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China to strengthen regional ties, exporters dump cargo: SCMP daily highlights

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China Economy

US inflation? China is more worried the trade war will make goods too cheap

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China may face greater deflationary pressure amid the trade war, as a decline in US demand leads companies to build of large inventories of unsold goods. Photo: AFP

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Apple’s iPhone cost could rise 90% if it is made in US, BofA says

While Apple can find domestic labour for assembly, a ‘significant portion’ of parts used in manufacturing would still be assembled in China.

10 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM

Apple stores see rush of iPhone shoppers ahead of US tariffs

8 Apr 2025 - 5:06PMvideocam

Apple supplier Luxshare downplays impact of Trump tariffs

7 Apr 2025 - 5:30PM

Apple shares tumble as Trump imposes tariffs on production hubs

The new levies are likely to squeeze Apple’s margins, given that it is unlikely to hike prices to offset the effects, analysts say.

3 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM

Apple shares have plummeted after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs. Photo: dpa

Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri

The Apple Intelligence platform was late to arrive and largely a flop, despite being the main selling point for the iPhone 16.

21 Mar 2025 - 11:17AM

Review | US$200 less than standard handset, what you lose buying iPhone 16e

A fast downloading smartphone with a long lasting battery and new modem, the economy Apple handset lacks a decent camera.

18 Mar 2025 - 5:45PM

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Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:08PM

A Foxconn building in Taipei. Photo: Reuters

Apple’s AirPods to get Star Trek-like upgrade with live translation

The capability will be offered as part of an AirPods software upgrade due later this year, sources say.

14 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM

In Indonesia vs Apple, is victory a double-edged sword?

Indonesia’s stringent local content rules may deter other tech firms wary of navigating regulatory challenges, analysts warn.

12 Mar 2025 - 8:00AM

Apple prepares major interface revamp for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Loosely based on the Vision Pro headset’s software, the new design could help revive demand for Apple’s iPhones.

11 Mar 2025 - 11:32AM

Apple is preparing a dramatic software overhaul for its smartphones, tablets and computers. Photo: dpa

Apple’s new iPad Air gets a speed boost with the M3 chip

The iPad Air update represents a faster turnaround than usual, coming only 10 months after the last version.

5 Mar 2025 - 9:56AM

Apple has introduced a faster, more powerful iPad Air built for its on-device AI feature, Apple Intelligence. Photo: Handout

Huawei leads China’s smartphone sales boom fuelled by subsidies

A government subsidy scheme for electronics purchases has boosted sales in the world’s largest smartphone market.

27 Feb 2025 - 7:24PM

Apple to fix iPhone glitch that suggests replacing ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

Apple said the speech recognition models that power the voice-to-text feature might show words with some phonetic overlap.

26 Feb 2025 - 11:01PM

Apple to add 20,000 US jobs amid Trump tariffs on China imports

The company, which builds most iPhones and other products in China, says it plans to spend US$500 billion in the US over the next four years.

24 Feb 2025 - 8:48PMvideocam

President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook. File photo: AP

Alibaba investors hail e-commerce giant’s AI pivot, major outlay

Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares surged 15 per cent on Friday, following an 8 per cent gain overnight in New York.

21 Feb 2025 - 9:00PM

Alibaba’s artificial intelligence investment strategy is expected to boost the company’s efforts to become a major player in this field. Photo: Shutterstock

Google to open its first physical stores in India, taking on Apple

The company currently has five retail stores, all in the US, which sell its products such as Pixel phones, watches and earbuds.

21 Feb 2025 - 9:58AM

Alibaba to ramp up AI, cloud investments as quarterly profit surges

CEO Eddie Wu said Alibaba will ‘aggressively invest’ in AI infrastructure and bolster research and development on advanced new AI models.

20 Feb 2025 - 10:05PM

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Apple unveils US$599 iPhone 16e, a budget-friendly AI handset

The 16e will include a powerful chip to run Apple Intelligence, a set of features with access to ChatGPT.

20 Feb 2025 - 10:00AM

iPhone 16e phones with the new C1 cellular modem are tested at an Apple lab in California. Photo: Reuters

Huawei brings Mate XT to Malaysia, kicks off trifold handset’s overseas roll-out

The international roll-out reflects Huawei’s confidence in the Mate XT, which was released in China on the same date as the iPhone 16.

18 Feb 2025 - 9:07PM

Chinese smartphone brands see rapid growth in Middle East, Southeast Asia

Transsion, Xiaomi and Honor topped the Middle East market last year, while Oppo took the No 1 spot in Southeast Asia for the first time.

18 Feb 2025 - 6:30PM

Why Gen Z are using 10-year-old iPhones, old digital cameras

Gen Z and millennials carry two iPhones: the latest, and models a decade old for photos as part of the ‘young-tro’ – young and retro – trend.

16 Feb 2025 - 7:45AMvideocam

The Apple iPhone SE is back in vogue among Gen Z and younger millennials, who use them to take photos as part of their flirtation with “retro” tech. Photo: Shutterstock

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

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai hails DeepSeek as open-source inspiration for AI developers

‘Let’s find out what are the actual problems in the world and use AI to solve them’, Tsai says at the World Governments Summit.

14 Feb 2025 - 12:47AMvideocam

US-China trade war

China’s ‘iPhone City’ eerily quiet as Foxconn moves production amid trade war

The giant iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou has cut back on hiring as Apple loses market share in China and Foxconn shifts production overseas.

13 Feb 2025 - 10:28AMvideocam

Apple’s AI partnership with Alibaba excites Chinese iOS developers

App developers called Alibaba’s open-source Qwen models the ‘ideal’ choice, as news of the deal lifted sentiment about Apple’s China prospects.

13 Feb 2025 - 8:00AMvideocam

Chinese iOS developers are hopeful that news of a partnership between Apple and Alibaba means an imminent launch of Apple Intelligence on the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba’s AI deal with Apple lifts Hong Kong shares by most in 2 years

The deal, which leverages Alibaba’s Qwen AI model, could boost iPhone sales in China and solidify Alibaba’s position as a leading AI player.

12 Feb 2025 - 4:40PMvideocam

Alibaba’s Qwen AI model currently powers the world’s top 10 open-source large language models. Photo: Reuters

Alibaba pairs with Apple to develop AI features for China iPhones

The US tech giant wants Alibaba’s Qwen AI model to make up for loss of Apple Intelligence on its iPhones in China.

12 Feb 2025 - 3:49PMvideocam

US-China relations

China’s ability to launch DeepSeek chatbot draws US panel’s scrutiny

Testimony sounds warning about China’s ability to dominate the ‘potentially world-changing technology’ of artificial general intelligence.

7 Feb 2025 - 7:40AMvideocam

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