https://www.scmp.com/rss/328820/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Oppo is planning a concerted comeback in the European market with the Chinese smartphone maker looking to grow further in the region, a month after clearing up legal disputes with Finnish electronics giant Nokia. “Europe has been key to Oppo, and Oppo products will once again be widely available across Europe,” Bingo Liu, chief executive of Oppo Europe, said on the sidelines of an event on Monday at MWC Barcelona. Oppo will bring its 5G-capable Reno 11 F, a handset launched in China and other... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253415/oppo-plans-comeback-europe-after-smartphone-maker-settles-its-patent-disputes-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253415/oppo-plans-comeback-europe-after-smartphone-maker-settles-its-patent-disputes-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:26 +0000 The e-commerce platforms run by Alibaba Group Holding have become an important channel for European firms to sell goods overseas, according to a new study, as Chinese online shopping giants continue to invest in international expansion. Exports from 27 European countries via Alibaba’s platforms totalled about €32.3 billion (US$34.6 billion) last year, a third higher than in 2019, according to a study by Italy’s SDA Bocconi School of Management. Between 2019 and 2022, companies in those countries... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3244952/alibaba-e-commerce-platforms-key-channel-european-businesses-sell-china-says-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3244952/alibaba-e-commerce-platforms-key-channel-european-businesses-sell-china-says-study?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:21 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Index features one important number about China to give you insight into the rising power. 48%: The percentage of Europeans who viewed China less favorably during the coronavirus pandemic.  Nearly half of all respondents to surveys in nine major EU countries said their views of China worsened during the Covid-19 crisis, the European Council on Foreign Relations said. The darkening view of China was the starkest in France and Denmark, where 62% of respondents... https://www.scmp.com/politics/inkstone-index-europes-view-china-worsening/article/3096744?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/inkstone-index-europes-view-china-worsening/article/3096744?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Aug 2020 08:13:30 +0000 The European Union’s foreign policy chief has ruled out a transatlantic alliance against China and dismissed “systematic rivalry” with Beijing, just hours before he was due to talk to his US counterpart. Josep Borrell called for a “big, positive agenda for EU-China cooperation” on Sunday, just a day before he and the 27 foreign ministers from the bloc were expected to have a videoconference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Although the EU and the US share similar concerns about China’s... https://www.scmp.com/politics/eu-wont-side-us-against-china-ministers-meet-mike-pompeo/article/3089140?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/eu-wont-side-us-against-china-ministers-meet-mike-pompeo/article/3089140?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:33:42 +0000 Chinese smartphone brand Oppo is making a renewed push into the European market through a partnership with telecommunications giant Vodafone at a time when its bigger rival Huawei Technologies has seen slumping sales in the region amid a US trade ban and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.   Vodafone will distribute Oppo products across its retail channels in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and the Netherlands effective May this year, Oppo said in a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/oppo-partners-europes-vodafone-renewed-push-region/article/3084855?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/oppo-partners-europes-vodafone-renewed-push-region/article/3084855?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 09:12:02 +0000 Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi may be losing ground to bigger rival Huawei Technologies in its domestic market, but in western Europe it is catching up thanks to strong online marketing that cushioned the impact of coronavirus on its sales efforts there, according to the latest data from research firm Canalys. Xiaomi now accounts for 10% of the market in western Europe after its smartphone shipments grew 79% year-on-year in the first quarter, the only major vendor to achieve positive growth... https://www.scmp.com/tech/xiaomi-catching-huawei-europe-thanks-coronavirus/article/3083581?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/xiaomi-catching-huawei-europe-thanks-coronavirus/article/3083581?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2020 13:10:06 +0000 The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases imported from China, according to a new study by scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Genetic analysis showed that the dominant types of viral strains in France belonged to a clade – or group with a common ancestor – that did not come from China or Italy, Europe’s earliest epicenter. Instead, the outbreak was caused by a locally circulating strain of unknown origin, the researchers said. The research was led by virologists Dr... https://www.scmp.com/science/coronavirus-outbreak-france-did-not-come-directly-china-or-italy-scientists-say/article/3082086?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/science/coronavirus-outbreak-france-did-not-come-directly-china-or-italy-scientists-say/article/3082086?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:04:14 +0000 The Czech Republic has become the first nation in Europe to implement a national emergency measure that makes it mandatory for all citizens to cover their face with some sort of protective gear when in public to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Effective on March 19, all people in Czechia are required to cover their nose and mouth when outside, health authorities said. Those who fail to comply are subject to fines up to $815. By mandating the use of face coverings, the central European... https://www.scmp.com/health/coronavirus-czechs-get-busy-sewing-government-orders-mandatory-face-coverings-public/article/3077279?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/coronavirus-czechs-get-busy-sewing-government-orders-mandatory-face-coverings-public/article/3077279?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:07:25 +0000 Italy has shut down schools and is discouraging kisses and handshakes to limit the spread of the coronavirus. (Where did the coronavirus come from? How to prevent infections? Here’s what we’ve learned so far about the coronavirus.) https://www.scmp.com/society/italy-discourages-kissing-and-shaking-hands-over-coronavirus/article/3065105?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/italy-discourages-kissing-and-shaking-hands-over-coronavirus/article/3065105?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:24:49 +0000 Gerhard Sabathil, the European Union’s former ambassador to South Korea, has been identified as the subject of a German probe into alleged spying activities for the Chinese government, according to three European sources. The investigation, which has sent shock waves through Beijing, Berlin and Brussels, came to light after German authorities raided the flats and offices of Sabathil and two other individuals on Wednesday.  German police have made no arrests. Sabathil could not immediately be... https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-spying-probe-targeted-former-eu-ambassador-south-korea/article/3046548?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-spying-probe-targeted-former-eu-ambassador-south-korea/article/3046548?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:45:02 +0000 There has been an enormous amount of nonsense reported in the last couple of months about the state of economic relations between the European Union and China. First we heard that the EU was adopting an altogether more assertive, even confrontational, stance towards Beijing. Brussels had declared China to be a “systemic rival,” European politicians were slamming the Chinese government’s protectionist industrial policies, and the EU was vowing to stop the Chinese from obtaining cutting-edge... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/europe-chinas-economic-cold-war-west-over-its-begun/article/3006161?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/europe-chinas-economic-cold-war-west-over-its-begun/article/3006161?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:53:32 +0000 When Donald Trump pushed to “make America great again,” he might not have counted on losing so many friends along the way. The European Union, one of Washington’s closest allies, is now increasingly wary of a protectionist US that prioritizes its own interests over rivals and friends alike. That’s left several EU member states marching to link up with none other than China’s Belt and Road trade initiative against US warnings that the scheme leads to “debt trap” dependence on China. The Belt and... https://www.scmp.com/politics/how-trump-makes-eu-and-china-closer/article/3003492?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/how-trump-makes-eu-and-china-closer/article/3003492?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:38:32 +0000