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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of semiconductor design software firm Synopsys. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

US chip design software firm Synopsys halts China sales, services

Synopsys, along with Cadence and Siemens’s Mentor Graphics, controls more than 70 per cent of China’s electronic-design-automation market.

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DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek closes in on US rival OpenAI with upgraded model

Artificial intelligence

Meta partners with US military contractor to develop VR helmets

Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Digital currencies

Vance says US should leverage bitcoin as strategic asset against China

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said China’s aversion to bitcoin should be reason for the US to lean into adopting the cryptocurrency.

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Nvidia

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

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E-commerce

PDD faces profit challenge amid Trump tariffs, domestic e-commerce competition

‘Macroeconomic uncertainties and significant investments in the ecosystem’ are expected to continue affecting PDD’s earnings outlook, UBS analysts say.

Changes in US trade policies have created significant pressure for merchants on PDD Holdings’ Temu shopping platform. Photo: Shutterstock
Changes in US trade policies have created significant pressure for merchants on PDD Holdings’ Temu shopping platform. Photo: Shutterstock
TSMC

TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich amid Europe’s AI push

TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi refutes claims of using Arm-designed chip for XRing O1

Xiaomi’s first smartphone chip uses Arm’s Cortex cores, leading to speculation that it was using a customised solution from the British firm.

Semiconductors

Huawei pushes Ascend AI chip-based ‘Supernode’ architecture to developers

Huawei’s Supernode 384 computing architecture reflects the company’s efforts to overcome tightened US tech restrictions.

Huawei Technologies’ Ascend chip-based, high-performance computing architecture, Supernode 384, is touted as best-suited for training next-generation artificial intelligence models. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Sugon, Hygon merger is latest sign of consolidation in China’s computing sector

Both companies’ Shanghai-listed shares would be suspended for up to 10 trading days starting Monday, according to stock filings.

A worker checks the booth for Chinese supercomputer company Sugon during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, July 5, 2023. Photo: AP
A worker checks the booth for Chinese supercomputer company Sugon during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, July 5, 2023. Photo: AP
Digital currencies

After Trump crypto dinner, Justin Sun celebrates ‘strong signal’ to the industry

The Tron founder, with the largest holding of the $TRUMP memecoin, tells the Post that he sees recent US crypto moves affecting China.

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD overtakes Tesla in Europe for the first time as sales jump 169% in April

Shenzhen-based BYD sold 7,231 battery electric vehicles in April versus 7,165 by Tesla, according to data from Jato Dynamics.

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US-China relations

FCC votes to bar some Chinese labs from testing US electronics

About 75 per cent of US devices such as phones, cameras and computers are tested in facilities located in China.

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr attends a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek 2.0? Shanghai quant fund claims AI training breakthrough

Goku says in a paper submitted to the ‘AI Olympics’ that its training method is superior to those adopted by DeepSeek, OpenAI.

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Shanghai Goku Technologies, a quantitative fund, has established an AI subsidiary, following the path of Hangzhou-based DeepSeek. Photo: Screenshot
Shanghai Goku Technologies, a quantitative fund, has established an AI subsidiary, following the path of Hangzhou-based DeepSeek. Photo: Screenshot
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO blasts US AI chip restrictions on China as a ‘failure’

‘Power is quite cost-effective in China. And there’s plenty of land. And so the ban on H20 is not effective,’ Jensen Huang told reporters at Computex.

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E-commerce

Alibaba.com sees jump in US buyer activity after US-China tariff truce

Inquiries from the US on Alibaba’s B2B marketplace surged over 40 per cent the week after Washington and Beijing hit pause on the trade war.

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Smartphones

China smartphone exports to US, including iPhones, plunge to lowest since 2011

China’s smartphone exports slid 72 per cent to just under US$700 million in April, as Trump’s tariffs campaign disrupts tech supply chains.

The drop in China’s smartphone exports to the US underscores how Trump’s tariffs are choking off the flow of big-ticket goods between the two countries. Photo: Shutterstock
The drop in China’s smartphone exports to the US underscores how Trump’s tariffs are choking off the flow of big-ticket goods between the two countries. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’

Huang said AI was a ‘full-stack thing’, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was ‘nonsensical’.

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Semiconductors

Xiaomi’s new 3-nanometre chip takes on rival products from Apple, Qualcomm

The chip marks another milestone for China’s technology self-sufficiency drive amid tightened US export controls on advanced semiconductors.

Foxconn

Foxconn invests in India as Apple moves iPhone production from China

Apple is looking to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India by the end of 2026.

The logo of Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company’s building in Taipei. Photo: Reuters
Huawei

Huawei flexes with US$3,300 foldable tablet running HarmonyOS

Huawei has launched a foldable-screen laptop and a more traditional MateBook Pro with home-grown tech after being cut off from Microsoft and Intel.

Huawei has launched its first foldable-screen laptop running its self-developed HarmonyOS operating system. Photo: Huawei Technologies
Huawei has launched its first foldable-screen laptop running its self-developed HarmonyOS operating system. Photo: Huawei Technologies
Xiaomi

Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says

Lei said Xiaomi has allocated US$6.9 billion for semiconductor development in China over a 10-year period.

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech

In his keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Jensen Huang said Nvidia secured a lease for a new property and is partnering with local firms, including Foxconn.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Stellantis, Leapmotor near decision on European production

Leapmotor says production costs likely to rise by 10 per cent compared with former Poland plant, but has no plans to raise prices.

A Leapmotor facility in Jinhua, China. Photo: AFP
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Policy

Southern China’s Zhuhai backs new firm in race to be AI, robotics hub

A view of Zhuhai, Guangdong province in southern China. Photo: Edmond So

Tech War

US chip design software firm Synopsys halts China sales, services

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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of semiconductor design software firm Synopsys. Photo: Reuters

Policy

Self-driving mining trucks offer a glimpse of China’s hi-tech future

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Tech Trends

Unitree Robotics changes to joint stock limited company, fanning IPO speculation

A Unitree robot shakes hands with a convention guest at the Robotics Summit & Expo, April 30, 2025, in Boston. Photo: AP

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China claims breakthrough in robotics software that supports domestic chips

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