Trump tariffs, anticipate new business
Chipmakers and analysts anticipate benefits to China’s chip supply chain from the fresh US tariffs, including for equipment and components.
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TSMC
TSMC’s revenue soars amid AI demand ahead of US tariffs
10 Apr 2025 - 2:55PM
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Apple
Apple’s iPhone cost could rise 90% if it is made in US, BofA says
10 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
TikTok
Trump says TikTok deal is still ‘on the table’
‘But we’re going to have to wait and see what’s going to happen with China,’ the US president says.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:53AM
A smartphone displaying US President Donald Trump’s official TikTok page. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war
Microsoft abruptly cuts services to Chinese university, genomics firm
Concerns about technological decoupling have risen after Microsoft ended commercial services for some clients in China.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:00AM
Robotics
Ex-Tesla engineer launches robotics start-up split between US and China
Shuo Yang co-founded Mondo Tech to build ‘smaller, more accessible robots’ inspired by a desire to create a companion for his son.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
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Business of climate change
Emissions from AI chip manufacturing rose fourfold in 2024, Greenpeace says
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Demand for AI chips boomed as ChatGPT started an evolution in AI services and sparked a rise of Chinese rivals. Photo: AFP
E-commerce
TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU as tariffs triple on small parcels
TikTok Shop has increased efforts to recruit cross-border merchants for European markets, including Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
9 Apr 2025 - 11:00PM
Biomedicine: Companies
US report highlights China’s biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry
China is ‘quickly ascending to biotechnology dominance’ and the US must ‘take swift action in the next three years’, the report says.
10 Apr 2025 - 3:28PM
Semiconductors
Samsung denies halting chip foundry services for Chinese clients
Samsung operates one of the few foundries capable of rivalling industry-leading TSMC in producing advanced chips.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
TSMC
TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip in Huawei AI processor
Penalising TSMC comes at a critical moment for US-Taiwan relations after Trump slapped a 32 per cent levy on imports from the island.
9 Apr 2025 - 10:45AM
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TSMC is under a US investigation over a Huawei processor containing chips from the Taiwanese company. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war
Chinese semiconductor, auto parts suppliers expect to gain from US trade war
Their view reflects Chinese tech firms’ increased confidence in providing highly competitive alternatives to US imports.
8 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM
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China’s top chip tool maker Naura sees revenue surge amid US trade tensions
China’s largest chipmaking equipment supplier expects another 50 per cent jump in profits last quarter after its third year of growth.
8 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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China technology
Microsoft joint venture Wicresoft halts projects in China, lays off workers
Wicresoft will cease work on Microsoft projects in China owing to ‘geopolitical shifts and changes in the global business environment’.
7 Apr 2025 - 9:30PM
Digital currencies
Hong Kong remains upbeat on Web3 amid crypto market turmoil from US tariffs
Officials again touted the strength of the local Web3 industry, while Binance founder CZ avoided the event despite recent activity in the city.
7 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 7, touting the city’s commitment to the blockchain industry amid recent turmoil. Photo: Handout
Apple
Apple supplier Luxshare downplays impact of Trump tariffs
A total of 157 contractors in mainland China provide Apple with parts or manufacturing, according to the company’s latest supplier list.
7 Apr 2025 - 5:30PM
Stocks
US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one
The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.
5 Apr 2025 - 7:05PM
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Alibaba
How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom
By empowering innovations through its own technology and supporting former employees, the tech giant is reshaping China’s AI landscape.
7 Apr 2025 - 10:16AM
Alibaba is showing itself as an enabler of AI innovations. Illustration: Henry Wong
Huawei
Huawei’s ternary logic patent uses an old idea to improve AI chip design
The approach could be used to reduce the number of transistors on a chip, thus reducing energy consumption.
4 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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Semiconductors
China’s Loongson unveils ‘AI era’ chips amid self-sufficiency drive
The new processors integrate Loongson’s central processing unit cores, which are based on its in-house instruction set architecture.
3 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
TikTok
White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday
The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.
2 Apr 2025 - 9:50AM
TSMC
TSMC affirms commitment to Taiwan with new domestic fab
‘We’ll continue to look for space to expand investments in Taiwan,’ TSMC executive Y.P. Chyn says.
1 Apr 2025 - 10:45AM
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TSMC has opened a new factory that produces the company’s most advanced chips employing 2-nanometre technology. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
As extension winds down for TikTok sale, analysts say deadline may not matter
US President Donald Trump might ignore the law Congress passed and use the app as a bargaining chip in trade talks with Beijing.
1 Apr 2025 - 11:38AM
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Another Apple chip engineer returns to China to nurture next-generation talent
Kong Long left Apple after seven years, following the recent return of M4 CPU engineer Wang Huanyu to China.
31 Mar 2025 - 7:30PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s consumer business sees 38% surge in revenue on robust smartphone sales
Huawei recorded total annual revenue of 862.1 billion yuan in 2024, signalling progress in overcoming US sanctions.
31 Mar 2025 - 4:58PM
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