https://www.scmp.com/rss/33086/feed Lenovo is the world's largest PC maker whose product line includes PCs, tablet computers, mobile phones, servers, computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices, IT management software and smart TVs. Lenovo bought IBM's PC business in 2005. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Themis Qi Themis Qi SmartMore, the first company backed by the Hong Kong government’s investment fund, has applied for a listing, underscoring the city’s crowded pipeline of technology initial public offerings (IPOs). The unicorn, founded in 2019 and specialising in industrial artificial intelligence, submitted its application on Monday night, with Morgan Stanley, China International Capital Corporation and Deutsche Bank as joint sponsors. SmartMore provides intelligent manufacturing and digital innovation through... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3346854/smartmore-first-firm-backed-hong-kong-wealth-fund-seeks-ipo-tech-pipeline-heats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3346854/smartmore-first-firm-backed-hong-kong-wealth-fund-seeks-ipo-tech-pipeline-heats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:40:12 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu Global businesses are pouring billions into artificial intelligence amid a growing fear of missing out on enterprise AI strategies, according to Ken Wong, president of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group (SSG). However, despite projections of massive financial returns, the vast majority of these initiatives were not deemed a success, he added. Wong, whose division helps businesses build and maintain AI infrastructure, estimated more than 90 per cent of these pilots fail to reach satisfactory... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346506/companies-ramp-ai-spending-even-most-pilots-fail-deploy-lenovo-executive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346506/companies-ramp-ai-spending-even-most-pilots-fail-deploy-lenovo-executive?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:00:11 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese technology firms, including internet giants Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and ByteDance, are offering easy or inexpensive access to OpenClaw, the popular open-source AI agent software amid a “lobster fever” in the country. Tencent on Tuesday officially launched QClaw, an artificial intelligence assistant built on OpenClaw that can connect to the company’s super app WeChat. After download and installation on a computer that takes about three minutes, users can remotely control... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346090/chinese-tech-giants-offer-cheap-easy-access-openclaw-amid-lobster-fever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346090/chinese-tech-giants-offer-cheap-easy-access-openclaw-amid-lobster-fever?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:07 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Lenovo has revealed several new proof-of-concept prototypes, including a “modular” laptop with two displays and detachable ports, as well as a portable gaming device featuring a folding display. The devices, announced to coincide with the start of the MWC Barcelona conference in Spain on March 2, are not final and do not have a confirmed release date. In addition, the company unveiled a concept device resembling an alarm clock with an AI-powered assistant built in. The Chinese company, which... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3345375/lenovo-reveals-modular-thinkbook-foldable-legion-go-mwc-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3345375/lenovo-reveals-modular-thinkbook-foldable-legion-go-mwc-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:15:08 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has joined hands with US companies OpenAI and Google, among others, to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence. The development marks a rare collaboration between a US-sanctioned Chinese heavyweight and its US counterparts in global AI standards setting amid US-China geopolitical and tech competition. On Tuesday, the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announced Huawei as one of 97 new members joining... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344667/huawei-joins-openai-google-global-push-advance-ai-standards-rare-china-us-collab?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344667/huawei-joins-openai-google-global-push-advance-ai-standards-rare-china-us-collab?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:31:40 +0000 Raymond Ma Raymond Ma Subscribers: The Daily Pulse will not be published from February 16 to 19 as China celebrates Lunar New Year. We will resume publication on Friday, February 20. Kung hei fat choi! A global shortage of memory chips that has seen prices for makers of consumer devices rise by more than 600 per cent in a year is likely to be prolonged, China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest personal computer producer, warned this week. The shortage, driven by demand from artificial intelligence (AI) data centres,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3343439/memory-prices-surge-trade-truce-extension-year-horse-gallops?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3343439/memory-prices-surge-trade-truce-extension-year-horse-gallops?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker, warned of the “prolonged impact” of a global memory crunch after reporting a 21 per cent profit drop in the December quarter, while pinning hopes on a shift to artificial intelligence-powered devices to drive growth. “This structural imbalance between supply and demand [for memory chips] is not simply a short-term fluctuation,” Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO, said on Thursday after the earnings release. “It is likely to have a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343355/chinas-lenovo-warns-prolonged-memory-crunch-looks-ai-rebound?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343355/chinas-lenovo-warns-prolonged-memory-crunch-looks-ai-rebound?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:14:40 +0000 Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Wency Chen,Xinmei Shen Humanoid robot guides, stair-climbing robo-vacuum cleaners and exoskeletons for hikers were all among the exhibits at the world’s largest electronics show as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly finds a role in the physical world. Chinese companies made up about a quarter of the 4,000-plus exhibitors at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), underlining how the country is at the forefront of developments that could turn AI-powered robots into mainstream household items. The large Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339813/humanoid-robot-guides-hiker-exoskeletons-ces-2026-round?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:11:13 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li Hong Kong stocks rallied on Monday, lifted by gains in healthcare and technology shares, while daily turnover on mainland China’s exchanges surged to a record high. The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.4 per cent to close at 26,608.48, while the Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 2.9 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index advanced 0.65 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.1 per cent. Trading volume on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges shares hit a record 3.58 trillion yuan (US$513.2... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339531/hong-kong-stocks-edge-higher-tech-and-pharmaceutical-gains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339531/hong-kong-stocks-edge-higher-tech-and-pharmaceutical-gains?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:33:43 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Personal computer giant Lenovo Group has unveiled a new personal AI agent and a host of enterprise artificial intelligence initiatives at CES this year, in a splashy display of its AI ambitions. Lenovo on Tuesday announced Qira, a “personal AI super agent” designed to work across multiple devices including Lenovo laptops, tablets and Motorola smartphones. Qira can summarise notifications, offer real-time transcriptions and translations, and coordinate other AI agents for tasks such as travel... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3339119/lenovo-unveils-new-ai-agent-nvidia-tie-glitzy-show-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3339119/lenovo-unveils-new-ai-agent-nvidia-tie-glitzy-show-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:12:20 +0000 Zhang Shidong Zhang Shidong The rally that drove Hong Kong stocks to a strong start to 2026 continued to fizzle out on Thursday, with the benchmark falling for a second day as investors geared up for China economic data and digested the fallout of rising geopolitical tensions. The Hang Seng Index fell 1.2 per cent to 26,149.31 at the close, adding to a 0.9 per cent decline the previous day. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 1.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index slipped 0.8 per cent and the Shanghai Composite... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339113/new-year-rally-hong-kong-stocks-recedes-investors-brace-china-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339113/new-year-rally-hong-kong-stocks-recedes-investors-brace-china-data?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:23:25 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China’s humanoid robot and artificial intelligence hardware makers are expected to be out in force next week at CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, to show their latest innovations to a global audience amid an escalating US-China tech rivalry. Nearly a dozen well-known humanoid robot manufacturers – including Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Galbot, Engine AI, Noetix Robotics and state-backed X-Humanoid, also known as the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre – are expected... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338600/chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-hong-kong-start-ups-set-dazzle-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3338600/chinas-humanoid-robot-makers-hong-kong-start-ups-set-dazzle-ces-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:00:10 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi CXMT Corporation, parent of Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), aims to raise 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.2 billion) from an initial public offering in Shanghai to fund technology upgrades, as Beijing presses ahead with its drive for tech self-reliance amid geopolitical tensions. The Shanghai Stock Exchange received CXMT’s application for a listing on the Nasdaq-style Star Market, a filing on the bourse’s website showed on Tuesday night. This marks a critical step towards... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/semiconductors/article/3338246/chinas-dram-giant-cxmt-plans-us42-billion-ipo-shanghais-star-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/semiconductors/article/3338246/chinas-dram-giant-cxmt-plans-us42-billion-ipo-shanghais-star-market?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:30:17 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Lisa Su, chair and chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), began a visit to China on Tuesday, meeting Chinese computer giant Lenovo in Beijing just days after US President Donald Trump said Washington would ease restrictions on certain chip shipments to China. Su and other AMD executives visited Lenovo’s headquarters, where photos circulating on Chinese social media showed multiple digital screens displaying “Welcome AMD”. On RedNote, Lenovo’s official account replied to one post with a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3336656/amd-chief-lisa-su-visits-lenovo-beijing-us-hints-easing-chip-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3336656/amd-chief-lisa-su-visits-lenovo-beijing-us-hints-easing-chip-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:15 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. The emergence of Chinese companies onto the global stage has been one of the most important business stories of the past 50 years. From engineering contractors... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335005/railways-labubus-chinas-businesses-and-their-50-year-journey-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335005/railways-labubus-chinas-businesses-and-their-50-year-journey-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:01:12 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer maker, is betting that its own artificial intelligence agent will help grow its AI-powered consumer electronics business, even as the industry faces a global memory chip supply crunch. Chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing on Thursday said the company would globally launch in January its “personal AI super agent”, which would leverage AI models to anticipate a user’s intentions via “portable devices and personal trusted computing hubs”. Beijing-based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333559/lenovo-pushes-ai-agent-devices-downplays-impact-surging-memory-chip-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333559/lenovo-pushes-ai-agent-devices-downplays-impact-surging-memory-chip-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:14 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday as investors bet on easing deflation pressures after China’s consumer prices returned to growth in October. The Hang Seng Index closed 1.6 per cent higher at 26,649.06. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.3 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index ended up 0.4 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. Chinese toymaker Pop Mart International led the gainers, surging 8.1 per cent to HK$221.40. CNOOC, China’s largest offshore oil and... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3332135/hong-kong-stocks-rise-chinas-consumer-prices-boost-investor-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3332135/hong-kong-stocks-rise-chinas-consumer-prices-boost-investor-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:28:54 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Apple’s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch. The Cupertino, California-based company has been working on the device – projected to cost around US$3,000 – for several years and had most recently aimed for a 2028 release. But engineering challenges tied to weight, features and display technology have pushed its potential debut to 2029 or later, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple is... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329906/apple-hits-snags-development-foldable-ipad-18-inch-screen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329906/apple-hits-snags-development-foldable-ipad-18-inch-screen?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:02:27 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Shengshu AI on Tuesday rolled out Vidu Q2, a new video-generation model aimed at challenging OpenAI’s Sora, intensifying the global race to create realistic, controllable AI-generated videos. The model allows creators to produce expressive and consistent videos using up to seven reference images to define faces, gestures, scenes or props. ShengShu said the “Vidu Q2 Reference-to-Video” feature can merge multiple unrelated elements – such as distinct... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329800/chinese-ai-start-shengshu-unveils-vidu-q2-challenge-openais-sora?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329800/chinese-ai-start-shengshu-unveils-vidu-q2-challenge-openais-sora?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:00:20 +0000 Reuters Reuters Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server memory chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, according to two people briefed on the decision. Micron was the first US chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing – a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washington aimed at impeding tech progress by China’s semiconductor industry. Since then, both Nvidia and Intel have... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329379/micron-cease-supply-server-memory-chips-data-centres-china-after-ban-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329379/micron-cease-supply-server-memory-chips-data-centres-china-after-ban-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:01:21 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Biomap, a biotechnology start-up co-established by Baidu founder Robin Li Yanhong and backed by the Hong Kong government, says it has surpassed Alphabet subsidiary AlphaFold in commercialising artificial intelligence foundation models for drug discovery. Multinational pharmaceutical companies were seeing a “reverse” in the technological gap between Biomap and AlphaFold, Wei Liu, co-founder and CEO of Biomap and former CEO of Baidu Ventures, said in an interview with the South China Morning... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3327390/baidu-backed-drug-discovery-start-biomap-challenges-googles-alphafold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3327390/baidu-backed-drug-discovery-start-biomap-challenges-googles-alphafold?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li Though China moved away from a command economy decades ago, its successive five-year plans have remained a pillar of macroeconomic policymaking. Despite that seeming contradiction, under the 14 plans implemented since 1953, Beijing has turned what was a limited industrial capacity into a scale of mass production that has earned China a reputation as the “world’s factory.” Beijing is now endeavouring to move higher in the value chain and become a global hub for innovation in cutting-edge sectors... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3326547/how-have-chinas-5-year-plans-shaped-countrys-economic-trajectory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3326547/how-have-chinas-5-year-plans-shaped-countrys-economic-trajectory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:29 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks closed flat on Friday as investors held back ahead of a closely watched talk between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which could yield signals on tariffs, TikTok’s fate and the battle for tech dominance. The Hang Seng Index was little changed, closing at 26,545.10 and securing a 0.6 per cent gain for the week. The Hang Seng Tech Index advanced 0.4 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index gained 0.1 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3326061/hong-kong-stocks-drop-second-day-investors-await-signals-trump-xi-call?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3326061/hong-kong-stocks-drop-second-day-investors-await-signals-trump-xi-call?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 02:23:20 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang China’s five leading Android-system smartphone brands – Honor, Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi – have formed a platform to promote a new privacy permission system, marking a key step towards standardising privacy protection among Android users in the artificial intelligence era. As Chinese smartphone makers rush to equip AI features, the issue of user data collection has become the focus of debate. The initiative by the five brands aims to strike a balance between privacy protection and user data... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3322486/chinas-android-phone-makers-promote-new-privacy-permission-platform-protect-user-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3322486/chinas-android-phone-makers-promote-new-privacy-permission-platform-protect-user-data?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Lenovo Group said its first quarter revenue reached a record high despite ongoing challenges from US tariff policies, as the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker pushes for the use of AI in both its consumer and enterprise products. Revenue for the three months ended June rose 22 per cent year on year to US$18.8 billion – a record high for a first quarter – while profits advanced by the same percentage to US$389 million, the company said on Thursday. Lenovo recorded double-digit... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321852/pc-maker-lenovo-reports-record-quarterly-revenue-despite-challenges-us-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321852/pc-maker-lenovo-reports-record-quarterly-revenue-despite-challenges-us-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:11 +0000 Zhang Shidong Zhang Shidong Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, taking cues from US and regional markets following a rebound in risk appetite as investors bought the dip on expectations of interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.7 per cent to 24,902.53 at the close. The Hang Seng Tech Index also rose 0.7 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.8 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 1 per cent. Personal computer maker Lenovo Group rallied 5.1 per cent to HK$11.14... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3320748/hong-kong-stocks-steady-rate-cut-expectations-fuel-global-risk-appetite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3320748/hong-kong-stocks-steady-rate-cut-expectations-fuel-global-risk-appetite?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:18:42 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang A Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up specialising in enterprise AI agents has secured over 100 million yuan (US$14 million) from investors led by Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud unit, as Chinese companies strive to leverage the technology to raise business efficiency. BetterYeah AI, a prominent player in China’s enterprise AI sector founded by former Alibaba executives, said on Wednesday it had completed its latest financing round with contributions from Alibaba Cloud and venture... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316819/alibaba-leads-us14-million-funding-round-chinese-corporate-ai-agent-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316819/alibaba-leads-us14-million-funding-round-chinese-corporate-ai-agent-start?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:29 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Rokid, a Chinese maker of augmented reality (AR) glasses, is set to launch its latest AR Spatial eyewear globally through Alibaba Group Holding’s AliExpress e-commerce platform, as the company pushes into overseas markets amid rising competition in the industry. The Hangzhou-based company will debut the glasses overseas on June 16 during the AliExpress 618 summer sale period this month, leveraging the e-commerce giant’s “BigSave” programme to offer a nearly US$100 discount, bringing the cost... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3313482/chinese-ar-glasses-maker-rokid-prepares-global-launch-aliexpress-during-618-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3313482/chinese-ar-glasses-maker-rokid-prepares-global-launch-aliexpress-during-618-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:30:14 +0000 Aileen Chuang Aileen Chuang Ties between China and the Middle East are expected to get stronger amid global trade uncertainties and the mainland’s advancements in technology and healthcare, according to EWPartners, an investment firm backed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. “De-globalisation, global trade uncertainties and the juggling of supply chains around the world incentivise or motivate more Chinese companies and entrepreneurs to consider alternative options [like] alternative supply chain and factory... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3312318/investment-ties-between-china-and-middle-east-get-stronger-saudi-arabias-ewpartners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3312318/investment-ties-between-china-and-middle-east-get-stronger-saudi-arabias-ewpartners?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:08 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Apple, Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi lead mainland China’s top brands based on domestic consumers’ online purchase behaviour, according to the first such ranking carried out by Peking University in Beijing. With the support of Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG), the domestic e-commerce unit of Alibaba Group Holding, the university released its findings on Wednesday in a report that featured “China’s Top 500 Online Consumer Brands List”. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The rankings showed... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3311381/apple-huawei-xiaomi-lead-chinas-top-500-ranking-consumer-brands-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3311381/apple-huawei-xiaomi-lead-chinas-top-500-ranking-consumer-brands-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 13:00:11 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer maker, said it is grappling with an unexpected blow from the latest US-China tariffs, even as robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products helped the company deliver strong annual results for the last financial year. The Beijing-based company reported on Thursday that revenue for the year ended March 31 climbed 21 per cent to US$69.1 billion, with net income rising 37 per cent to US$1.4 billion – results that are among the best... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3311421/lenovo-caught-guard-tariffs-even-ai-pcs-deliver-strong-annual-revenue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3311421/lenovo-caught-guard-tariffs-even-ai-pcs-deliver-strong-annual-revenue?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 12:13:22 +0000 Reuters Reuters Smartphone shipments to the US surged 30 per cent in March as manufacturers Apple, Samsung Electronics and Motorola rushed to bring more devices into the country in anticipation of steep import tariffs, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday. Apple alone airlifted a record US$2 billion worth of iPhones from India in March, leveraging Indian suppliers Foxconn and Tata Electronics, to meet the demand surge, Reuters reported last month. The surge in shipments reflects companies’ efforts to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310391/us-smartphone-shipments-jumped-30-march-tariff-anticipation-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310391/us-smartphone-shipments-jumped-30-march-tariff-anticipation-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 02:12:12 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Asian stock markets plunged across the region on Monday, kicking off the trading week on the weakest footing in decades, as the world braced for shock waves from the tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the US. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index slumped 13.2 per cent to 19,828.30 at the close of trading on Monday, losing HK$194 billion (US$25 billion) in value, marking its biggest decline since October 1997. It was the lowest level since January 23. All 14 major equity gauges in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3305437/hong-kong-stocks-plummet-open-week-us-china-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3305437/hong-kong-stocks-plummet-open-week-us-china-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:37:41 +0000 Chinese authorities have fined ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan, an outspoken critic of the West and the private sector in his own country, more than 9 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for tax evasion. State broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that tax authorities in Beijing detected tax fraud through big data analysis and found that from 2019 to 2023 Sima Nan had under-reported 4.62 million yuan in taxes using methods such as concealing income and making false declarations. Additionally, he owned... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303279/china-fines-ultranationalist-blogger-sima-nan-us12-million-tax-evasion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303279/china-fines-ultranationalist-blogger-sima-nan-us12-million-tax-evasion?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:58:14 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su has begun her latest visit to China, where she touted the company’s role in supporting the artificial intelligence (AI) development of the country’s top industry players, including DeepSeek and Alibaba Group Holding. AMD chips were compatible with DeepSeek’s AI models and Alibaba’s Qwen series, which had allowed the Chinese companies to develop their technologies faster, Su said at an AMD conference for AI personal computers in Beijing on Tuesday. Alibaba... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302895/amd-ceo-lisa-su-visits-china-touting-ai-chip-compatibility-deepseek-alibaba-models?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302895/amd-ceo-lisa-su-visits-china-touting-ai-chip-compatibility-deepseek-alibaba-models?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:08:46 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Huawei Technologies has taken a step forward in phasing out American hardware and software from its personal computers, as it navigates ongoing US sanctions. The government-backed China Information Technology Security Evaluation Centre said on Friday that the Kirin X90 chip – a central processing unit (CPU) developed by Huawei’s chip design arm, HiSilicon – received a Level 2 national certification for security reliability. The certification, which is voluntary, allows companies to assess the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302712/tech-war-huawei-develops-computer-chips-move-away-intel-windows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302712/tech-war-huawei-develops-computer-chips-move-away-intel-windows?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:29 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Dozens of Chinese hi-tech manufacturers – from Lenovo Group and Huawei Technologies to Inspur Group – are pushing new “all-in-one” servers that include DeepSeek’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to private and public enterprises across the country, ramping up democratisation of the technology. According to a report on Thursday by state-owned investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC), about 5 per cent of the country’s AI server demand will be generated from industries... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3301347/chinese-tech-firms-huawei-inspur-push-all-one-deepseek-ai-servers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3301347/chinese-tech-firms-huawei-inspur-push-all-one-deepseek-ai-servers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:00:09 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Oppo aimed to distinguish itself as an artificial intelligence (AI) smartphone maker by enhancing photo capabilities, a company executive said in an interview, as the Chinese company navigates a competitive global race to integrate generative AI into mobile devices. One of the main challenges smartphone users encounter is the need to switch between apps when capturing and editing photos, which was why Oppo “chose the imaging route”, Darren Chen, Oppo’s director of AI technology strategic... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:30:10 +0000 China’s hi-tech companies, riding a wave of optimism generated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek’s models, reported upbeat financial results this week following a surge in share prices as investors reassessed the sector. Sentiment towards China’s Big Tech companies was also bolstered by the inclusion of some leading names – including founders of Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Huawei and CATL – at a rare symposium with private-sector leaders hosted by Chinese President... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3299566/china-tech-earnings-hong-kong-budget-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3299566/china-tech-earnings-hong-kong-budget-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:01:43 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Lenovo Group, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, has reshuffled its board and named a new chief financial officer (CFO) after three quarters of strong revenue growth, as the Chinese technology giant doubles down on artificial intelligence (AI) and moves to adopt DeepSeek’s models. Lenovo promoted John Thornton, who was serving as independent non-executive director, to lead independent director, taking over for William Grabe, who stepped down on Friday after 19 years on the board,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3299618/lenovo-reshuffles-leadership-amid-ai-driven-growth-and-deepseek-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3299618/lenovo-reshuffles-leadership-amid-ai-driven-growth-and-deepseek-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:00:18 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng skipped the two-day Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris despite being invited to attend, as top Chinese experts in the field trumpeted the country’s role in the global AI industry. China’s AI progress, as demonstrated by advances such as DeepSeek’s open-source models, contributed to the global technology community and drove wider adoption, the country’s academics told the conference, which took place on Monday and Tuesday. Since US start-up OpenAI... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298367/deepseek-founder-liang-wenfeng-skips-paris-ai-summit-china-champions-its-global-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298367/deepseek-founder-liang-wenfeng-skips-paris-ai-summit-china-champions-its-global-role?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:16 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang DeepSeek has triggered a wave of artificial intelligence (AI) deployments across China’s hi-tech manufacturing sector – including personal computers, robots and electric vehicles (EVs) – after the company emerged as the country’s newest symbol of overcoming US sanctions. PC giant Lenovo Group, Shenzhen-based robotics firm UBTech and EV maker Geely are among the first major Chinese manufacturing enterprises to push DeepSeek technology into their products. Those initiatives reflect how much... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3297848/tech-war-deepseek-fires-ai-deployments-pcs-robots-and-evs-amid-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3297848/tech-war-deepseek-fires-ai-deployments-pcs-robots-and-evs-amid-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:00:14 +0000 Two years ago, Lenovo presented a concept notebook with a screen that you could expand out sideways. Now the company is heading in a new direction: upwards. A prototype of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable on display at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas, which runs until January 10, can extend its display frame upwards at the touch of a button or by hand. This enlarges the extendable OLED panel from 14 inches (35.5cm) to 16.7 inches, adding an increase in screen area of around 50 per... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3294048/lenovos-latest-laptop-screen-reaches-new-heights-seen-ces-las-vegas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3294048/lenovos-latest-laptop-screen-reaches-new-heights-seen-ces-las-vegas?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:45:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Lenovo will further diversify its supply chain and plans to open more manufacturing facilities outside China amid global geopolitical uncertainty, Chairman Yang Yuanqing said. Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker, has most of its plants in China, a common situation in the electronics industry that creates potential vulnerability as US president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports. Yang told Reuters that while it’s too early to predict the new US... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3286683/lenovo-expand-global-factory-footprint-ai-lifts-sales-second-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3286683/lenovo-expand-global-factory-footprint-ai-lifts-sales-second-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:30:07 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen MTR Lab, the venture capital arm of Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp, has invested an undisclosed amount in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company Ensonic to help the firm expand overseas. Beijing-based Ensonic is a seven-year-old start-up that produces AI-powered acoustic-detection systems used for equipment quality control and maintenance, the two firms said in a statement on Tuesday. This marks MTR Lab’s first investment in a mainland Chinese company. The deal is “more than an... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3285480/mtr-lab-backs-ai-start-ensonic-first-mainland-chinese-investment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3285480/mtr-lab-backs-ai-start-ensonic-first-mainland-chinese-investment?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:19:52 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Lenovo Group is partnering with Meta Platforms and Nvidia to boost its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings in markets outside China, as the world’s biggest personal computer (PC) maker seeks to maintain an edge amid fierce competition and geopolitical constraints. Lenovo is launching a personal AI assistant named AI Now for PCs sold outside China, which is built upon Meta’s open source Llama 3.1 large language model, the company said at its annual Tech World conference in Seattle on... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3282586/lenovo-partners-meta-nvidia-ai-outside-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3282586/lenovo-partners-meta-nvidia-ai-outside-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:20 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Chinese Android smartphone brands saw shipments soar in the third quarter, boosting the global handset market along with Apple, which launched the latest version of its iPhone last month, according to data from industry researchers. Worldwide smartphone shipments climbed 4 per cent to surpass 316 million units, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth despite economic headwinds, according to a report by research firm IDC on Monday. Xiaomi, which introduced new flagship devices and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3282470/chinese-brands-and-apple-drive-global-smartphone-shipment-growth-5th-straight-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3282470/chinese-brands-and-apple-drive-global-smartphone-shipment-growth-5th-straight-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:32:06 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Lenovo Group started building artificial intelligence (AI) servers in India’s south, the latest boon for the rapidly growing country’s push to become a hi-tech powerhouse. The company said Tuesday it has started making the large, powerful computers in Pondicherry, southeastern India, moving beyond products such as laptops and smartphones. The Chinese company will also build out its facilities in the Bengaluru region, including a research lab with a focus on AI. Those decisions form part of a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3278950/chinas-lenovo-builds-ai-servers-india-supply-chain-shift-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3278950/chinas-lenovo-builds-ai-servers-india-supply-chain-shift-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:08:22 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) vendor by unit sales, has introduced a new range of devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for the enterprise and consumer market segments amid a much-anticipated refresh cycle in its industry. With dual headquarters in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, in the United States, Lenovo on Thursday unveiled the new AI PCs at the firm’s Innovation World 2024 event in Berlin, where it highlighted how these systems’ advanced... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3277515/lenovo-launches-new-batch-ai-capable-pcs-powered-intel-amd-and-qualcomm-processors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3277515/lenovo-launches-new-batch-ai-capable-pcs-powered-intel-amd-and-qualcomm-processors?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:18 +0000 A Lenovo computer salesman has found himself in a swirl of trouble, fired from his job after he says a bladder condition forced him to relieve himself in a lobby of his Times Square hotel. Richard Becker, 66, is seeking at least US$1.5 million from the American subsidiary of the Chinese computer giant after being dismissed for the wrongful wee, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday in New York State Supreme Court. He accused the company of “discrimination on the basis of disability in violation... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3275748/ex-lenovo-salesman-fired-over-wrongful-wee-hotel-lobby-seeks-financial-relief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3275748/ex-lenovo-salesman-fired-over-wrongful-wee-hotel-lobby-seeks-financial-relief?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Aug 2024 04:06:15 +0000