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Thursday 18 June 2026
SMIC narrows Intel's metal pitch gap, but Kirin 9030 teardown shows China's chip limits remain

A teardown of Huawei's latest Mate 80 Pro Max smartphone has put China's semiconductor progress back under scrutiny, after analysis...

Thursday 18 June 2026
China launches probe into Beidou infrastructure quality scandal

China has launched a probe into a Beidou high-precision smart monitoring project in Shandong, after reports of severe construction...

Thursday 18 June 2026
WUS and its subsidiary keep complementary AI partnership
A recent open letter from the UK-based fund Palliser Capital called Taiwanese printed circuit board (PCB) maker WUS Printed Circuit one of the most undervalued AI PCB companies in...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Commentary: US delays DeepSeek blacklist, exposing AI export-control dilemma
The US has held back from adding Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other entities to a key trade blacklist, underscoring Washington's struggle to...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
BOE starts production at China's first 8.6G AMOLED line
BOE Technology Group has begun mass production at its Chengdu high-tech zone facility, a move that could reshape the supply of OLED displays for notebooks and tablets, while intensifying...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Inside DeepSeek's US$7.4 billion funding raise: China's AI champion keeps investors close and control closer
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has closed its first external funding round, raising more than CNY50 billion (approx. US$7.4 billion) in a deal that values the large-language model developer...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Alibaba moves Qwen AI into robotics with first embodied intelligence suite
Alibaba Group has unveiled its first suite of artificial intelligence (AI) models for robots, taking its Qwen family beyond chatbots and software agents into machines that can navigate,...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
China PCB maker DSBJ bets US$1.2 billion on AI optical modules
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) will invest US$1.2 billion to expand optical chip and optical module capacity at Source Photonics, accelerating its shift from PCB manufacturing...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
InnoScience wins GaN patent battle against Infineon in China
InnoScience Technology, a leading China-based integrated device manufacturer (IDM) in gallium nitride (GaN), has won a sweeping victory in the latest patent ruling against global power...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Lithium carbonate prices recover as battery costs face fresh pressure

Lithium carbonate prices are beginning to recover as demand from China's power batteries and the global energy storage market strengthens...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Omega-EVA signals China's push to bring world models into real-world robotics

World models are rapidly emerging as one of AI's most closely watched frontiers. While major AI figures such as Fei-Fei Li and Yann...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Xiaomi Auto veteran says Tesla's EV edge starts on factory floor
Xiaomi Auto is putting manufacturing and supply chain control at the centre of its electric vehicle strategy, with former Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory head Song Gang saying Tesla's real...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
China cuts AI compute prices, revealing pressure to fill supercomputing capacity
China's state-backed National Supercomputing Internet has launched a 618 computing-power promotion, offering low-priced token packages, free tokens, and discounts on optical character...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
China's six-network plan signals a long-term infrastructure and technology self-reliance push

China's elevation of six infrastructure categories to national strategic priority status could reshape its industrial base, reduce...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US

China has achieved mass production of ultra-pure silicon, according to the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) —...