Chinese smartphone giant Honor’s long-standing chief executive, George Zhao Ming, has resigned owing to personal reasons, according to the company, as veteran Huawei Technologies executive Li Jian takes the helm of the firm amid its preparations to go public. In an announcement on Friday, Honor’s board of directors acknowledged Zhao’s “outstanding contributions to the company … Read more
Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, China’s largest maker of humanoid robots, will deploy its robots in Apple supplier Foxconn’s factories to help with “complicated and delicate production”, according to a senior executive. The company is training its robots to handle different tasks required for modern-day manufacturing, chief brand officer Michael Tam said on the sidelines of the … Read more
Chinese merchants on TikTok are taking precautionary measures to prepare for a looming ban of the short-video app in the United States, including switching to competing platforms and focusing on other overseas markets. Qian Liu, a seller who runs 12 stores on TikTok targeting US consumers, has been marking down inventories and delaying the purchase … Read more
Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday announced a partnership with Transsion that will see Tongyi Qianwen power the GenAI features of the Phantom V Fold2, the latest flagship Android 5G smartphone from the Shenzhen-based handset maker’s Tecno brand. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The two firms’ on-device GenAI service makes use of a so-called AI … Read more
China has held its first science and technology-themed New Year gala, rallying support for its pursuit of innovation prowess amid the ongoing tech war with the United States. While end-of-year shows on Chinese TV are usually focused on entertaining audiences with singing and dancing performances, on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV aired the science-based programme to … Read more
DJI, the world’s biggest maker of consumer drones, intends to build a new global headquarters for its intelligent aviation systems operation in its home city of Shenzhen, according to a plan released recently by the southern tech hub’s municipal government. The plan involves DJI’s acquisition of a 15,658-square-metre plot inside the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters … Read more
Over the past six years, Huawei “experienced countless moments of darkness, uncertainty and defeat”, but has also seen “one miracle after another, making the impossible possible”, Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, wrote in a message published by the Shenzhen-based firm. Meng, 52, thanked Huawei’s customers, supply chain partners and employees … Read more
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has slashed prices for a range of high-end handsets in new efforts to boost sales amid cutthroat competition in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The company reduced the price of its top-of-the-line Pura 70 Ultra device, launched in April, to 8,999 yuan (US$1,233) for the 1 terabyte version – an … Read more
China’s top electric vehicle maker BYD is conducting a new mass recruitment drive for robotics talent to staff its embodied intelligence (EI) unit, in a sign that the company is doubling down on robot-related research. The Shenzhen-based company posted a global recruitment ad on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, describing job openings for 10 … Read more
Tencent Holdings removed two directors it appointed to the board of Epic Games after the US Justice Department deemed the positions a violation of antitrust laws. China’s most valuable company owns both a minority stake in Epic and a direct competitor in its Riot Games subsidiary, giving rise to concern about antitrust violations, the DOJ … Read more
