A former People’s Liberation Army soldier has been remanded in custody in Hong Kong pending sentencing for offering paid rides with his Tesla Model S luxury sedan while using a tourist visa last year. Zeng Yulin, 39, pleaded guilty to 19 charges on Thursday after a police sting operation uncovered his illicit business, which earned…
Hong Kong will provide more chargers compatible with Chinese electric vehicles, the transport chief has said, as the first batch of cars from Guangdong province enters the city’s urban areas under a new scheme. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Tuesday that nearly 100 mainland Chinese cars entered Hong Kong on the…
The quota for Hong Kong’s ride-hailing vehicles to be set by authorities should reflect Uber’s operating situation in the city, the firm’s CEO has urged, adding that the company’s focus on safety will help it stand out among competitors. Dara Khosrowshahi, speaking to the media on Friday during a visit to Hong Kong, said the…
The “Robot Phone” was unveiled by Honor online in a promotional video that showed the gimbal-stabilised camera unfurl from the back camera module and appear to pivot while tracking its subject’s movement. Honor described the unique smartphone as a “revolutionary AI device that fuses multi-modal intelligence, advanced robotics and next-generation imaging”. The Shenzhen-based company, which…
Alibaba‘s mapping app Amap recorded more than 360 million daily active users on the first day of China’s eight-day National Day holiday on Wednesday, setting an all-time high for the platform, the company said in a statement. Alibaba and rival Meituan have been locked in a bitter battle for market share, with Amap moving away…
Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupted production of Apple’s iPhones in Shenzhen and crucial pre-holiday shipments by cross-border e-commerce merchants, as the year’s strongest storm barrelled towards southern China with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. The world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer, Foxconn Technology Group, on Tuesday suspended assembly work at its Shenzhen unit – the innovative Product…
Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday launched an artificial intelligence-powered ranking feature on its online mapping service Amap, as the tech giant doubles down on AI applications and deepens its rivalry with food delivery leader Meituan. Amap Street Stars, a ranking featured on the app’s homepage, used AI algorithms to rank offline destinations including restaurants, hotels…
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle territory by launching its own ranking of restaurants, hotels and tourist destinations. Alibaba and Meituan are among the prominent tech companies in China locked in a bitter battle for market…
Hong Kong authorities may use their right to control ride-hailing prices to prevent excessive and reductive competition, or involution, the Post has learned, but a lawmaker warned that this could cause legal problems and suggested regulation through controlling the number of licences issued instead. A source familiar with the matter told the Post that the…
A scandal over counterfeit bricks in an MTR Corporation project in Hong Kong has deepened, with the maker of the genuine product saying the registered address of the Beijing firm allegedly behind the fakes is “more like a deserted yard” with no office or staff. UBlok Advanced Materials revealed details of a probe it had…