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Foxconn invests in EV battery plant in China’s iPhone city
The US$82 million capital injection marks the Taiwanese giant’s latest foray into the electric-vehicle sector.
24 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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Chinese surveillance tech firm Dahua exits projects in Xinjiang
24 Dec 2024 - 1:43PM
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Trump favours keeping TikTok in US after ‘billions of views’ during election
23 Dec 2024 - 3:14PM
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US plans to blacklist company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor
Sophgo, an affiliate of bitcoin mining equipment supplier Bitmain, is in the process of being placed on the Entity List.
21 Dec 2024 - 12:01PM
A Chinese flag flutters near a Huawei store in Shanghai, China September 8, 2023. Photo: Reuters
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The ‘AI Olympics’ gets new hurdles in Canada as US-China tech war plays out
Chinese researchers and companies such as ByteDance made up a greater share of the 37-year-old AI conference this year, but some could not secure visas.
21 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM
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Chinese-owned Character.ai rival vanishes from US App Store
Talkie, a popular AI companion app developed by Shanghai start-up MiniMax, has been removed from Apple’s store in the US.
20 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to launch AI in China, report says
The iPhone maker is reportedly in early talks with the tech giants to launch Apple Intelligence on the mainland after talks stalled with Baidu.
19 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
Apple has faced challenges in launching Apple Intelligence on its iPhones in mainland China owing to the country’s strict regulation of the technology. Photo: AP
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From autonomous driving to GenAI: TuSimple shifts gears as founders quarrel
Once a rising star in autonomous driving, TuSimple has announced a rebranding as it pursues AI-generated video content after ousting its CEO.
19 Dec 2024 - 1:30PM
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Cybersecurity
US investigates China-founded internet router maker TP-Link
Investigators fear that TP-Link is using ‘the Huawei playbook’, according to people familiar with the probe.
19 Dec 2024 - 10:17AM
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Chinese semiconductor tool maker AMEC removed from Pentagon blacklist
In January, the DOD added AMEC and other Chinese tech firms to the blacklist because they were considered a threat to US national security.
18 Dec 2024 - 3:55PM
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Semiconductors
China’s chip output slows in November while stockpiles climb
IC output growth for the year through November was up 23 per cent, while imports were up 14.8 per cent amid an intensifying US-China chip war.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
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Semiconductor chips seen on a circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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China’s chip industry reports sharp drop in funding amid ongoing tech war
In the first 11 months of 2024, China’s semiconductor industry recorded 677 investment deals, a decline of 35.9 per cent year on year.
16 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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Sanctioned camera maker Hikvision ends five government contracts in Xinjiang
The surveillance camera maker, blacklisted by Trump in 2019, did not say why it was now ending contracts for projects completed in 2018.
14 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM
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US asks court to reject TikTok’s bid to stave off law that could ban the app
The Justice Department argued that ‘continued Chinese control of the TikTok application poses a continuing threat to national security’.
13 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM
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E-commerce
Shein’s UK IPO slowed by challenge from Uygur NGO alleging Xinjiang cotton use
Britain’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has also raised concerns over allegations about the fast-fashion firm’s labour practices.
13 Dec 2024 - 10:31AM
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Shein is facing hurdles in its pursuit of a London IPO in part because of allegations about its China sourcing and labour practices. Photo: Reuters
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Semiconductors
Huawei’s new Mate 70 smartphone chip is ‘not a major redesign’, report finds
The findings contradict enthusiasm on Chinese social media, where users claimed the new Kirin 9020 had a performance boost of 30 per cent.
12 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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US to cap countries’ advanced chip access, with China in sights: sources
In a second escalation of chip restrictions this month, the US is planning to close sourcing loopholes through third-party countries, sources say.
12 Dec 2024 - 1:34PM
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China must innovate in chip design or fall behind the global market, expert says
China Semiconductor Industry Association’s Wei Shaojun sees new design architecture and microsystem integration as pathways to progress.
12 Dec 2024 - 7:00AM
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Innovation in China’s integrated circuit-design sector have been hindered by tightened US tech restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese surveillance firm Uniview calls on US to reconsider its trade sanction
Uniview was added to Washington’s trade blacklist for enabling certain ‘human rights violations’, according to the US Commerce Department.
11 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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Chip war: China’s semiconductor imports expand ahead of new US restrictions
From January to November, China imported a total of 501.47 billion integrated circuits, up 14.8 per cent from the same period last year.
11 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
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Nvidia faces US$1 billion fine if China probe finds violation of antitrust laws
The investigation into Nvidia’s previously-approved Mellanox acquisition marks the first time that China’s market regulator has opened the books on a closed deal.
10 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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For China’s next big tech leap, its ‘little giants’ must grow up
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