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Chinese solar panel maker plans US factory in win for Biden clean-energy push
Beijing-based JA Solar is building a new plant in the US in another win for the Biden administration as its incentive-laden climate law continues to attract big foreign investments.
12 Jan 2023 - 11:19AM
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Samsung profit slumps by most in decade on weak demand for memory chips
6 Jan 2023 - 10:03AM
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China meets with US firms as it seeks to restore confidence, boost growth
19 Nov 2022 - 1:37AM
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Tech Trends
Foxconn woos fleeing workers with US$70 subsidy as exodus hits iPhone capacity
Foxconn is offering workers who fled its Zhengzhou compound a subsidy of US$70 to return to work as the world’s largest iPhone factory tries to limit fallout from a Covid-19 lockdown.
8 Nov 2022 - 2:48PM
This file photo taken on May 6, 2022 shows a man walking past the Foxconn headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: AFP
Big Tech
Apple warns of iPhone delays due to Covid chaos at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory
Apple has broken its silence on the Covid-19 chaos at the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, saying production and holiday shipments of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max lines will be affected.
7 Nov 2022 - 11:39AM
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China Business
Frenchman launches Carrat – a smart bracelet aimed at protecting women
Carrat is a piece of wearable tech in the form of a stylish bracelet with a connected mobile app, which alerts emergency contacts once activated.
6 Nov 2022 - 5:00PM
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Shein faces new competition from Pinduoduo’s fast-growing new app
Temu has become the most-downloaded shopping app in the US this month as it aims to compete in cheap fast-fashion, but higher costs in the competitive consumer market could prove challenging.
6 Nov 2022 - 8:00AM
The logo of Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo printed on boxes in a shopping mall during the 5.5 shopping festival in Shanghai on May 2, 2020. Photo: AFP
Tech Trends
World’s largest iPhone plant rushes to tame fear after worker exodus
While Chinese state media reports have painted a rosy picture inside Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory, workers say the situation remains subpar.
4 Nov 2022 - 9:30PM
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Big Tech
Foxconn’s disruptions in Zhengzhou may prompt more production outside China
The recent exodus of workers from the world’s largest iPhone factory in China signals the increased demand for Apple’s suppliers to shift more manufacturing to markets like Vietnam and India.
3 Nov 2022 - 1:26AM
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Big Tech
Apple supplier Foxconn boosts cash incentives for iPhone workers in Zhengzhou
Foxconn’s move to increase cash incentives comes after thousands of panicked workers fled from its Covid-19-hit iPhone factory in the central Chinese city.
1 Nov 2022 - 7:00PM
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Policy
China grants no video game licence in October despite industry’s struggles
The absence of new approvals comes after the government issued more than 300 licences between April and September.
1 Nov 2022 - 2:06AM
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Staff are seen at a booth promoting Tencent’s popular Honor of Kings online game in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo
Big Tech
Worker exodus from world’s largest iPhone factory hits Apple supply chain
An unknown number of workers have fled the iPhone production plant run by Foxconn Technology Group in Zhengzhou as Covid-19 cases flare.
31 Oct 2022 - 4:01PM
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Politics
China’s biggest iPhone factory acts after workers flee Covid-19 outbreak
Move comes after city authorities sent task force over viral social media clips showing workers walking back to their hometowns.
30 Oct 2022 - 8:10PM
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Tech War
China chip start-ups rush to tout AI chip breakthroughs after Nvidia sales ban
Analysts say that Chinese chip companies still lag far behind Nvidia, which has a near monopoly on GPUs used to train AI models.
30 Sep 2022 - 12:42AM
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Tech
TikTok owner ByteDance to offer more paid leave to employees
The expanded leave offerings will bring ByteDance’s policy more in line with those of global peers, which often provide more generous employee benefits.
29 Sep 2022 - 11:15PM
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The ByteDance headquarters building in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 cuts jobs as founder calls for consolidation
Beijing-based 360 Security Technology is cutting staff and selling overseas investments as part of a consolidation plan, which includes a new focus on digital security amid increasing threats from cyberattacks.
29 Sep 2022 - 9:00PM
Big Tech
Pony Ma explains Tencent’s vision for the future of the internet
Tencent finally elaborates on the meaning of ‘immersive convergence’, two years after founder Pony Ma Huateng called it the future of the internet.
28 Sep 2022 - 7:30PM
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Culture
How a Chinese network of fake accounts infiltrated Facebook
This is the first time that Facebook has taken down Chinese-based accounts for foreign interference and engagement in US politics.
28 Sep 2020 - 3:29PM
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Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics.
Games
‘Always men’: the sexism problem in China’s gaming industry
Sexism in gaming is common worldwide but more openly tolerated in China, where feminism is silenced and stigmatised.
9 Oct 2020 - 12:59PM
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Tech
Meet Realme, the breakout smartphone brand rivalling Xiaomi
Realme is the budget-conscious sibling of Oppo and OnePlus that’s winning over millions of fans across India and Southeast Asia.
16 Sep 2020 - 11:52AM
Culture
Why China is becoming a nation of cord-cutters
Deregulation in 2014 brought sports to streaming services, permanently changing the industry.
31 Aug 2020 - 11:42PM
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