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Chip war: US Nvidia H20 restrictions could boost China’s AI chip business
Nvidia’s China business is likely to ‘fall to nearly zero’, as tech giants such as ByteDance and Tencent turn to domestic suppliers, analysts say.
16 Apr 2025 - 10:44PM
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Semiconductors
ASML’s orders fall short, as CEO warns of tariff uncertainty
16 Apr 2025 - 5:25PM
Huawei
Huawei launches new AI architecture to challenge Nvidia’s dominance
16 Apr 2025 - 12:09AM
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E-commerce
American bargain hunters flock to China’s DHgate e-commerce app
‘There’s nothing a Chinese factory can’t make,’ a TikTok user says in a video purportedly showing suppliers of designer fashion brands.
15 Apr 2025 - 8:04PM
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DHgate is a business-to-business wholesale platform connecting over 2 million registered buyers from more than 220 countries. Photo: Screenshot
Apple
Chinese plant resumes hiring after Trump spares iPhones from tariffs
The move highlights the disruption caused by the new US tariffs to Apple’s supply chain.
14 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
Semiconductors
China amends ‘place of origin’ in boost to local semiconductor manufacturers
The China Semiconductor Industry Association clarified that the place of origin for chips is determined by the location of the wafer fabrication plant.
11 Apr 2025 - 8:24PM
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ByteDance
TikTok drives ByteDance’s overseas sales despite US hurdles: report
ByteDance’s total revenue is said to have risen to US$155 billion last year, placing the unicorn among the world’s top internet giants.
11 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
TikTok’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence
New AI fund in China to pour US$8 billion into early-stage projects
The AI Industry Investment Fund was established by the industry and finance ministries with money from the Big Fund.
11 Apr 2025 - 9:00AM
Semiconductors
Sanctioned Chinese chip firms shrug off Trump tariffs, anticipate new business
Chipmakers and analysts anticipate benefits to China’s chip supply chain from the fresh US tariffs, including for equipment and components.
10 Apr 2025 - 11:06PM
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TSMC
TSMC’s revenue soars amid AI demand ahead of US tariffs
The main chipmaker for Apple and Nvidia faces threats by US President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on semiconductor imports.
10 Apr 2025 - 2:55PM
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Apple
Apple’s iPhone cost could rise 90% if it is made in US, BofA says
While Apple can find domestic labour for assembly, a ‘significant portion’ of parts used in manufacturing would still be assembled in China.
10 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
A tourist uses an iPhone to take a selfie with Donald Trump impersonator Ed Weiskopf in front of the White House in Washington, April 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters
TikTok
Trump says TikTok deal is still ‘on the table’
‘But we’re going to have to wait and see what’s going to happen with China,’ the US president says.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:53AM
US-China tech war
Microsoft abruptly cuts services to Chinese university, genomics firm
Concerns about technological decoupling have risen after Microsoft ended commercial services for some clients in China.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:00AM
Robotics
Ex-Tesla engineer launches robotics start-up split between US and China
Shuo Yang co-founded Mondo Tech to build ‘smaller, more accessible robots’ inspired by a desire to create a companion for his son.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Business of climate change
Emissions from AI chip manufacturing rose fourfold in 2024, Greenpeace says
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Demand for AI chips boomed as ChatGPT started an evolution in AI services and sparked a rise of Chinese rivals. Photo: AFP
E-commerce
TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU as tariffs triple on small parcels
TikTok Shop has increased efforts to recruit cross-border merchants for European markets, including Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
9 Apr 2025 - 11:00PM
Biomedicine: Companies
US report highlights China’s biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry
China is ‘quickly ascending to biotechnology dominance’ and the US must ‘take swift action in the next three years’, the report says.
10 Apr 2025 - 3:28PM
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Semiconductors
Samsung denies halting chip foundry services for Chinese clients
Samsung operates one of the few foundries capable of rivalling industry-leading TSMC in producing advanced chips.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
Samsung’s semiconductor subsidiary denies that it stopped providing services to Chinese clients. Photo: dpa
TSMC
TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip in Huawei AI processor
Penalising TSMC comes at a critical moment for US-Taiwan relations after Trump slapped a 32 per cent levy on imports from the island.
9 Apr 2025 - 10:45AM
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Chinese semiconductor, auto parts suppliers expect to gain from US trade war
Their view reflects Chinese tech firms’ increased confidence in providing highly competitive alternatives to US imports.
8 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM
Semiconductors
China’s top chip tool maker Naura sees revenue surge amid US trade tensions
China’s largest chipmaking equipment supplier expects another 50 per cent jump in profits last quarter after its third year of growth.
8 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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China technology
Microsoft joint venture Wicresoft halts projects in China, lays off workers
Wicresoft will cease work on Microsoft projects in China owing to ‘geopolitical shifts and changes in the global business environment’.
7 Apr 2025 - 9:30PM
Microsoft and its Shanghai partners founded business consulting joint venture Wicresoft in 2002. Photo: Shutterstock
Digital currencies
Hong Kong remains upbeat on Web3 amid crypto market turmoil from US tariffs
Officials again touted the strength of the local Web3 industry, while Binance founder CZ avoided the event despite recent activity in the city.
7 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
Apple
Apple supplier Luxshare downplays impact of Trump tariffs
A total of 157 contractors in mainland China provide Apple with parts or manufacturing, according to the company’s latest supplier list.
7 Apr 2025 - 5:30PM
Stocks
US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one
The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.
5 Apr 2025 - 7:05PM
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