Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles

Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. John Hamilton | U.S. … Read more

South Korean memory chip giants Samsung and SK Hynix push latest products at CIIE

South Korean memory chip giants Samsung and SK Hynix push latest products at CIIE

With one of the biggest booths at the CIIE’s Intelligent Industry & Information Technology section, Samsung featured its GDDR7 chip, touted as one of the world’s most advanced memory products for graphics processing, as well as the HBM3E, which is designed for high-performance computing applications and artificial intelligence (AI) development projects. SK Hynix, meanwhile, showcased … Read more

TSMC halts advanced chip orders from mainland China after US export curbs evasion: source

TSMC halts advanced chip orders from mainland China after US export curbs evasion: source

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, told its graphics-processor and AI-accelerator clients in mainland China that the company will no longer produce advanced chips for them, according to a person familiar with the matter. TSMC said in a notice sent earlier this week that it will stop accepting orders requiring the … Read more

China tariffs on the table, Trump’s ex-Treasury chief says

China tariffs on the table, Trump’s ex-Treasury chief says

US President-elect Donald Trump is likely to return to the issue of tariffs in negotiations with China, as well as consider tax cuts and new sanctions, his former Treasury Secretary said in an interview on Thursday. “I think that tariffs do need to be used to get counterparties back to the table, especially China, which … Read more

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the 17th part of an in-depth series, Yuanyue Dang and William Zheng report on Beijing’s fear of a “colour revolution”. As its coverage of the United States presidential election gets into full swing, Chinese … Read more

Huawei gears up for launch of new flagship smartphone model Mate 70 next month: source

Huawei gears up for launch of new flagship smartphone model Mate 70 next month: source

Huawei Technologies is expected to launch its new flagship smartphone Mate 70 next month, as a resurgence in its premium handset business intensifies its rivalry with Apple and major Chinese competitors, according to local media reports and a supply chain source familiar with the matter. If confirmed, the launch will offer fresh evidence that the … Read more

Inside the surprising remote ‘bellwether’ county that’s picked the last 11 US presidents…will they do it again in 2024?

Inside the surprising remote ‘bellwether’ county that’s picked the last 11 US presidents…will they do it again in 2024?

IF you want to know who will win the US election, the people of Clallam County could have the answer. With just four days left and the polls showing a race going down to the wire, Americans are desperate to know who will become their next president. 8 An aerial view of homes and businesses … Read more

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on back of rising smartphone sales

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on back of rising smartphone sales

The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29.5 per cent jump in revenue to 585.9 billion yuan (US$82.3 billion) in the first three quarters of 2024, up from 452.3 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a filing to the Shanghai Clearing House, the sole central clearing counterparty in China’s interbank market. However, Huawei … Read more

Bird flu infects 3 more people; number of human cases in US grows to 39

Bird flu infects 3 more people; number of human cases in US grows to 39

Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington state after they were exposed to poultry that tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities in Washington and in Oregon, where the human cases were identified. A total of 39 people have tested positive for bird flu in the U.S. this year, including nine … Read more

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said he appreciates the “openness and inclusivity” of the US tech community, and yet the Chinese company “had no choice” but to build its own tools because of US sanctions. Ren, 80, said Huawei needs to learn from the receptive culture of the US, which has allowed the … Read more