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Huawei launched the Pura X, a foldable phone, in March this year. It now faces competition from Samsung and Apple. Photo: Handout
Huawei

Huawei cuts Pura X prices as Samsung and Apple foldables loom

Huawei has cut prices on its widescreen Pura X by as much as 800 yuan, as foldables face fresh pressure from Samsung and Apple launches.

Huawei

Huawei’s HarmonyOS crosses ‘survival line’ as user base hits 27 million

Xiaomi

Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge

Artificial intelligence

Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, OpenAI systems

MiMo-V2-Flash ‘particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios’, Xiaomi says.

Xiaomi’s open-source AI model, MiMo-V2-Flash, is available on the company’s developer site MiMo Studio, Hugging Face and the API Platform. Photo: Shutterstock
Made in China 2025

China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones

Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.

Huawei

China’s Huawei ramps up foldable handset battle with global launch of Mate X7

Huawei held nearly 70 per cent of China’s foldable smartphone market in the first three quarters, according to research firm IDC.

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Apple

Apple takes China’s smartphone battle house to house with 3-hour iPhone delivery

Apple is ramping up the fight for the Chinese market as rivals Huawei and Xiaomi pile on the pressure.

Apple is ramping up the fight for the Chinese market. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Z.ai open sources AI agent tool for phones after ByteDance privacy backlash

Beijing-based Z.ai said its work in ‘teaching AI how to use a smartphone’ dates back to early 2023.

Xiaomi

China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’

Xiaomi’s smart EV, AI and other new initiatives turned a profit for the first time in the third quarter.

Singapore

‘Better late than never’: Singapore parents laud curbs on phone use in schools

The city state is among countries that have stepped up measures to curb screen time and tighten social media restrictions for adolescents.

Singapore is among countries that have stepped up measures to curb screen time and tighten social media restrictions for adolescents. Photo: TNS
Huawei

Huawei’s new app allows AirDrop-style transfers between HarmonyOS and Apple iOS

HarmonyOS 6 is expected to be found in more than 90 Huawei devices after a software update by year end.

Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of the Consumer Business Group at Huawei, showcases the Mate 80 series smartphones on November 25, 2025. Photo: Handout
India

India scraps mandatory cybersecurity app on new phones after backlash

The Indian government confidentially ordered companies like Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi to install the Sanchar Saathi app on their new phones.

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance-powered AI phone snapped up by consumers keen to try agentic assistant

The joint effort is the latest example of China’s advantages in combining AI capabilities with conventional consumer gadgets.

Samsung Electronics

Samsung unveils its first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung’s bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese rivals have been gaining ground.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone is shown during a launch event in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Wealth: Alternative Investments

Could investing in China’s AI industry prove more lucrative than the US’?

Amid US fears of an AI bubble, experts argue that China’s home-grown innovation offers robust growth opportunities for investors.

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BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Visitors watch robots fight at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, in July. Photo: EPA
Alibaba

Alibaba launches US$537 Quark AI glasses to challenge devices from Meta, Xiaomi

The glasses are expected to ‘usher in a revolution in human-computer interaction in the AI era’, Alibaba vice-president Wu Jia says.

Robotics

Xiaomi hires engineer from Tesla’s Optimus team to lead robotic hand development

Zach Lu Zeyu joins Xiaomi as lead of its dexterous hand research and development operations.

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China Future Tech briefing

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

Chinese smart-glasses makers, such as Rokid and Alibaba, and global giant Meta are counting on artificial intelligence to kick-start demand for the devices.

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

Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 processor powers premium Mate 80 smartphones

Huawei’s Richard Yu Chengdong claims strong double-digit performance improvement by the new Mate 80 models running the Kirin 9030 processor.

Semiconductors

Memory chip prices surge amid strong demand from the AI sector: analysts

The price increase is set to be turbocharged once Nvidia starts using certain memory chips in its AI servers, Counterpoint Research says.

Artificial intelligence

Lenovo downplays surge in memory chip prices, pushes AI agent for devices

The world’s largest personal computer maker posts record sales of US$20.5 billion in the September quarter.

Lenovo Group chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing. Photo: AP
Huawei

Huawei’s Mate 80, foldable Mate X7 handsets to square off against Apple, Xiaomi

Speculation swirls that Huawei’s latest smartphones will run its new Kirin 9030 processor.

Huawei Technologies’ new polar day gold Mate 80 Pro Max model. Photo: Handout
Xiaomi

China’s Xiaomi posts first profit from EV, AI units as quarterly earnings surge

Beijing-based company sells nearly 109,000 electric vehicles in three months, underscoring pivot from smartphones.

Motorola

Review | Motorola’s ultra-slim Edge 70 takes on iPhone Air, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

Motorola’s Edge 70 is expected to be much cheaper than its main ultra-thin competitors, but how does it compare? We give it a spin.

China technology

China’s Huaqiangbei wholesale market sees surge in memory chip prices

The price increase reflects manufacturers’ sharpened focus on supplying memory products for enterprises involved in AI projects.

Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei iis home to the world’s biggest wholesale electronics market. Photo: Shutterstock
Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s credentials get a boost as Beijing picks smartphones as state gift

The gesture reflects Xiaomi’s growing status as a symbol of China’s technological ambitions, analysts say.

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South Korea’s President, Lee Jae-myung, taps the box of one of the Xiaomi smartphones presented as gifts by Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, during their meeting on November 1, as their respective interpreters look on. Photo: AFP
China Future Tech briefing

AI | China races towards 6G networks’ near-limitless, instant data

Next-generation cellular networking promises speeds 100 times faster than 5G, enabling holograms in meetings and real-time digital twins.

Mainland China

Can iPhone 17 right Apple ship in China? US tech giant’s CEO Tim Cook thinks so

Fierce competition and supply constraints lead to a sales decline, but Apple’s boss says demand for newest iPhone series will spur a rebound.

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