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Huawei Technologies is one of the world's largest smartphone makers and telecommunications equipment providers. The company also sells a range of consumer electronics from smart home devices and appliances to rooftop solar products and electric vehicles. The company's 5G equipment has been banned outright in a number of countries – including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Sweden and the UK.
Huawei Technologies, by contrast, is expected to remain relatively resilient. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers

China’s tech sector braces for a “memory winter”, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts.

Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals

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Artificial intelligence

Indonesia telco chief warns of digital colonisation, backs China open-source AI

Diplomacy

As I see it | Starmer faces a hysterical backlash over new Chinese embassy

The worst features of UK politics and media, with help from ‘yellow-ribbon’ BN(O)ers, have been on full display over the ‘mega’ embassy plan.

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The location proposed for the new Chinese embassy at the old Royal Mint Court is seen in London, United Kingdom, on January 14. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

China trials largest locally made AI computing resource in infrastructure push

The node is designed for large-scale AI scenarios, including trillion-parameter model training and high-throughput inference.

China-Middle East relations

Exclusive | Why has a Nato member reaffirmed its Brics ambitions? Its envoy elaborates

New Turkish ambassador Selcuk Unal says the country is seeking deeper ties with China while bridging Asia and Europe.

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Artificial intelligence

Compact AI model from China’s StepFun outshines rivals from DeepSeek, Moonshot

StepFun says its lightweight model Step 3.5 Flash aims to redefine efficiency and reasoning in China’s growing AI race.

Chinese AI developers are rushing to launch new models around the Lunar New Year to capitalise on the festive season. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

China gives Apple ‘best iPhone quarter in history’ with 38% revenue growth

Sharp recovery is a ‘most surprising result’ amid ‘aggressive competition from domestic brands like Huawei’, IDC analyst says.

Semiconductors

Alibaba’s T-Head unit unveils details of AI chip designed to rival Nvidia’s GPUs

The launch of the Zhenwu 810E marks the latest initiative by China’s Big Tech firms to develop a domestic alternative to Nvidia’s AI chips.

Semiconductors

Beijing weighs H200 imports amid uncertainty for China tech giants

More than 400,000 H200 chips reportedly approved for ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent as China balances AI needs with tech self-reliance push.

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The first batch of Nvidia chip shipments is expected to go to China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

China’s manufacturing powerhouse Guangdong exports record chip equipment

Exports of chip equipment rose 20 per cent last year, while exports of EVs, lithium batteries and solar products rose 30 per cent.

Exports of tech products accelerated from China’s Guangdong province last year. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Editorial | China’s caution about Nvidia’s advanced chips is only prudent

For Beijing, escaping the US tech chokehold is more important in the long run than making any temporary advances.

World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

As Trump shakes world order, Western countries recalibrate approach to China

At Davos, world leaders take veiled swipes at the US, while China frames itself as defender of the post-war system, analysts say.

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China-EU relations

Germany’s Merz talked tough on reform. Will stark car slump force action?

Export slide matched by import upward swing comes amid divisive debate on how German industry can deal with China’s manufacturing prowess.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Apple

Apple cuts prices for Lunar New Year as competition heats up in mainland China

Apple offers discounts on iPhones, MacBook and other products – its second promotion in a month ahead of the holiday.

Apple led the smartphone market in mainland China with a 22 per cent share in the fourth quarter of 2025. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Chinese tech giants face dilemma as Nvidia’s H200 chips are held at the border

With firms waiting for import approval from Beijing, one reseller said finding H200 chips has gotten harder – even on the black market.

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China-EU relations

EU moves to force Huawei out of networks, opening door to wider China tech bans

European Commission plan would make vendor removals mandatory within three years and allow broader curbs if China is deemed a cyber risk.

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Semiconductors

China Telecom develops MoE models trained entirely on Huawei’s AI chips

The state-owned telecoms network operator trains its TeleChat3 models on Huawei’s Ascend 910B chips.

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A view of China Telecom’s stand at the annual MWC Barcelona trade show held in March last year. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Exclusive | China’s Xiaomi, Transsion slash 2026 smartphone shipments as memory crunch bites

Xiaomi cut its latest shipment forecast by between 10 and 70 million units, while Transsion lowered its target by 30 to 45 million units.

Artificial intelligence

Ant-backed Chinese AI agent developer DeepWisdom aims to help solo entrepreneurs

The system, powered largely by open-source AI models, seeks to deliver a finished product without the user writing a single line of code.

China-Canada relations

Editorial | China-Canada turnaround in ties marks new spirit of global cooperation

The deal struck during the Canadian prime minister’s visit to Beijing is a key part of China’s charm offensive targeting Western allies facing an aggressive US.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on January 16. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Opinion | In the tech race, Europe can choose a path that sidesteps US-China rivalry

To avoid technological marginalisation, Europe can play to its strengths by focusing on deployment standards instead of the US-China rivalry.

A participant interacts with a robot at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 7, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

China’s AI and EV boom drives record power demand, widening energy gap with US

The main drivers of the growth are the tertiary sector – covering services including AI cloud services – and residential use.

Artificial intelligence

China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self-reliance

These restrictions signify a new phase in the US-China tech war where ‘offensive and defensive roles have shifted’, says an analyst.

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China-Canada relations

Xi Jinping and Mark Carney refresh China-Canada ties with ‘historic’ state visit

After a near-decade of distant relations, the two countries are ‘forging a new partnership’.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that “together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past”. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance with first major model trained on Huawei stack

Zhipu claims GLM-Image achieved industry-leading scores among open-source models for text rendering and Chinese character generation.

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Zhipu said the achievement proved the feasibility of developing powerful multimodal models without US chips. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Smartphones

Huawei reclaims top spot over Apple in China smartphone market

Huawei turns to China-designed processors to complete a rebound from US sanctions and ship nearly 47 million smartphones domestically.

Chinese offshore investment

How China’s global investment model is changing – and what it means for the yuan

The trade war, weak domestic demand and stronger policy support push more firms to invest overseas, with growing implications for currency.

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