Oppo expects to roll out generative artificial intelligence functions to its 50 million smartphone users by the end of this year. Photo: Shutterstock

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Eddie Wu Yongming, CEO of Alibaba Group Holding, speaks at the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Big Tech

Alibaba CEO highlights AI advancement at China’s internet forum

The agenda at this year’s Wuzhen summit focuses heavily on AI, as China’s tech rivalry with the US grows.

21 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

China surpasses Germany, Japan in industrial robotics adoption density: report

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China’s low-altitude economy is all the buzz, so where are the tangible results?

20 Nov 2024 - 11:42AMvideocam

Tech War

Beijing chip forum attendees mull impact of TSMC block, second Trump term

At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.

20 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Naura Technology’s booth at Semicon China in Shanghai in March. Photo: Che Pan

Global Economy

Brazilian envoy says Chinese new energy investments welcome

Brazilian diplomat says country’s ‘huge’ potential in new energy makes it an appealing venue for Chinese investment.

21 Nov 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Tech Trends

Chinese AR start-up Rokid puts Alibaba AI in smart glasses to take on Meta

Rokid’s US$345 smart glasses are the latest from China to adopt generative AI to capitalise on the burgeoning product category.

19 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

Big Tech

Baidu cuts self-driving vehicle costs to US$34,525 as mass production ramps up

Baidu chief executive Robin Li said the RT6 is now the world’s only mass-produced Level-4 autonomous driving vehicle.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

Baidu says the RT6 is the world’s only mass-produced, Level-4 autonomous-driving vehicle. Photo: AP

Big Tech

iPhone maker Foxconn partners with Nvidia on AI-driven factories

Foxconn is partnering with Nvidia to develop so-called digital twins to help build advanced facilities around the world.

19 Nov 2024 - 2:00PM

Big Tech

Xiaomi revenue surges after EVs cross 100,000 threshold

Xiaomi pulled in US$12.8 billion in the quarter ended September, after reaching its goal to produce 100,000 EVs this year.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:12PM

Big Tech

Hong Kong-founded maker of Nvidia graphics cards moves to Singapore

The 27-year-old company said it has moved its headquarters to Singapore, where it made a secondary listing, amid chip supply chain pressure.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:20PM

Zotac graphics card housing an GeForce RTX 4090, Nvidia’s top-of-the-line consumer chip that is banned from export to China. Zotac is one of the main brands from PC Partner. Photo: Handout

China Business

BYD set to usurp VW as China’s top carmaker amid surge in EV deliveries

BYD’s total deliveries have exceeded perennial leader Volkswagen’s volume this year through October.

18 Nov 2024 - 8:56PMvideocam

The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show on April 25, 2024. Photo: AFP

China Economy

Why is demand for drone pilots soaring in China?

Training programmes becoming increasingly popular as more job opportunities open up for UAV operators.

18 Nov 2024 - 10:11AMvideocam

Banking & Finance

BlackRock’s AI is watching – and helping to make stock picks

How asset managers are exploring the use of artificial intelligence, while regulators including Hong Kong’s watchdog try to set guard rails.

18 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM

China Business

China’s EV market lures new entrants with eyes on BYD’s crown – at great peril

New entrants are eyeing the riches in China’s EV market at great peril amid excess capacity and a cutthroat price war.

17 Nov 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

Rox Motor has charted a new course into international markets after securing partnerships with distributors in ovderseas markets. Photo: Handout

Global Economy

China’s C919 order backlog raises urgency for foreign-part acquisitions

Officials hope to eventually source hi-tech plane components domestically to drive industrial self-sufficiency, but for now overseas producers are essential.

20 Nov 2024 - 10:43AMvideocam

A C919 single-aisle jet is on display at the Zhuhai air show this week. The Chinese jet relies on LEAP engines from US-French joint-venture CFM International to get airborne. Photo: Frank Chen

Tech War

China’s chip production slows in October amid threat of new US sanctions

Although production growth slowed to 11.8 per cent in October, semiconductors remain one of China’s fastest-growing industries this year.

15 Nov 2024 - 9:14PMvideocam

Tech Trends

Shenzhen unveils national centre for third-generation semiconductor materials

The Shenzhen platform is part of the National Third-Generation Semiconductor Technology Innovation Centre, first launched in 2021.

15 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

China Business

Wuxi AppTec’s upbeat business update boosts stock despite US bill

A presentation persuaded investors that risk of a potential US blacklisting is low while growth in some business areas is ‘unprecedented’.

29 Sep 2024 - 4:15PM

Shares in Chinese drug research and development group Wuxi AppTec closed up 23.9 per cent on Friday, the most since its listing in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.

30 Sep 2024 - 10:24PM

Tech War

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China Business

5 Chinese EV makers set monthly sales records as discounts draw buyers

BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Zeekr and Leapmotor posted new monthly delivery records in September as new models and promotions proved enticing.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:26AM

Employees work on an EV production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP