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Latest news, features and opinion on China’s technology industry, including AI, the US-China tech war, 5G, smartphone makers and apps, and issues surrounding China’s Great Firewall.
As Beijing restructures the economy, the importance of having accurate and precise information from across the country is critical.
Beijing accuses Brussels of protectionism over its threatened tariffs against imports of competitively priced quality cars, putting relations on an even rockier road.
- The Beijing-based company reported US$36 billion in first-quarter sales, beating analysts’ estimates
- It also reported a total of US$1.3 billion worth of shares repurchased during the period from January 1 to May 15
Hunan vice-governor Cao Zhiqiang leads delegation of officials and company representatives to trade show in Nairobi where nearly US$300 million in deals are signed.
China’s search engine and AI giant saw revenue grow 1 per cent in the first quarter, while net income fell 6 per cent but was better than estimates.
Temu often fails to provide consumers with crucial information about the sellers on its platform and safety standards of products, according to the complaint.
Kingland Systems is closing its first subsidiary outside the US and sacking its entire local workforce, sources say.
The world’s largest double-decker bus maker, Alexander Dennis, said electrification is the future for Hong Kong’s bus fleet and hopes to roll out more battery-powered models for the city to meet its decarbonisation goals.
ByteDance, which has been scaling back its video-gaming operations in recent months, has named a new CEO for Moonton Technology, the creator of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
A new book on China’s tech regulations and economic governance assesses the impact of perceived overreaching in the market, with far-reaching effects flagged by professor Angela Zhang.
The bill would prevent federal agencies from contracting with five Chinese biotech companies – BGI Group, MGI, Complete Genomics, Wuxi AppTec, and Wuxi Biologics.
The real estate mogul and former LA Dodgers owner says he’s putting together a consortium to buy the app from China-based ByteDance.
Analysts discuss how Beijing could respond to Washington’s latest trade offensive, and how the impact could have repercussions beyond China’s borders.
About 20 million consumers on the mainland are expected to take part in the nationwide trade-in programme via JD.com’s platform.
ByteDance’s aggressive pricing for its Doubao large language model family shows the increased opportunity in mainland China, where more firms are scrambling to adopt GenAI tools.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country’s eighth-largest EV upstart after selling more than 7,000 units of its SU7 sedan in April, according to industry data.
At a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday, officials from both countries affirm commitment to reduce AI risks and improve world governance.
Strong financial results by the two companies are the touchstones of the earnings growth that global investors are looking for, as they debate whether China’s post-pandemic recovery was a flash in the pan.
Alibaba net income rose 10 per cent to US$11 billion in the 2023 financial year, the first annual results since co-founder Joe Tsai took over as chairman.
Tariffs would rise to 100 per cent from 27.5 per cent on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) and to 50 per cent on its semiconductors and solar cells.
This development lends credence to Apple chief executive Tim Cook’s assurance that the Vision Pro will be released this year on the mainland.
Prohibitive tariffs await Made in China electric vehicles bound for the US. Can the nation’s producers keep growing their sales and brand awareness without making inroads into the US and European markets?
Stimson Centre’s Martyn Williams said Pyongyang ‘overly relies on imported Chinese technology’ to exert grip on citizens via a ‘pervasive’ digital tracking system.
The Shanghai-based company says its placement on a US list of firms accused of aiding China’s military has caused it to suffer reputational injury and lost business opportunities.
Chinese tech giants Tencent and NetEase announced back-to-back new title releases, in a sign of intensified competition among the country’s top two video gaming publishers.
Fresh US tariffs targeting China’s new-energy sector are imminent, threatening to thwart export efforts aimed at alleviating a market oversupply.
US President Joe Biden issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the base a ‘national security risk’.
With its narrowbody C919 flying regular routes and orders pouring in, China has already started design work on the next generation of its domestically produced commercial aircraft – the C939.
A German court has ordered a sales ban on certain products from Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo and its smartphone subsidiary Motorola over a patent licensing dispute with US firm InterDigital.
