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A mobile handset business spun off from Huawei Technologies in 2020, Honor is one of China's leading smartphone brands.

Kim Yo-jong is seen holding a suspected Chinese phone in this picture taken on Saturday showing leader Kim Jong-un (right) inspecting a new hospital Kusong. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP

Kim’s sister spotted with suspected luxury Chinese foldable phone

The device, seen at a hospital opening in North Korea, appears to be an ultra-thin ‘Magic’ foldable from Chinese tech giant Honor.

15 Dec 2025 - 1:58PM

China Future Tech briefing

AI | Smart-glasses makers see AI as long-awaited must-have app

27 Nov 2025 - 5:46PM

China manufacturing

Chinese AI, humanoid robot make Time magazine’s ‘Best Inventions of 2025’ list

4 Nov 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

China’s Honor teases ‘Robot Phone’, new AI handset with gimbal-attached camera

Honor says details of the ‘revolutionary AI device’ will be released at the MWC Barcelona trade show next March.

16 Oct 2025 - 7:10PM

Honor’s concept AI-enabled handset, the Robot Phone, features a fold-out gimbal-attached camera. Photo: Handout

Huawei unveils new trifold smartphone before Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal

The Mate XTs is powered by Huawei’s self-developed Kirin 9020 chipset and runs on the company’s HarmonyOS ecosystem.

4 Sep 2025 - 7:30PM

China’s Android phone brands promote new privacy permission platform

As Chinese smartphone makers rush to equip AI features, the issue of user data collection has become the focus of debate.

20 Aug 2025 - 6:00PM

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Samsung bets on AI foldable phones to challenge Apple, Chinese rivals

The South Korean giant lost its global smartphone crown to Apple in 2023, and faces growing competition from Huawei and Honor.

10 Jul 2025 - 11:51AM

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 (left) and Z Flip 7 (right) from Samsung. Photo: Handout

Honor’s AI agent-equipped foldable smartphone is world’s thinnest and lightest

The Shenzhen-based firm’s newly launched Magic V5 has an AI agent that can make presentations and coordinate ride-hailing across multiple apps.

2 Jul 2025 - 8:56PM

Banking & finance

Chinese smartphone maker Honor moves closer to onshore share listing

Mainland market’s fourth-largest smartphone maker first announced plans to list A shares in November 2023.

27 Jun 2025 - 1:28PM

China adapts to tariffs, Lujiazui forum and more

This week: US-China trade framework leaves tariffs in place, Geely to stop building new EV plants and Macau satellite casinos to close. Next week: May economic data releases; TikTok ban deadline nears, Chinese regulators to release new financial policy and more.

13 Jun 2025 - 5:00PM

Labubu dolls. Photo: EPA-EFE

Honor enters robotics race after pledging US$10 billion AI investment

Honor’s foray into robotics comes after its CEO announced a high-profile AI initiative earlier this year called the ‘Honor Alpha plan’.

28 May 2025 - 8:00PM

An Honor store in Shanghai, China, on July 31, 2022. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Hong Kong society

‘Opportunity I could not let pass’: Hong Kong expats embrace life in Qatar

Despite facing cultural adjustments, Hongkongers are discovering unexpected benefits of relocating to Islamic country.

20 May 2025 - 10:30AM

Chinese smartphone makers turn to Google AI to compete globally

Chinese handset brands are leveraging Google AI to compete with Apple and Samsung, but differentiation is a challenge.

4 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM

Honor’s new CEO unveils US$10 billion plan for AI transformation

The Huawei spin-off aims transform from a smartphone maker into an ecosystem company focused on AI devices, CEO James Li Jian says.

4 Mar 2025 - 10:34AM

An Honor Magic 6 Pro smartphone seen during last year’s MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: AFP

Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

13 Feb 2025 - 8:51PM

Customers test an iPhone at an Apple store in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

China’s antitrust probe into Google seen as warning shot to the US

While the immediate impact is limited, China could escalate its actions depending on how its negotiations with the US unfold, analysts say.

5 Feb 2025 - 10:40PM

Honor brings on Huawei veteran to lead firm as CEO George Zhao Ming resigns

Honor’s leadership shuffle could add some degree of uncertainty to the company’s preparations for an initial public offering.

17 Jan 2025 - 9:24PM

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Apple’s pricey iPhones ineligible under China’s new subsidy scheme

China’s latest stimulus measure offers a 15 per cent subsidy for purchases of smartphones, tablets and smartwatches.

8 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

China’s new subsidy scheme puts Apple and other foreign premium smartphone vendors at a disadvantage against domestic rivals. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba powers AI drive of Transsion, top Chinese smartphone vendor in Africa

Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen model will enable the GenAI features of the Phantom V Fold2, Transsion’s latest 5G smartphone under its Tecno brand.

8 Jan 2025 - 5:30PM

China’s Honor targets Indonesia’s growing appetite for premium smartphones

Honor expects to initially launch more than 30 products this year in Indonesia, where it plans to open over 10 ‘experience’ stores.

7 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM

Tencent and smartphone maker Honor team up on AI while Apple lags behind

Tencent is providing cloud computing resources to strengthen Honor’s AI offerings while Apple Intelligence is still absent in China.

20 Dec 2024 - 8:54PM

An Honor retail store seen in Shanghai on July 31, 2022. Photo: Shutterstock

Huawei premium smartphone shipments surge, as Apple leads segment in China

Mainland shipments of Huawei’s premium-priced smartphones – handsets that cost more than US$600 – rose 34 per cent in the third quarter.

6 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM

Apple and Huawei are the two-biggest vendors in China’s high-end smartphone segment. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

23 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

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

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

Xiaomi president Lu Weibing introduces the company’s latest flagship handsets in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Apple’s iPhone 16 series saw more than 70 per cent of domestic sales come from the Pro and Pro Max models as of October 8. Photo: Shutterstock

Xiaomi, Honor look ready to push trifold handsets, following Huawei’s lead

Both Xiaomi and Honor have previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset, according to public records.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:39PM

Huawei trifold 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.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:45PM

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