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Friday 6 June 2025
Commentary: Trump-Xi call yields conflicting accounts despite trade breakthrough claims
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Thursday, June 5, 2025, agreeing to hold further trade talks aimed at resolving disputes over tariffs...
Friday 6 June 2025
Rivals turned allies: XPeng-Huawei AR-HUD partnership emerges as China reins in 'autonomous' rhetoric
China's electric vehicle market is undergoing a rapid transformation in 2025, and the latest surprise comes from two unlikely allies. XPeng Motors and Huawei—longtime competitors...
Friday 6 June 2025
Trump-Xi phone call signals tentative thaw amid escalating US-China trade tensions
On the evening of June 5, 2025, Chinese state media reported that President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump, marking the first direct dialogue between the...
Friday 6 June 2025
China warns BYD, rivals to self-regulate as price war heats up
Chinese officials summoned the heads of major electric vehicle makers, including BYD Co., to Beijing in early June to address concerns about the long-running price war, according...
Friday 6 June 2025
Dixon seeks approval for China display JV, targets lighthouse factory status
India's top contract electronics manufacturer, Dixon Technologies, has applied for government approval to set up a joint venture with China-based HKC for manufacturing display modules...
Friday 6 June 2025
China's rare earth controls put Europe's auto sector on edge
European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic raised concerns with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on June 3 over China's export curbs on rare earths...
Friday 6 June 2025
Xiaomi’s EV rise rattles Huawei, reigniting China’s top tech rivalry
In recent weeks, China's tech ecosystem has been rattled by the revival of a decade-long rivalry between two industry heavyweights: Richard Yu, Executive Director and head of Consumer...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Suzuki halts Swift production in Japan as China's rare earth squeeze hits automakers globally
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Huawei cloud unit claims AI model breakthrough with new training method
Huawei's cloud division said its Pangu large language model achieved a breakthrough in training architecture with a new "Mixture of Group Experts" technology that outperforms competing...
Thursday 5 June 2025
As US EDA ban tightens its grip, China's domestic tools step into the breach
The US has issued new export restrictions targeting leading electronic design automation (EDA) firms—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens—prohibiting them from supplying software...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Weakening demand halts LCD monitor panel price surge
IT panels have been more affected by tariffs than TV panels. Beyond China's "trade-in" policy, stimulating some inventory buildup, certain brands in North America continue to increase...
Thursday 5 June 2025
BYD's delayed price war sets off shockwaves across China's EV sector—here's why
China's electric vehicle market has been thrown into fresh turmoil following a new round of steep price cuts from BYD, reigniting a heated price war and triggering public disputes...
Thursday 5 June 2025
CXMT's surprise HBM3 sprint puts Samsung, SK Hynix on alert
China's CXMT is accelerating its development of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 chips, mounting a direct challenge to the global DRAM dominance of Samsung Electronics and SK...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Japan's silicon carbide ambitions falter amid oversupply and global pressure
Japan, once a trailblazer in silicon carbide (SiC) research and pilot production, is facing a critical turning point. While renowned for its precision and long-standing technological...
Thursday 5 June 2025
China debuts first full-stack EDA suite as free alternative to US tools in offensive move
China's semiconductor sector is bracing for a potential escalation in US export restrictions that could sever access to critical electronic design automation (EDA) software. Responding...