https://www.scmp.com/rss/322301/feed Celia is a tech reporter for the Post, covering companies such as Tencent, JD.com and Foxconn. She also covers start-up news and China's tech world. Prior to joining the Post, she worked for China Daily. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley and the richest city in southern Guangdong province, has imposed new requirements on pandemic control measures, allowing companies in the hi-tech hub to impose unpaid leave for employees who refuse to take Covid-19 tests and prohibit them from entering workplaces. The city’s Human Resources and Social Security Bureau released that policy last week as part of the local government’s zero-tolerance approach to sporadic coronavirus infections. Employers need not pay... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3138154/hi-tech-hub-shenzhen-allows-firms-impose-no-pay-leave-workers-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3138154/hi-tech-hub-shenzhen-allows-firms-impose-no-pay-leave-workers-who?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 In the second of a five-part series on US-China technology policies under the Biden administration, Pan Che, Xue Yujie and Celia Chen take a look at how Huawei Technologies – the very first to come into the policy cross hairs of the former Trump administration – has fared nearly six months under the new regime, and what this says about the future of US-China relations over technology. The first part is here. A crucial piece of legislation wound its way this week through the United States Senate,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3136937/us-china-tech-war-huawei-still-hook-joe-biden-fine-tunes-americas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3136937/us-china-tech-war-huawei-still-hook-joe-biden-fine-tunes-americas?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co’s HarmonyOS 2 has arrived, and it is set to start showing up in more smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and even home appliances. Under pressure from US sanctions that have blocked access to Google apps and services, Huawei began transitioning last year to HarmonyOS, its own in-house operating system for Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. The company now has numerous partners for the OS, including home appliances giant Midea, drone maker SZ DJI Technology, and Swiss... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3136017/will-huaweis-harmony-operating-system-end-global-duopoly-googles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3136017/will-huaweis-harmony-operating-system-end-global-duopoly-googles?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:00:39 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co’s opening salvo for its HarmonyOS mobile platform to go mainstream, helping the telecommunications giant overcome US trade sanctions, has drawn thousands of partners, but also delivered a stiff reality check – none of its major Chinese Android smartphone rivals are on board. Huawei faces an uphill battle to convince other smartphone makers to change from Android to HarmonyOS over difficulties of “user conversion, compatibility issues and political risks”, which few vendors... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3135935/huawei-draws-large-consumer-brands-run-harmonyos-android-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3135935/huawei-draws-large-consumer-brands-run-harmonyos-android-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:22:28 +0000 Telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co plans to expand the reach of its HarmonyOS mobile platform in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, where its self-developed operating system could be used in more devices than Google’s Android. At the online launch of HarmonyOS 2.0 on Wednesday evening, Huawei announced partnerships with several domestic and international firms to run its mobile operating system on their smart devices, including Chinese home appliances giant Midea Group, drone... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3135797/struggling-huawei-steps-software-drive-harmonyos-20-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3135797/struggling-huawei-steps-software-drive-harmonyos-20-internet-things?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:00:22 +0000 Apple has added more suppliers from mainland China than anywhere else to its list of vendors over the past three years, defying deteriorating US-China relations during the Trump administration, talk of economic decoupling and increasing scrutiny of its component producers. Nearly one-third of the newly shortlisted companies are from the Chinese mainland, according to a South China Morning Post analysis of Apple’s supplier list for 2017 and 2020. Among the 52 new names added to the latest list,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3135617/us-china-tech-war-apple-puts-china-squarely-apex-supplier-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3135617/us-china-tech-war-apple-puts-china-squarely-apex-supplier-list?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:00:07 +0000 China will launch a new national data centre strategy to further expand the country’s digital economy, while meeting Beijing’s ambitious green targets, according to a report by state media China Central Television (CCTV) on Wednesday. The initiative, dubbed “Eastern Data and Western Computing”, will have data gathered from the more prosperous cities along China’s eastern seaboard sent to poorer yet more spacious urban centres in the west for processing and storage. Four of the country’s top... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3135097/chinas-digital-economy-network-data-centre-hubs-address-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3135097/chinas-digital-economy-network-data-centre-hubs-address-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 May 2021 11:59:37 +0000 Xiaomi Corp’s first-quarter net profit grew 260.6 per cent to beat estimates on the back of increased sales worldwide, as the US lifted a Trump-era securities ban on the Chinese smartphone giant. Beyond its strong earnings results last quarter, the company reiterated its concerns about the ongoing global chip shortage. “The increase in semiconductor prices is a challenge for all manufacturers,” Xiaomi president Wang Xiang said in a conference call on Wednesday after the market closed. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134935/xiaomi-beats-first-quarter-earnings-estimates-after-us-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134935/xiaomi-beats-first-quarter-earnings-estimates-after-us-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 May 2021 10:26:10 +0000 Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co will deploy its HarmonyOS operating system on smartphones early next month in the latest move to shield its core smartphone business from US trade sanctions. In a 15-second video posted on its official Weibo account, Huawei announced that it would release HarmonyOS 2.0 on June 2. The video, tagged “HarmonyOS smartphone is coming,” did not reveal if a new Huawei smartphone would be released at the same time. When Huawei deploys its own... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134783/huawei-roll-out-self-developed-harmony-os-smartphones-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134783/huawei-roll-out-self-developed-harmony-os-smartphones-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 May 2021 11:00:24 +0000 Celia Chen Celia Chen Cryptocurrency activities in China will face greater scrutiny and supervision, state media warned on Sunday, as bitcoin’s global sell-off resumed on Friday amid Beijing’s latest crackdown on the trading and mining of digital tokens. Communist Party mouthpiece Xinhua said in a commentary published on Sunday that tighter supervision and scrutiny are in order for the cryptocurrency market. “Compared with traditional investment tools, the risks in the virtual currency market are extremely high, as... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3134548/tighter-scrutiny-supervision-loom-cryptocurrency-market-chinese-state?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3134548/tighter-scrutiny-supervision-loom-cryptocurrency-market-chinese-state?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 May 2021 10:00:25 +0000 SEG Plaza, a 70 floor-plus skyscraper in downtown Shenzhen known as a mecca for electronic hardware merchants across the country, has been closed for thorough checks and possible repairs after a mysterious wobble in the past two days ignited public fears about the safety of the building. A preliminary investigation indicated that a combination of three factors, including wind, the subway line below the SEG Plaza, and temperature differences inside and outside the building, likely all played a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3134417/how-wobbly-skyscraper-downtown-shenzhen-has-shaken-public?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3134417/how-wobbly-skyscraper-downtown-shenzhen-has-shaken-public?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 May 2021 00:00:13 +0000 Tencent Holdings saw profit jump 65 per cent in the first quarter on the back of strong returns from its myriad investments and growth in its gaming and fintech units, even as the company remains clouded by the possibility of new fines from Beijing amid a continuing Big Tech crackdown. The Hong Kong-listed company reported a profit of 47.8 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion) in the quarter ended March, compared with 28.9 billion yuan in the same period of 2020 and above consensus expectations of 34.4... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134177/tencent-posts-65-cent-rise-first-quarter-profit-amid-tightening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3134177/tencent-posts-65-cent-rise-first-quarter-profit-amid-tightening?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 May 2021 08:41:26 +0000 The US consulate in Guangzhou has issued a warning to American citizens to avoid the SEG Plaza, the iconic Shenzhen skyscraper that was suddenly evacuated on Tuesday, despite safety inspectors finding no issues in the building’s main structure or surrounding environment. SEG Plaza, a landmark skyscraper in Shenzhen’s downtown, started to shake for unknown reasons on Tuesday afternoon, leading to an emergency evacuation of thousands of people. The Shenzhen Emergency Management Bureau said it had... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3134178/seg-plaza-cleared-safety-issues-local-inspectors-while-us-consulate-warns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3134178/seg-plaza-cleared-safety-issues-local-inspectors-while-us-consulate-warns?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 May 2021 08:00:21 +0000 A group of researchers that includes Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract producer of advanced chips, have made a breakthrough in semiconductor materials, further pushing back the oft-predicted “end” of Moore’s Law and widening the capability gap with the mainland. Scientists and researchers from TSMC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and National Taiwan University (NTU) have shown in a paper, published in the scientific journal Nature, a process... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3134078/us-china-tech-war-tsmc-helps-make-breakthrough-semiconductor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3134078/us-china-tech-war-tsmc-helps-make-breakthrough-semiconductor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 May 2021 13:00:22 +0000 After millions of dollars spent and almost a decade in development, Huawei Technologies Co may have to find a new Chinese name for its mobile device operating system less than a week before a showcase event. On Wednesday, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court rejected Huawei’s lawsuit against the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) for rejecting its trademark application for HongmengOS, the Chinese name for its mobile operating system known globally as HarmonyOS. Huawei... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133362/huawei-hits-stumbling-block-harmonyos-roll-out-after-chinese-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133362/huawei-hits-stumbling-block-harmonyos-roll-out-after-chinese-court?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 May 2021 10:04:02 +0000 India’s recent surge in Covid-19 infections is not only a public health tragedy, it is also playing havoc with the country’s ambitions to be a smartphone manufacturing superpower and the plans of many Chinese tech companies to ramp up operations there. One of those companies affected is Chinese vendor Realme, a top 5 smartphone brand in India, which said on Tuesday that it has “adjusted its timeline of product launches in India based on the local situation”. This adjustment came after market... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133247/realme-founder-plays-down-impact-indias-covid-19-crisis-budget?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133247/realme-founder-plays-down-impact-indias-covid-19-crisis-budget?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 May 2021 22:30:08 +0000 Tencent Holdings, China’s gaming, social media, and entertainment king, has launched a new video platform that rewards users for watching videos, in a move to expand its presence among China’s vast elderly and rural populations. Pianduoduo, which literally means “lots of videos” in Chinese, was recently launched across application stores in China. A check on Wednesday showed that the app has been download over 20,000 times on Huawei’s app store. Offering entire seasons of popular classic TV... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133193/tencent-paying-users-try-its-new-classic-tv-streaming-app-effort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3133193/tencent-paying-users-try-its-new-classic-tv-streaming-app-effort?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 May 2021 09:30:18 +0000 Semiconductor imports by China in April declined slightly from an all-time high last month, according to the latest figures released by the country’s customs authorities, as supply constraints continue to disrupt major industries around the globe. China imported 54.7 billion semiconductor units in April, worth US$33.1 billion, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Friday. It was a 7 per cent fall from the previous month, when the country imported 58.9 billion... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3132621/china-semiconductor-imports-decline-slightly-april-global-chip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3132621/china-semiconductor-imports-decline-slightly-april-global-chip?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 May 2021 07:05:06 +0000 India’s recent surge in Covid-19 infections, with daily infections at record highs, has turned into bad news for Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo and Vivo, all of which have been expanding in the country in recent years. After being hit by lockdowns last year, India’s smartphone market had been recovering until the recent resurgence of the virus. In mid-April, “things took a U-turn” as different parts of the country once again started locking down, according to Kiranjeet Kaur, a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3132503/xiaomi-oppo-vivo-and-realme-face-dilemma-india-covid-19-resurgence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3132503/xiaomi-oppo-vivo-and-realme-face-dilemma-india-covid-19-resurgence?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 16:00:17 +0000 HiSilicon, Huawei Technologies Co’s integrated circuit (IC) design unit, is expected to be the biggest loser in the 5G smartphone chipset market in 2021 as US company Qualcomm and Taiwan’s MediaTek expand their presence, according to a new research note published by Counterpoint. The Chinese chip firm had 23 per cent of the 5G phone chipset market in 2020, but it is expected to see that share shrink to less than 5 per cent this year. Its share of overall global smartphone chipsets, which... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3132481/us-china-tech-war-huaweis-chip-unit-hisilicon-see-massive-decline-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3132481/us-china-tech-war-huaweis-chip-unit-hisilicon-see-massive-decline-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 09:30:20 +0000 Tencent Holdings, Didi Chuxing and eight other major internet companies have each been slapped with a fine by China’s antitrust regulator for failing to report the acquisition of smaller competitors and starting new joint ventures, in a move that intensifies Beijing’s crackdown on Big Tech. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a fine of 500,000 yuan (US$77,243) on each of the 10 firms for breaching China’s anti-monopoly law, according to a statement from the regulator on... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131818/tencent-didi-chuxing-other-internet-firms-slapped-fine-antitrust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131818/tencent-didi-chuxing-other-internet-firms-slapped-fine-antitrust?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:34:28 +0000 A new government video showing a local labour official working a 12-hour shift as a Meituan employee has been making the rounds on Chinese social media, two days after the on-demand delivery giant became the latest target of China’s sweeping campaign to rein in the country’s internet companies. The two-minute clip, shared by the Beijing Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau’s official Weibo account on Wednesday, featured the deputy director of the bureau’s labour relations... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131455/government-official-working-shift-meituan-courier-featured-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131455/government-official-working-shift-meituan-courier-featured-new?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:00:22 +0000 Huawei Technologies’ reported its second consecutive decline in quarterly sales, as growth in the world’s largest producer of 5G telecommunications equipment was hit by sanctions enacted by the United States and some allies. Huawei’s first-quarter revenue fell by 16.5 per cent to 152.2 billion yuan, from 182.2 billion yuan (US$28.1 billion) in the same period last year mainly due to a shrinking consumer business, the company’s main revenue earner, the company said in a statement. Huawei, which... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131407/huawei-reports-second-straight-quarterly-decline-sales-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131407/huawei-reports-second-straight-quarterly-decline-sales-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:12:16 +0000 ByteDance, the developer of TikTok and its Chinese sibling app Douyin, has put its initial public offering plan on the back burner for now, as it has difficulties coming up with a business structure that can please both Beijing and Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. One of the sources, who declined to be identified as the information is not public, said the Chinese start-up has yet to find a satisfactory way to restructure its business to meet regulatory requirements... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130944/ipo-plan-tiktok-maker-bytedance-set-back-us-china-tensions-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130944/ipo-plan-tiktok-maker-bytedance-set-back-us-china-tensions-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:00:17 +0000 China’s internet watchdog and six other regulators have jointly released new rules to regulate live streaming in the country’s booming e-commerce sector, set to go into effect on May 25, in Beijing’s latest move to tighten oversight of the powerful digital economy. Live-streaming service providers will be required to create a list specifying the categories of products and services that are either unlawful or unsuited for sales through live-streaming, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3130942/chinese-regulators-tighten-grip-live-streaming-e-commerce-intensifying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3130942/chinese-regulators-tighten-grip-live-streaming-e-commerce-intensifying?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Apr 2021 10:23:03 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co has started to sell smart vehicles in its flagship stores across China, as the telecoms equipment giant continues to look for new revenue drivers after its smartphone and network gear operations were hit by US sanctions. The SF5 model, jointly launched by the Shenzhen-based tech giant and carmaker SERES, is the first vehicle to officially enter Huawei’s stores. The electric-petrol hybrid is equipped with Huawei’s HarmonyOS-based HiCar system and has a driving range of 180... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3130497/huawei-starts-selling-smart-cars-flagship-stores-across-china-offset?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3130497/huawei-starts-selling-smart-cars-flagship-stores-across-china-offset?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:00:08 +0000 A top Chinese securities regulator in charge of talking with the US about the auditing of Chinese businesses listed in US markets called on US President Joe Biden’s administration to work with Beijing, blaming the lack of an agreement on an increasingly unfavourable political atmosphere in Washington. The US Securities and Exchange Commission started implementing in March a law passed at the end of 2020, as former president Donald Trump was on his way out, that allows the agency to review... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3130336/chinese-official-blames-us-politics-lack-auditing-agreement-us-listed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3130336/chinese-official-blames-us-politics-lack-auditing-agreement-us-listed?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:28:37 +0000 China’s central bank said it is accelerating infrastructure development for its own financial technology, which includes upgrades to its data centres and the network linking all central bank offices and branches, along with creating a “central bank cloud” in 2021, in a bid to keep pace with a financial industry that is increasingly shaped by data, artificial intelligence and Big Tech. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) aims to strike a balance between “growth and supervision” of fintech, the bank... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3130292/chinas-central-bank-build-out-fintech-cloud-infrastructure-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3130292/chinas-central-bank-build-out-fintech-cloud-infrastructure-after?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:00:13 +0000 Internet giant Tencent Holdings is merging its two video platforms in a major reorganisation to buttress its efforts against ByteDance-owned Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, according to sources familiar with the matter. Tencent Video, the company’s long-form video platform, and short video service Weishi are being combined into a new online video operation under the Hong Kong-listed firm’s platform and content group (PCG), one of its six business units. Shenzhen-based Tencent, which runs... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129649/tencent-merges-video-platforms-sharpen-competition-tiktok-owner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129649/tencent-merges-video-platforms-sharpen-competition-tiktok-owner?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:24:27 +0000 Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co is taking time to set strategy for its cloud business as the Shenzhen-based company pushes ahead with a broader effort to turn itself from a hardware maker into a software provider in the face of harsh US sanctions. Huawei formally disbanded its cloud and AI business group earlier this month – just one year after its creation – and separated cloud from the server and hardware storage operation. It eventually appointed rotating chairman Eric Xu... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129549/can-chinas-huawei-transform-itself-hardware-giant-leading-services?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129549/can-chinas-huawei-transform-itself-hardware-giant-leading-services?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:30:10 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant struggling under US sanctions, is under no illusion about US President Joe Biden removing the telecoms equipment giant from the US Entity List, company deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun said on Monday at an analyst summit in Shenzhen. Huawei currently has enough chip inventory to support its enterprises, Xu said, but added that the situation cannot last indefinitely, suggesting the company is depleting its stockpiles. However, Huawei will... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129254/huawei-under-no-illusion-about-us-lifting-sanctions-will-keep-chip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3129254/huawei-under-no-illusion-about-us-lifting-sanctions-will-keep-chip?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:49:58 +0000 The announcement of a US$15 billion stock sale by Tencent Holdings’ largest shareholder, three years after the last big divestment by a major shareholder, has heightened investor scrutiny of the outlook for China’s biggest social media and video games company at a time when Beijing is tightening regulations for the country’s tech titans. Holland-based Prosus, Tencent’s largest shareholder and majority controlled by Naspers Ltd, sold 191.89 million shares for HK$114.1 billion (US$14.67 billion),... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128821/tencent-fundamentals-still-solid-despite-record-us15bn-share-sale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128821/tencent-fundamentals-still-solid-despite-record-us15bn-share-sale?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:06:40 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co and Chinese carmaker Arcfox have launched the first electric car with a full suite of autonomous-driving features, as the telecoms equipment giant looks for new sources of revenue after its networking gear and smartphone businesses were hobbled by US sanctions. The Arcfox αS HBT is the first car to get Huawei HI, a complete intelligent automotive solution that runs on the firm’s own Harmony OS and lidar chip, and has 5G connectivity, the company said. This differentiates... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128644/huaweis-revs-drive-5g-equipped-smart-electric-cars-launch-arcfox?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128644/huaweis-revs-drive-5g-equipped-smart-electric-cars-launch-arcfox?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:00:21 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co, once the world’s biggest smartphone vendor, is focusing on other connected devices and the enterprise market amid its struggles with US trade sanctions, which the Biden administration has recently tightened. Shenzhen-based Huawei, however, could still face restricted access to products and services related to those market segments because of Washington’s hardline stance on the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, according to analysts. The privately held... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128133/struggling-huawei-moves-focus-other-connected-devices-enterprise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3128133/struggling-huawei-moves-focus-other-connected-devices-enterprise?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:15:17 +0000 Executives of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co on Wednesday put on a brave face even as the company saw its slowest revenue growth in a decade. “Over the past year we’ve held strong in the face of adversity,” said Ken Hu Houkun, Huawei’s rotating chairman, in a statement on Wednesday. “We’ve kept innovating to create value for our customers, to help fight the pandemic, and to support both economic recovery and social progress around the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127758/huawei-ekes-out-38-cent-revenue-growth-2020-overseas-sales-slump-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127758/huawei-ekes-out-38-cent-revenue-growth-2020-overseas-sales-slump-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:05:18 +0000 Tencent Holdings’ super app WeChat has reinforced its short video-sharing and live-streaming functions, according to the latest update of the multipurpose social media platform, amid increased competition from Douyin, the Chinese version of ByteDance-owned TikTok. WeChat, which had 1.2 billion monthly active users (MAUs) in the December quarter, doubled the video length for its Instagram-style WeChat Moment service to 30 seconds, from the previous 15 seconds, under its new version 8.0.3. This... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127510/tencent-super-app-wechat-beefs-short-video-sharing-live-streaming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127510/tencent-super-app-wechat-beefs-short-video-sharing-live-streaming?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:00:09 +0000 Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei Technologies Co has suspended downloads of sportswear brands Nike and Adidas from its app store amid a public uproar in China over their position on the alleged use of forced labour by Xinjiang cotton producers. Although the Chinese government has not singled out any particular company, a nationwide consumer boycott against foreign brands – including H&M, Nike, Adidas and Burberry – is sweeping the country in response to their previous statements about... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127388/huawei-removes-nike-and-adidas-its-app-store-amid-xinjiang-cotton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127388/huawei-removes-nike-and-adidas-its-app-store-amid-xinjiang-cotton?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:02:41 +0000 A number of major Chinese tech firms have erased the virtual presence of Swedish multinational clothing retailer H&M from their platforms amid a public uproar in China over the brand’s position on the alleged use of forced labour by Xinjiang cotton producers. Although the Chinese government has not singled out any particular company, a nationwide consumer boycott against foreign brands - including H&M, Nike, Adidas and Burberry - is sweeping the country in response to their previous statements... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3127117/meituan-didi-baidu-and-chinas-big-tech-erase-hms-online-presence-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3127117/meituan-didi-baidu-and-chinas-big-tech-erase-hms-online-presence-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:07:16 +0000 Tencent Holdings’ latest financial results showed that China’s most valuable technology company remains a powerful moneymaking machine, but the robust results belied the myriad challenges that the internet giant is facing amid Beijing’s regulatory scrutiny. Analysts said worries about harsher government oversight are clouding the company’s shiny earnings even after Tencent confirmed on Wednesday that founder Pony Ma Huateng had volunteered a meeting with antitrust authorities to discuss “a broad... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127013/tencents-robust-earnings-belie-looming-regulatory-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3127013/tencents-robust-earnings-belie-looming-regulatory-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:45:35 +0000 Xiaomi Corp, backed by 10 years of steady growth, cemented its position as the smartphone industry’s leading Chinese vendor in 2020, when it gained significant market share at home and abroad from US sanctions-hit telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co. “When Huawei was added to the US Entity List in mid-2019, it was the [world’s] second-biggest smartphone maker by volume,” said Fiona Vanier, senior analyst for forecasting at CCS Insight. “By the final quarter of 2020, it had... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126993/xiaomi-moves-past-struggling-huawei-no-1-chinese-smartphone-vendor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126993/xiaomi-moves-past-struggling-huawei-no-1-chinese-smartphone-vendor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:59:32 +0000 Xiaomi Corp’s fourth-quarter profit rose 261 per cent to beat market estimates on the back of expanded sales and global market share, as the Chinese smartphone giant defied a US ban on American investments. The Beijing-based company, the world’s third-largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, reported on Wednesday a better-than-expected net profit of 8.8 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) in the three months ended December 31, up from 2.4 billion yuan in the same period in 2019. That surpassed... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126792/xiaomi-posts-261-cent-rise-quarterly-profit-after-winning-preliminary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126792/xiaomi-posts-261-cent-rise-quarterly-profit-after-winning-preliminary?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:16:47 +0000 Tencent Holdings reported on Wednesday a 175 per cent rise in profit for the fourth quarter, beating market estimates as the internet giant deals with increased scrutiny from the Chinese government’s crackdown on Big Tech companies. The Shenzhen-based company’s net profit reached 59.3 billion yuan (US$9.1 billion) in the three months ended December, up from 21.6 billion yuan during the same period in 2019 and 80 per cent above analyst estimates, according to Bloomberg data. Total revenue rose 26... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126771/tencent-posts-175-cent-rise-fourth-quarter-profit-it-faces-tighter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3126771/tencent-posts-175-cent-rise-fourth-quarter-profit-it-faces-tighter?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:48:40 +0000 After removing a laptop advertisement featuring the popular stand-up comedian Yang Li, semiconductor giant Intel is having a hard time pleasing both men and women who say the US firm is guilty of sexism – but for different reasons. Yang, 29, is known in China for her piercing jokes targeting men. An ad posted last Thursday to the microblogging platform Sina Weibo and Taobao, the e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba Group Holding, parent company of the South China Morning Post, played on Yang’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3126652/intel-pulls-chinese-ad-featuring-comedian-yang-li-after-it-angered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3126652/intel-pulls-chinese-ad-featuring-comedian-yang-li-after-it-angered?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:19 +0000 For 60-year-old Jin Liguo, coal mining runs in the family. His parents were miners and now his offspring is also part of the industry in Shanxi province, the centre of China’s coal production. Retired after a 40-year career in the industry, Jin is now helping develop systems that will cut the risk of workers getting injured or dying in the coal mines. To achieve that, coal mining in China needs an upgrade. Huawei Technologies Co, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment supplier, is... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3125305/how-huawei-other-tech-firms-can-help-make-workers-safe-chinas-most?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3125305/how-huawei-other-tech-firms-can-help-make-workers-safe-chinas-most?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:40:50 +0000 At a premier spot in Donlim Emperor Court, a shiny new shopping centre in the southern Chinese city of Foshan, stands a 1,700-square-foot Huawei store. With massive Huawei logos adorning its walls, the franchise outlet has been such a treasured presence that the mall’s property management featured it in promotional materials to woo potential tenants. On a recent visit, however, the store was deserted, save for a tiny Christmas tree and a few pieces of furniture. The door was locked. It turns out... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3124415/china-huaweis-smartphone-star-quickly-fading-us-sanctions-bite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3124415/china-huaweis-smartphone-star-quickly-fading-us-sanctions-bite?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:17 +0000 China unveiled on Friday a comprehensive plan to upgrade its manufacturing capabilities by 2025 via eight priority areas, sharpening its global competitiveness amid a broad trade and tech dispute with the United States. The plan, which was introduced at the annual meeting of top legislative body the National People’s Congress (NPC), is focused on rare earth and special materials, robotics, aircraft engines, new energy vehicles and smart cars, high-end medical equipment and innovative medicine... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3124308/chinas-two-sessions-2021-beijing-zeroes-eight-core-areas-country-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3124308/chinas-two-sessions-2021-beijing-zeroes-eight-core-areas-country-become?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:00:14 +0000 China Development Bank (CDB), a policy lender that finances high-priority government programmes, has earmarked 400 billion yuan (US$62 billion) of loans this year to support strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing, as Beijing accelerates moves to cut reliance on imported technologies amid trade frictions with Washington. The pledge was announced days before the country’s political elite gather in Beijing for the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3124094/us-china-tech-war-beijings-main-policy-lender-pledges-us62-billion-fund?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3124094/us-china-tech-war-beijings-main-policy-lender-pledges-us62-billion-fund?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:00:13 +0000 Volatile bitcoin prices are wreaking havoc on the prices of graphics cards in Huaqiangbei, the world’s largest electronics market located in Shenzhen, preventing buyers from making advanced purchases. Vendors are telling customers looking for high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) that they will only discuss prices for immediate purchases or depending on the size of the deal. Amid a global chip shortage and rising demand, many vendors are left with just a few dozen GPUs in stock, making it a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3123782/bitcoin-volatility-rocks-chinas-graphics-card-market-pushing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3123782/bitcoin-volatility-rocks-chinas-graphics-card-market-pushing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:00:14 +0000 A Shenzhen drone maker has commended two employees for supporting Chinese troops on the ground during last year’s Himalayan border clash with India, giving a rare glimpse into how the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is using technology services from private companies to boost its capabilities. Shenzhen Keweitai Enterprise Development Corp, which sells drones under the brand All Tech, published an article on its official WeChat account on Thursday, saying the company is very proud of its role in... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3123356/china-india-border-clash-shenzhen-drone-maker-helps-chinese-army-keep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3123356/china-india-border-clash-shenzhen-drone-maker-helps-chinese-army-keep?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:12:14 +0000 Telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co is known in Chinese business circles for its “wolf culture” of being fearless and aggressive. Founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei often recounts tales of bravery by Huawei employees in the face of extreme hardship and adversity, representing a stoicism that has become an essential part of the company’s self-identity. Ren, 76, aims to further sharpen that focus to ensure Huawei’s survival. In a recent internal meeting, Ren said the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3122946/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-aims-make-first-class-products-third?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3122946/huawei-founder-ren-zhengfei-aims-make-first-class-products-third?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:00:04 +0000