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

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

TSMC halts advanced chip orders from mainland China, source says

8 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

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

8 Nov 2024 - 12:04AM

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

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

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

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

Shoppers look at the Huawei Mate 60 smartphone at one of the company’s flagship stores in Shanghai on September 24, 2023. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

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

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 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

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

Huawei gears up for launch of new flagship smartphone model Mate 70 next month

Huawei’s smartphone sales on the Chinese mainland surpassed those of Apple in August, the first time in 46 months, according to CINNO.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

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

TSMC tech in Huawei’s AI chips raises questions about ‘porous’ supply chain

It remains unknown how TSMC dies found their way into Huawei’s Ascend 910B, but analysts say it shows the limits of Washington’s sanctions.

27 Oct 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

The discovery of TSMC technology in Huawei’s premier AI chip has caused a scramble for explanations. Photo: Shutterstock

Transformers: the rise of smartphone makers in China’s EV arena

Thanks to an advanced supply chain, companies with no history making cars are challenging for supremacy in China’s EV market.

26 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Strong iPhone 16 debut lifts Apple to No 2 smartphone vendor in China

Apple captured 15.6 per cent of the Chinese smartphone market, behind Vivo’s 18.6 per cent in one of its most important markets.

25 Oct 2024 - 8:00AM

Huawei staff arrive at new mega-campus, hub of China’s tech drive

The sprawling research and development complex is set to play an important role in the nation’s push towards self-reliance.

25 Oct 2024 - 10:28AM

TSMC chips found in Huawei’s AI processors open firms to fresh scrutiny

TSMC has denied that it sold chips to Huawei after TechInsights found that Huawei’s Ascend 910B had components from the Taiwanese firm.

24 Oct 2024 - 6:14PM

A tear-down analysis by TechInsights found that some of the dies in Huawei’s Ascend 910B AI processor came from TSMC, raising questions about sanctions violations. Photo: Handout

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

The latest initiatives by Oppo show its ambition to diversify and expand its business beyond the smartphone industry.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite to give Chinese smartphones an AI power boost

Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme and Honor have announced devices with the new chip as they look to take on Apple and Samsung in AI.

23 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM

TSMC challenges report US is probing whether it made chips for Huawei

Possible export-controls violation benefiting mainland-based tech titan hit by American sanctions could lead to penalties.

23 Oct 2024 - 4:54AM

People trying out Huawei smartphones in Shenzhen last month. Photo: Xinhua

Huawei releases new version of home-grown OS in push for adoption in China

Huawei has started rolling out the latest update to HarmonyOS, which the company says now has 15,000 native apps and services.

23 Oct 2024 - 1:22AMvideocam

Huawei has started rolling out the beta version of HarmonyOS 5.0, as it pushes to raise adoption of its Android alternative in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba starts Singles’ Day direct sales, with strong demand for Apple products

The encouraging start to Singles’ Day sales for the country’s largest online retail platforms augurs well for consumer spending on the mainland.

22 Oct 2024 - 7:53PM

Chinese official praises Xiaomi chip design as firm stays silent

A Beijing municipal official heaps praise on Xiaomi’s design for a 3-nanometre processor, but the smartphone maker has yet to comment.

21 Oct 2024 - 10:00PM

Apple’s iPhone 16 sees further price cuts as part of Singles’ Day promotions

Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo introduced further iPhone 16 discounts as part of their respective Singles’ Day campaigns.

22 Oct 2024 - 2:07AM

The iPhone 16 series on display at an Apple Store in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock

When it comes to EVs, Chinese consumers are spoiled for choice

Extended range, autonomous driving, sofas, refrigerators … BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Geely, Nio and others tick all the boxes in their pursuit of consumers.

19 Oct 2024 - 4:35PM

Chinese brands, Apple drive global smartphone shipments

Shipments from Vivo surged nearly 23 per cent in the third quarter, while Samsung’s fell almost 3 per cent, according to IDC.

15 Oct 2024 - 6:39PM

Vivo unveils X200 smartphone weeks after release of new Apple, Huawei handsets

The X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the global smartphone industry’s lucrative high-end segment.

15 Oct 2024 - 9:21AM

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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