https://www.scmp.com/rss/47360/feed Founded in 1847, Siemens is a German conglomerate and Europe’s biggest electronics and electrical engineering company. Its products range from gas turbines to trains ultrasound machines and hearing aids. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they would target leading US technology firms like Apple, Google and Meta if more Iranian leaders were killed in “targeted assassinations”. “These companies, starting from 8pm Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1, should expect the destruction of their relevant units in exchange for every assassination in Iran,” the Guards said in a statement listing the names of 18 companies it alleged were complicit in the killing of officials. “We advise the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348585/iran-says-will-target-apple-google-and-meta-if-more-its-leaders-are-killed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348585/iran-says-will-target-apple-google-and-meta-if-more-its-leaders-are-killed?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:23:28 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan China and Germany have pledged to elevate ties as they seek to rebalance relations amid global uncertainties. Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday that he was “willing to work together with the chancellor to continuously advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Germany to new levels”. Merz echoed Xi’s call to strengthen bilateral relations, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “The more turbulent and complex... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344618/meeting-merz-xi-urges-efforts-advance-china-germany-ties-new-levels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344618/meeting-merz-xi-urges-efforts-advance-china-germany-ties-new-levels?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:34:57 +0000 Ling Xin Ling Xin Zhu Ziqiang, one of the world’s leading experts in electric motor engineering, has left his four-decade career in Britain to take up a full-time position at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In his new role as chair professor of electrical machines and control systems, Zhu will continue his long-standing work on high-efficiency permanent magnet motors, according to his faculty page on the PolyU website. Zhu spent 38 years at the University of Sheffield, where he eventually established what was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3344399/world-leading-ev-motor-expert-joins-hong-kong-polyu-after-38-years-britain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3344399/world-leading-ev-motor-expert-joins-hong-kong-polyu-after-38-years-britain?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:09 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan,Agence France-Presse Cao Jiaxuan,Agence France-Presse German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China from Wednesday, shortly after the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the chancellor’s spokesman. “This date was proposed by the Chinese side,” spokesman Sebastian Hille said on Friday. “We consider this offer to come right at the beginning of the year to be a good omen.” Merz will leave Berlin on Tuesday for his first official China visit since he took office in May. He is expected to be welcomed in Beijing on Wednesday by Premier Li Qiang... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344174/germanys-merz-latest-european-leader-visit-china-amid-tensions-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344174/germanys-merz-latest-european-leader-visit-china-amid-tensions-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:25:32 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Enterprises across China’s semiconductor industry recorded hefty profit growth last year, according to their unaudited financial results, driven by the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout and Beijing’s push for tech self-reliance. Graphics processing unit (GPU) designer Cambricon Technologies on Friday reported a net profit of 2.2 billion yuan (US$316 million) in 2025, its first profitable year, on the back of “the continuous rise in computing power demand within the AI... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3341834/chinas-semiconductor-firms-post-hefty-2025-profits-amid-ai-boom-tech-self-reliance-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3341834/chinas-semiconductor-firms-post-hefty-2025-profits-amid-ai-boom-tech-self-reliance-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:00:19 +0000 Shaoshan Liu Shaoshan Liu Europe’s debate over its technological future is both timely and necessary. The centre of gravity for platform technologies, advanced semiconductors, hyperscale cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) has undeniably shifted towards the United States and China. While the US boasts giants like Microsoft and Nvidia, and China has cultivated powerhouses like Huawei and Tencent, Europe has seen its share of the digital platform market shrink. However, viewing this shift as inevitable... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3339748/europes-tech-strength-lies-deployment-not-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3339748/europes-tech-strength-lies-deployment-not-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:30:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left for India on Sunday for a visit to bolster economic and security ties between the top EU economy and the Asian population giant. Both Berlin and New Delhi face a turbulent world order and a set of economic and geopolitical challenges from the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China. Merz’s visit from Monday – his first to an Asian country since he took office last May – comes two weeks ahead of a planned EU-India summit and as India and... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3339515/indias-modi-host-german-leader-bolster-trade-defence-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3339515/indias-modi-host-german-leader-bolster-trade-defence-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:13:46 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Just over a year after an incident that nearly triggered a cascading failure across China’s national power grid, engineers have developed the most powerful smart direct current (DC) transformer on the planet – an innovation poised to neutralise renewable energy shocks to the system. The technology addresses an urgent need following a near total blackout in August last year, when low-frequency swings triggered by poorly integrated wind energy in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region threatened to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337751/year-after-near-total-blackout-china-builds-worlds-largest-smart-transformer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337751/year-after-near-total-blackout-china-builds-worlds-largest-smart-transformer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:00:13 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang China’s Xiluodu Dam – one of the world’s largest hydropower stations – has fully transitioned away from Western-made industrial control chips over national security and supply chain resilience concerns, according to a leading Chinese industrial chip supplier. Loongson Technology said that the dam, located on the Jinsha River at the junction of the southwestern Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, had replaced long-standing foreign “programmable logic controllers” (PLCs) – from German giant Siemens and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321729/chinas-mega-dam-xiluodu-stops-using-western-industrial-chips-over-security-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321729/chinas-mega-dam-xiluodu-stops-using-western-industrial-chips-over-security-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:00:09 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Coco Feng Xinmei Shen,Coco Feng China’s antitrust regulator on Monday approved American chip design software giant Synopsys’ US$35 billion acquisition of Ansys, weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump lifted export controls on electronic design automation (EDA) products to the mainland. In a statement, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said it gave the green light to Synopsys’ deal for Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software vendor, under the condition that the two firms honour... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3318140/tech-war-china-approves-synopsys-acquisition-ansys-after-us-lifts-eda-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3318140/tech-war-china-approves-synopsys-acquisition-ansys-after-us-lifts-eda-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:52:24 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen China is set to showcase its artificial intelligence (AI) prowess, as well as its vision of how to manage the disruptive technology, at a conference in Shanghai as the country is stepping up its competition against the US for AI supremacy. The annual three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), which starts on July 26, would showcase more than 3,000 hi-tech products, 40 large language models, 50 AI-powered devices and 60 intelligent robots, according to the organisers. Most of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3317737/chinas-ai-acumen-vision-be-showcased-waic-shanghai-amid-fierce-race-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3317737/chinas-ai-acumen-vision-be-showcased-waic-shanghai-amid-fierce-race-us?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Shares of Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems jumped on Thursday after the US lifted export curbs on chip design software to China, easing uncertainty around access to the crucial market. The restrictions, announced in late May, had essentially cut off the market that brings over 10 per cent of revenue for the industry’s major players, hitting forecasts and knocking down shares. The export resumption meant both companies would only lose one month of revenue in the current quarter, Mizuho... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3316888/chip-design-software-firms-climb-us-lifts-curbs-china-exports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3316888/chip-design-software-firms-climb-us-lifts-curbs-china-exports?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 01:54:30 +0000 Luna Sun Luna Sun A week after announcing long-anticipated progress from high-level talks in London, China and the United States are taking concrete steps to clear export hurdles and issue licenses for strategic goods. The easing of trade restrictions signals a tentative reset between the world’s two largest economies. But the thaw remains fragile, as analysts warned that Washington’s new trade deal with Vietnam could provoke a response from Beijing. Still, for now, both sides have moved to restore access to... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3316840/china-us-ease-export-curbs-trumps-vietnam-deal-risks-blowback-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3316840/china-us-ease-export-curbs-trumps-vietnam-deal-risks-blowback-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:10 +0000 Coco Feng,Ann Cao Coco Feng,Ann Cao The US said on Thursday it had lifted export controls on certain chip design software to China, according to statements from Cadence Design Systems, Siemens and Synopsys. Three of the world’s largest electronic design automation (EDA) software developers have been informed by the US government that sales of their products to China would no longer require special approval, signalling a further easing of bilateral tensions. San Jose, California-based Cadence said in an email that the US Bureau of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3316742/tech-war-us-lifts-export-control-chip-design-software-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3316742/tech-war-us-lifts-export-control-chip-design-software-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:39:24 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit is set to extend its artificial intelligence (AI) services, including its Qwen family of models, to its overseas data centres this year, according to an executive, as the company seeks to enhance its infrastructure to meet growing demand from foreign companies and domestic clients looking for global opportunities. The company, owner of the South China Morning Post, planned to offer its flagship Qwen large language models, as well as Model Studio –... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3315625/alibaba-cloud-bring-ai-capabilities-global-data-centres-year-executive-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3315625/alibaba-cloud-bring-ai-capabilities-global-data-centres-year-executive-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:00:11 +0000 Stanley Chao Stanley Chao It is hardly a stretch to say that the Trump administration went nuclear last week in banning the sale of American semiconductor design software to China. The unprecedented move signals a tectonic shift in policy. The goal now is not simply to slow down China’s semiconductor ambitions; it is to halt them. As with previous, less extreme restrictions, these ones are likely to backfire. They will further isolate the United States from the world’s largest semiconductor consumer market, strengthen... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3312908/us-china-trade-war-goes-nuclear-trumps-chip-software-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3312908/us-china-trade-war-goes-nuclear-trumps-chip-software-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Semiconductor design software firm Synopsys has told staff in China to halt services and sales in the country and stop taking new orders to comply with new US export restrictions, according to an internal letter reviewed by Reuters. The US had ordered a broad swathe of companies to stop shipping goods to China without a licence and revoked licences already granted to certain suppliers, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Products affected include design... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3312562/tech-war-us-chip-design-software-firm-synopsys-halts-china-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3312562/tech-war-us-chip-design-software-firm-synopsys-halts-china-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 May 2025 03:07:21 +0000 Stronger ties between the European Union and China are being pursued by European business interests while at the same time being cooled by the European Commission. The outcome of this tension will materially shape the new global trading order in the era of US President Donald Trump and beyond. There has been a warming in EU-China relations amid the aftershocks of the Trump administration’s rejection of European interests and its imposition of aggressive trade protectionism against Europe and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3304018/why-brussels-should-listen-europes-ceos-who-want-closer-china-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3304018/why-brussels-should-listen-europes-ceos-who-want-closer-china-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:30:07 +0000 I was among the 50 attendees from Asia and Europe at the recent Asia Leaders Series annual meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Created in 2016, it is a high-level platform that brings together global leaders, policymakers, academics and business executives for dialogue on critical geopolitical and economic issues. I am a member of its global advisory board. This year’s meeting was strategically scheduled on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, making it very convenient for key... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3297480/world-sound-bites-leaders-need-forum-engage-candour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3297480/world-sound-bites-leaders-need-forum-engage-candour?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong China’s first domestically built 300-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine – used for generating electricity and powering warships – has passed an ignition test. It marks a key milestone for the Chinese technology, which was said to lag behind that of the West by about 30 years when the project began in 2016. The team’s rapid progress has closed that gap in less than a decade. Speaking at a launch ceremony attended by government and industry officials in Shanghai on Monday, Industry and Information... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3281694/milestone-chinas-gas-turbine-technology-it-closes-gap-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3281694/milestone-chinas-gas-turbine-technology-it-closes-gap-west?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:00:15 +0000 A call for “open and fair” competition between European and Chinese automakers, along with visits to clean-energy firms, during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s China trip reflect how there is room for improvement in the two countries’ US$207 billion annual trade, even as threats mount from de-risking calls and political pressure. In Chongqing on Sunday, the first leg of his three-day visit to China, the German leader visited a hydrogen-fuel-cell plant operated by German auto supplier Bosch. And... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3259063/china-germanys-olaf-scholz-calls-open-and-fair-competition-differences-weigh-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3259063/china-germanys-olaf-scholz-calls-open-and-fair-competition-differences-weigh-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:59:25 +0000 Despite being set against a backdrop of Brussels’ “unpopular” de-risking approach, China’s trade relations with Germany are resilient, Beijing’s envoy to Berlin has said. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Wu Ken, Chinese ambassador to Germany, spoke highly of the business ties between the two countries, which he said reflected the “unpopularity” of the European Union’s “de-risking” policy against China. “In the past year, German companies have actively embraced the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3256748/china-germany-ties-are-resilient-despite-eu-push-de-risk-says-beijing-envoy-berlin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3256748/china-germany-ties-are-resilient-despite-eu-push-de-risk-says-beijing-envoy-berlin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:16 +0000 In the vast expanse of the Gobi and other deserts in northwestern China, a “world-leading” electricity production and transmission network is taking shape, according to Chinese scientists. The engineering feat pumps cheap, clean power into the heart of Chinese manufacturing, raising the country’s living standards and bolstering China’s competitiveness in hi-tech races such as AI. The scientists and engineers at the helm of this energy revolution estimate that the existing installed capacity for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3252564/china-builds-electric-power-gobi-and-western-deserts-equal-half-us-capacity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3252564/china-builds-electric-power-gobi-and-western-deserts-equal-half-us-capacity?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:00:10 +0000 Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia has found new buyers for its majority stake in a Beijing-based joint venture with Huawei Technologies, after a proposed deal fell through last year following strong protest by the Chinese partner. Under the latest agreement, wireless technology firm TD Tech will be jointly controlled by Huawei and a group of entities that include the government-owned Chengdu High-Tech Investment Group and Chengdu Gaoxin Jicui Technology Co, as well as venture... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249181/nokia-set-exit-telecommunications-joint-venture-huawei-amid-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249181/nokia-set-exit-telecommunications-joint-venture-huawei-amid-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2024 03:00:21 +0000 Chip design software companies are pinning their hopes on China’s growing auto industry and its increasing demand for integrated circuits, executives suggested at Semicon China last week, while the top global players grapple with tightened restrictions on exports to the world’s second-largest economy. Liu Weiping, founder and chairman of the country’s top chip design tool provider Empyrean Technology, said at the chip conference in Shanghai on Friday that the company is doubling down on building... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3226305/top-chip-design-tool-makers-see-chinas-auto-industry-going-places-and-look-leave-export-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3226305/top-chip-design-tool-makers-see-chinas-auto-industry-going-places-and-look-leave-export-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:31 +0000 European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed on rules that govern how Big Tech and other companies use consumer and corporate data in the continent, with safeguards against non-EU governments gaining illegal access. The European Commission proposed the Data Act last year to cover data generated in smart gadgets, machinery and consumer products, part of a raft of legislation aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants. EU concerns about data transfers have grown, following... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3225675/eu-countries-lawmakers-reach-data-rule-deal-targeting-big-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3225675/eu-countries-lawmakers-reach-data-rule-deal-targeting-big-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:30:14 +0000 Those who followed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s visit to China might believe that Sino-German relations are deteriorating. However, Baerbock’s stance on China by no means represents the entire German government. Chancellor Olaf Scholz will have the final say on China, and he has already indicated that a paradigm shift in this regard is unlikely. Partner, competitor or systemic rival? Since taking office in December 2021, Baerbock has emphasised that she seeks to shape a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3217690/german-anti-china-policy-dont-hold-your-breath?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3217690/german-anti-china-policy-dont-hold-your-breath?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:30:10 +0000 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will lead a business delegation on a one-day visit to China on Friday, marking the first trip by a Western leader to the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The visit will take place against a backdrop of worsening relations between Beijing and Berlin and growing calls from within Europe to reduce overreliance on China. The trip will be keenly watched in Washington and by foreign investors in China, who are becoming increasingly frustrated with... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3198311/how-are-trade-relations-between-china-and-germany-eve-olaf-scholzs-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3198311/how-are-trade-relations-between-china-and-germany-eve-olaf-scholzs-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:00:19 +0000 Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday that delivery of a turbine needed to keep gas flowing to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was “impossible” due to sanctions on Moscow. “Sanctions regimes in Canada, in the European Union and in Britain, as well as the inconsistencies in the current situation concerning the contractual obligations of [turbine maker] Siemens make the delivery impossible,” Gazprom said in a statement. The statement risks further increasing concern in European... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3187625/ukraine-war-russias-gazprom-says-delivery-nord?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3187625/ukraine-war-russias-gazprom-says-delivery-nord?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:32:34 +0000 Gazprom said it is cutting daily gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline to 33 million cubic metres a day – about 20 per cent of the pipeline’s capacity – from Wednesday. The company said in a statement on Monday that it was halting the operation of one of the last two operating turbines owing to the “technical condition of the engine”. The supplies from the Portovaya compressor station will be slashed from 7am Moscow time on Wednesday, the company said. The German government said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3186569/gazprom-cut-nord-stream-gas-deliveries-europe-drastically?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3186569/gazprom-cut-nord-stream-gas-deliveries-europe-drastically?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:06:11 +0000 The Canadian government has sparked protests from Kyiv with plans to release a key turbine used to transport gas from Russia to Germany that has been in Canada for repairs and was initially held back as part of sanctions imposed on Russia. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement regarding the turbine, which is used on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline linking Russia with Germany, on Saturday. Instead of sending the turbine, which was being overhauled at a Siemens plant... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3184800/kyiv-deeply-disappointed-after-canada-exempts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3184800/kyiv-deeply-disappointed-after-canada-exempts?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:42:20 +0000 Seven months into his new role as the chief financial officer of Midea Group, 39-year-old Jeremy Choy is starting to feel at home in Foshan, a city neighbouring Guangzhou in southern Guangdong province. With multiple new Midea office towers being visibly constructed behind him, Choy told the South China Morning Post in a video chat on October 29 that the appliance giant is ready to be taken seriously as a technology company, competing head-to-head with the likes of General Electric, Siemens,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3154696/mideas-new-cfo-wants-transform-appliance-king-tech-giant-competes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3154696/mideas-new-cfo-wants-transform-appliance-king-tech-giant-competes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:00:23 +0000 German industrial giant Siemens’ commitment to China “remains unchanged”, the company said in a statement published by a Chinese state newspaper just days after its chief executive spoke out about Beijing’s hardline policies in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, Joe Kaeser, who took over as Siemens’ CEO in 2013, said the company was “watching the current developments in Hong Kong, but also in the province of Xinjiang carefully and with concern”. His comments... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3101500/siemens-ceo-criticises-beijings-hong-kong-xinjiang-policies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3101500/siemens-ceo-criticises-beijings-hong-kong-xinjiang-policies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:20:11 +0000 More than 80,000 Uygurs have been moved from the far-western Xinjiang region to work in factories around China that supply dozens of household brands such as Apple, Nike, Huawei and Samsung, a report by an Australia-based security think tank has found. Under a programme known as “Xinjiang aid,” the Chinese government between 2017 and 2019 facilitated the mass transfer of Uygurs to work “under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour”, sometimes drawing labourers directly from re-education... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3064641/big-name-brands-accused-using-uygur-forced-labour-australian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3064641/big-name-brands-accused-using-uygur-forced-labour-australian?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:00:12 +0000 The number of employees informing on a company's wrongdoing in Asia, including China, is expected to continue rising with a new policy by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to protect the whistle-blowers, analysts say. The global crackdown on corruption and greater financial incentives to report suspected crimes could lead to an increase in cases involving United States and British companies in Asia, according to a report by AlixPartners, an international business advisory... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1427630/sec-policy-expected-encourage-whistle-blowers-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1427630/sec-policy-expected-encourage-whistle-blowers-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:30:45 +0000 Tension in the highest ranks of German engineering giant Siemens had been brewing for months when top managers gathered late last month to review the state of the business. The 166-year-old titan of German industry was having a horrible year, its image tarnished by pricey delays to offshore wind and high-speed train projects, and the closure of its solar thermal business, which had lost 1 billion euros (HK$10.1 billion). But few of those present could have guessed, as they entered the sleek... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1294414/inside-battle-germanys-siemens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1294414/inside-battle-germanys-siemens?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:11:08 +0000 In a case US officials say is the first of its kind, a Chinese businessman pleaded guilty on Monday to selling stolen American software used in defence, space technology and engineering - programmes prosecutors said held a retail value of more than US$100 million. The sophisticated software was stolen from an estimated 200 American manufacturers and sold to 325 black market buyers in 61 countries from 2008 to 2011, prosecutors said in court filings. US buyers in 28 states included a Nasa... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1122784/im-sorry-says-businessman-who-stole-us100m-software-companies-including?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1122784/im-sorry-says-businessman-who-stole-us100m-software-companies-including?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:29:43 +0000 Is China Buying the World? by Peter Nolan Polity Press This excellent book aims to demolish the idea - widely believed in the West - that, with its record level of foreign exchange reserves, China is 'buying the world'. The author, Peter Nolan, is professor of Chinese Development at Cambridge University. He 'knows more about Chinese companies and their international competition than anyone else on earth, including in China', says the Financial Times on the book's jacket. A statement that is... https://www.scmp.com/article/1006173/china-buying-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1006173/china-buying-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Being an officer in the German army may seem very different from being the regional chief executive of a company that sells washing machines and cookers. But Dirk Hoffmann, now a regional head of BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliance Group, has found that both careers demand similar management skills. Hoffmann, an electrical engineer by training, rose to the rank of major over his 12-year army stint. During that time, he had to organise a wide range of people from various sections of the armed... https://www.scmp.com/article/973625/army-days-handy-his-winning-ways?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/973625/army-days-handy-his-winning-ways?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A former vice-chairman at China Mobile, the world's biggest cellphone service operator, went on trial in Hebei province yesterday for allegedly taking 7.5 million yuan (HK$9 million) in bribes. Prosecutors said Zhang Chunjiang abused his position by accepting bribes from a private telecommunications company and an advertising agency in Beijing between 1994 and 2009 in return for helping them win bids for projects and collecting debt owed to them. During that time, he served first as deputy... https://www.scmp.com/article/973338/china-mobile-executive-goes-trial-bribery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/973338/china-mobile-executive-goes-trial-bribery?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A former senior executive of China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile phone operator, was last month sentenced to death with a two-year suspension for accepting millions of US dollars in bribes from industrial giant Siemens, according to a report in the Caixin Century Magazine. The Henan provincial People's High Court upheld the conviction and sentence by the Hebi city People's Intermediate Court against China Mobile's former human resources manager Shi Wanzhong, 51, for accepting US$5.06... https://www.scmp.com/article/971539/telecoms-man-sentenced-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/971539/telecoms-man-sentenced-death?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000 The government of Zhenjiang, in southwestern Jiangsu province, has partnered with Nokia Siemens Networks to help implement a so-called 'machine-to-machine' communications infrastructure in the city. The project will automate the ability of wired and wireless networks to communicate with relevant electronic devices. These include intelligent transport systems that remotely manage, track and monitor taxis on the road, and remote medical monitoring services. 'This is a strategic partnership aimed... https://www.scmp.com/article/727241/zhenjiang-nokia-strategic-tie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/727241/zhenjiang-nokia-strategic-tie?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0000 This summer, technology giant Siemens welcomed 17 students from Form Five to Seven to its youth programme, showing them how the firm puts sustainability into practice by addressing its social, economic and environmental responsibilities. Denis Leung, CEO of Siemens Hong Kong and Macau, says the focus of the programme this year was corporate sustainability. 'By showing participants the importance of environmentally friendly innovations and technologies, we hope to inspire them to take the... https://www.scmp.com/article/722056/planting-seeds-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/722056/planting-seeds-change?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Smartphone users tired of watching YouTube videos with an intermittent freeze can expect faster download times thanks to a piece of technology developed by Chinese University. The technology, likened to a 'turbo motor' by its inventor, Professor Jack Lee Yiu-bun, associate director of CUHK's Centre for Innovation and Technology, is slated to catapult the world into faster mobile internet access. And while it won't change the way smartphones work or the way Web content providers run their... https://www.scmp.com/article/719868/hk-invention-speeds-phone-downloads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/719868/hk-invention-speeds-phone-downloads?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 TD-Tech, a mainland joint venture established by Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei Technologies to develop 3G mobile technology, has appointed a Huawei executive as its head, signalling that the company will take a more active role in the nascent market. The venture, 51 per cent owned by Nokia Siemens, yesterday named Hou Jinlong, a vice-president of Huawei Wireless Networks, as chief executive to replace Klaus Maler, who stepped down last month. The announcement followed a joint shareholders'... https://www.scmp.com/article/636011/hopes-high-huawei-executive-heads-td-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/636011/hopes-high-huawei-executive-heads-td-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Turning a dotcom bomb company from near bankruptcy into a profitable organisation may not be a story that most in the business community are familiar with. But that is what the management of e-Kong Group has achieved since it bought the telecommunications company in 2000. This year, the group declared its third successive profit, with a record turnover of HK$795.3 million, up 13.2 per cent year-on-year. Net profit rose from HK$40.6million to HK$44.2million, up 8.8 per cent, while earnings... https://www.scmp.com/article/634520/reaping-rewards-hard-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/634520/reaping-rewards-hard-work?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Shipments of GSM base stations grow 300-fold to make vendor fourth-largest supplier ZTE Corp, a leading mainland telecommunications equipment vendor, said shipments of its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) base stations surged 300-fold last year, ranking it the fourth-largest supplier in the sector. ZTE shipped about 340,000 GSM wireless base stations - essentially mobile phone transmission sites - last year. The products are compatible with 3G mobile technology, according to Xu... https://www.scmp.com/article/626138/zte-narrows-gap-european-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/626138/zte-narrows-gap-european-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Europe's engineering giant seeks to boost R&D and output Siemens, Europe's largest engineering firm which faces a sweeping reorganisation globally, has stepped up its push into the thriving but competitive mainland market by earmarking a 10 billion yuan outlay for investments. Andreas Matthe, an executive vice-president and a member of the management board of Siemens' mainland operations, said yesterday the investments would be largely for strengthening research and development and boosting... https://www.scmp.com/article/615621/siemens-earmarks-another-10b-yuan-mainland-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/615621/siemens-earmarks-another-10b-yuan-mainland-push?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000 It's all very well having a good night's sleep but when it's time to wake up coffee may be required. Siemens obviously sees the importance of that morning brew, having designed a coffee-maker that kick-starts the brain and is easy on the eye. The easy-to-operate TK69009GB (HK$12,530) offers a cuppa in 15 seconds after selection of coffee strength and size. For cappuccino and latte macchiato lovers, the machine has a milk-frothing aid. The product is available at the new Siemens showroom... https://www.scmp.com/article/608031/room-brew?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/608031/room-brew?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Nokia Siemens Networks, a telecoms equipment joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, say its mobile network business has outperformed fixed-line operations as telecom operators expand their mobile coverage to rural areas. This is according to Zhang Zhiqiang, head of the firm's Greater China Region. Mr Zhang said the company was considering importing the Village Connection solution, which it had deployed for rural mobile coverage in India, to the mainland. Nokia Siemens, which was formed in... https://www.scmp.com/article/598225/mobile-networks-outdo-fixed-lines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/598225/mobile-networks-outdo-fixed-lines?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000