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Saturday 19 April 2025
Services under siege: US tech giants face cross-continental blowback
As the US-China tariff standoff intensifies, Beijing is signaling a strategic pivot—redirecting retaliation from goods to services and placing America's tech-heavy service sector...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Huawei's AI ambitions face energy efficiency test

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) is making waves as the most ambitious AI hardware rollout in China to date—a rack-scale system powered...

Friday 18 April 2025
Murata's global patent blitz targets Maxscend, threatens China's TF-SAW exports

China's RF chip sector is facing a major disruption as Murata Manufacturing files five patent lawsuits against Maxscend Technologies...

Friday 18 April 2025
SK Hynix-Hanmi alliance fractures as Korean memory giant seeks new suppliers
SK Hynix's eight-year partnership with Hanmi Semiconductor is showing signs of strain after the memory chipmaker began sourcing thermal compression bonding machines from rival Hanwha...
Friday 18 April 2025
Chips, China, and Congress: Nvidia and Jensen Huang's high-stakes diplomatic balancing act
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to China this week in a markedly more high-profile visit than before. According to the Financial Times, he is expected to meet with DeepSeek founder...
Friday 18 April 2025
XPeng's AI power play: homegrown chips, humanoids, and the race to the skies
At its "Global Brand Night" in Hong Kong on April 15, XPeng Motors unveiled its 2025 global flagship, the XPeng X9, and laid out an ambitious new AI roadmap. Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng...
Friday 18 April 2025
China bans automakers from marketing "self-driving" features
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has instructed nearly 60 automotive manufacturers to cease using terms like "self-driving" and "smart driving" in marketing...
Friday 18 April 2025
Hanmi hikes TCB equipment prices by nearly 30% for SK Hynix, ends free maintenance
Hanmi Semiconductor has reportedly informed SK Hynix of a planned price increase for its thermal compression bonding (TCB) equipment, marking the first price hike since the South...
Friday 18 April 2025
US manufacturing development vs. China's brand growth: Is Trump 2.0 clever strategy or miscalculation?
The implementation of US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" was temporarily halted before it officially took effect, granting countries a 90-day negotiation buffer. As...
Friday 18 April 2025
China reins in self-driving hype as regulations crack down on 'blindfolded smart driving'
Chinese automakers have set ambitious targets to introduce Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving technology starting in 2025. Companies including GAC, Zeekr, Xpeng, and Chery have announced...
Friday 18 April 2025
Zhipu AI becomes first of China's 'AI Six' to pursue IPO
Zhipu AI (Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology), a prominent Chinese AI startup, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) process, becoming the first of China's "AI Six" to step...
Friday 18 April 2025
Huawei, SAIC unveil 'SAIC Shangjie' brand; most budget-friendly EV in Harmony lineup
Huawei and SAIC jointly unveiled a new electric vehicle (EV) brand, SAIC Shangjie, at the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) new product event on April 16. SAIC Shangjie...
Friday 18 April 2025
China tightens noose on US chips—with a twist that splits the industry
As US-China tariff tensions intensify, Beijing is taking aim at American-made semiconductors with new origin rules that could redraw the global chip supply map.
Friday 18 April 2025
Beijing tightens grip on EV market with fire and safety concerns

In a decisive move to restore order in its rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) market, China's government has introduced a wave of...

Friday 18 April 2025
The Great Tech Reset 14: Taiwan's tech edge; a fragile lifeline in a ruthless geopolitical game
In the competitive landscape of international politics, possessing a discreet advantage can be the decisive factor between asserting dominance and succumbing to external pressures...