Nine Republican lawmakers, including several congressional committee chairs, sent a letter this week urging US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to add more than a dozen Chinese technology firms to the Pentagon’s list of companies alleged to have links to the Chinese military. The letter, released on Friday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$900…
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in a recorded video posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin. Lu said the Beijing-based company was pivoting to embodied AI after heavy investment in general AI over the past few quarters….
On Singles’ Day, Apple’s iPhone 17 series emerged as a market savior for China, driving sales upward against a backdrop of economic uncertainty. iPhones accounted for 26% of the total smartphone market, with their entry-level model astonishingly doubling its sales figures. Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup dominated China’s month-long Singles’ Day shopping festival, capturing 26% of…
Smartphone giant Xiaomi briefly took the spotlight during Saturday’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae-myung, as a pair of the company’s handsets were presented as gifts by China’s head of state. The selection of its flagship consumer product as a state gift reflected Xiaomi’s growing status as a symbol…
China’s push to develop top-end artificial intelligence microchips is gaining momentum, but analysts say it will struggle to match the technical might of US powerhouse Nvidia within the current decade. Ramping up its chip industry is a way for Beijing to beat restrictions imposed by Washington on exports of the most advanced chips — used…
Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight, as Hong Kong outperformed and Thailand underperformed. After an initial dip, growth stocks in Hong Kong climbed higher on robust volume, propelling the Hang Seng Tech Index to a four-year high as it closed above recent resistance. Concerned with Hong Kong outperforming and Thailand underperforming about missing the…
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Hundreds of new smartphones are released each year, making it difficult for any single device to truly stand out. For me, the best Android phones are the ones that not only lack any noticeable flaws but also have a unique hook that makes them special, whether it’s a clever AI…
If you have been following Xiaomi’s stock, you know the story has been anything but boring. In the past year alone, the share price soared an eye-catching 176.9%, scaling up to a massive 509.9% return over three years. Even over the last month, Xiaomi gained 6.4%, standing out in a choppy market. It is no…
China has strategically dropped its antitrust investigation into Google while intensifying regulatory pressure on Nvidia and Intel, as Beijing selectively targets semiconductor companies that represent the most critical leverage points in escalating US-China trade negotiations. The decision to terminate the Google probe, which focused on Android’s dominance among Chinese smartphone makers, comes as China simultaneously…
Since the launch of the Made in China 2025 plan a decade ago to foster industrial upgrading, it has been widely depicted in the West as a state-led market distortion and doomed to fail. Yet the outcome is far from failure. State-led efforts under the 10-year plan have provided a solid foundation for advancements, especially…