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Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies
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.
China’s e-CNY is a central bank digital currency that now allows interest-bearing holdings, reflecting Beijing’s state-led approach to digital money. Photo: VCG
US-China relations

US-China split on digital money deepens as stablecoin debate stalls Clarity Act

Crypto push for yield clashes with banks, slowing US legislation as China advances interest-bearing e-CNY on a different path.

Artificial intelligence

Huawei capitalises on OpenClaw frenzy to boost computing demand for its chips

Semiconductors

Can Nvidia’s inference push at GTC help or hinder China’s catch-up efforts?

Smartphones

China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms

Oppo’s Find N6 debuts with ‘virtually’ crease-free screen amid growing buzz over a foldable iPhone that is expected to debut this year.

The crease on Find N6’s screen is virtually imperceptible, according to Oppo. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Tencent sponsors OpenClaw after creator’s complaints of copying

Chinese tech companies are aggressively promoting the deployment of the AI agent amid a nationwide frenzy.

OpenClaw

Inside the OpenClaw AI mania in China, as security fears and enthusiasm surge

Appeal of autonomous AI agent spurs rapid adoption across country, from tech pros to retirees seeking a ‘digital staff’, but data wipes mar its rise and trigger warnings.

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Science

Manufacturing talent boom? Why China’s smartest students are factory-bound

Some of the country’s brightest minds enter traditional industrial sectors as manufacturing loses its blue-collar stigma.

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For graduates of China’s top universities, working in manufacturing means contributing to cutting-edge fields. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Will Apple’s low-cost iPhone 17e make a splash in China’s smartphone market?

Presales for the new entry-level iPhone start on Wednesday, with a wide release set for March 11.

Middle East

Iran war disrupts Chinese tech firms’ Middle East operations

Baidu, WeRide and Meituan among companies halting operations or instituting remote work, as some Chinese nationals seek to escape region.

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Artificial intelligence

Huawei holds global debut for AI computing clusters in challenge to Nvidia

US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies brings ‘world’s most powerful’ AI compute systems to an international audience at MWC Barcelona 2026.

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Huawei showcases its SuperPoD products at MWC Barcelona 2026. Photo: handout
Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers bet on pivot to AI to weather memory chip crunch

Some Android phone makers are also expected to showcase experimental robots and other AI devices at the annual trade show.

A picture taken on February 27, 2026 in Barcelona shows the MWC logo ahead of its opening. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Moore Threads’ flagship AI chip compatible with latest Alibaba models

The semiconductor developer’s MTT S5000 chip achieves full-stack compatibility with the new Qwen3.5 series.

Middle East

US presses Syria to shift from Chinese telecoms systems

Washington warned Damascus, which is considering buying Chinese telecoms technology, to buy from US or allied states.

Smartphones

Huawei targets global comeback with Mate 80 Pro smartphone, new smartwatch

The handset’s launch in Madrid marks Huawei’s renewed push into the global smartphone market.

Huawei Technologies’ flagship Mate 80 series made its international debut in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance

In a rare instance of collaboration, the Chinese tech titan will partner with US and European firms to improve standards in the field.

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Huawei Technologies has joined US companies OpenAI, Google and other industry leaders to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence. Photo: AFP/China OUT
China technology

Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse: mayor

Leading in R&D density, AI innovation and start-up cultivation, Shenzhen is building a full-stack AI ecosystem, according to the mayor’s annual work report.

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China-EU relations

EU too slow to act as China rewrites global trade rules, trade chief Sefcovic warns

Commissioner calls for faster trade probes and WTO reform as Brussels confronts overcapacity, subsidies and a US$424 billion deficit.

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US-China tech war

Huawei’s revenues surge to US$127 billion as it continues to defy US sanctions

Last year’s revenue was the second highest on record for the Shenzhen-based company, with its highest ever being 891 billion yuan in 2020.

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The Huawei logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 2025. Photo: dpa
Artificial intelligence

Zhipu AI’s shares tumble nearly 23% on computing woes, user complaints

The Hong Kong-listed firm is the first Chinese AI developer to issue a public call urging support for its GLM model.

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Artificial intelligence

Demand for AI eyewear surges during China’s Spring Festival

AI glasses form part of the government’s national subsidy programme, which includes smartphones, tablets and smartwatches.

Artificial intelligence

The next interface race: how AI is bringing smart glasses into focus

LLVision CEO Wu Fei explains how advances in AI and hardware are pushing smart glasses closer to everyday use.

LLVision’s Leion Hey2 focuses on real-time translation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas. Photo: Wency Chen
IPO

Will Chinese AI chip designer Enflame’s Shanghai IPO be another blockbuster?

Tencent-backed Enflame’s listing on the Star Market could follow successful recent flotations from peers Moore Threads, MetaX and Biren.

AI chip designer Enflame on Wednesday entered the inquiry stage of its initial public offering on Shanghai’s Star Market. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers

China’s tech sector braces for a “memory winter”, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts.

Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals

The GLM-5 represents a shift in AI development from ‘vibe coding’ to ‘agentic engineering’ to generate an enhanced performance.

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Artificial intelligence

Indonesia telco chief warns of digital colonisation, backs China open-source AI

Indonesian executives stress that localisation and sovereignty are key to AI adoption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian market.

From left are Jean Iau, SCMP reporter; Jo Miyake, head of banking, Asia and Middle East, corporate and institutional banking at HSBC; Qian Shihong, chief strategy officer at Huawei Indonesia; Vikram Sinha, president director and CEO at Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; and Sean Yuan, vice president at Alibaba Cloud International and general manager of South Pacific Region, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group. Photo: SCMP
Diplomacy

As I see it | Starmer faces a hysterical backlash over new Chinese embassy

The worst features of UK politics and media, with help from ‘yellow-ribbon’ BN(O)ers, have been on full display over the ‘mega’ embassy plan.

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The location proposed for the new Chinese embassy at the old Royal Mint Court is seen in London, United Kingdom, on January 14. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

China trials largest locally made AI computing resource in infrastructure push

The node is designed for large-scale AI scenarios, including trillion-parameter model training and high-throughput inference.

China-Middle East relations

Exclusive | Why has a Nato member reaffirmed its Brics ambitions? Its envoy elaborates

New Turkish ambassador Selcuk Unal says the country is seeking deeper ties with China while bridging Asia and Europe.

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