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Thursday 22 February 2024
Huawei to open CNY12 billion R&D center in Shanghai
Huawei is building a new R&D center in Shanghai, with completion scheduled for June and an opening in September. The overall investment in the facility is projected to be approximately...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
China's EV brutal price war sparks market frenzy
China's electric vehicle price battle hits full throttle.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
China surges in R&D, closes gap on EU and US: report
Recent findings from a European Union report highlight a significant shift in the global landscape of research and development (R&D) expenditure and scientific output, with China...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Clean energy fuels 40% of China's economic growth in 2023
In a remarkable revelation, clean energy emerged as the powerhouse propelling China's economic growth in 2023, according to a comprehensive analysis by Carbon Brief. The country's...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Chinese tier-1 SiC substrate suppliers launch price war
China considers the third generation of semiconductors as the dominant industry that can outperform its global competitors. The silicon carbide (SiC) industry achieved significant...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Netherlands revoked ASML's China export licences fearing destructive Chinese weapons
The Dutch Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen expressed fears about China's intentions.
Tuesday 20 February 2024
BYD chairman summarizes three trends in China's EV market this year
China-based EV makers are expected to remain the front-runners in 2024. Wang Chuanfu, BYD's chairman and president, said China's EV penetration rate will continue to grow this year,...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
How can the Chinese commercial space sector close the gap with the US
As the direction of the US space policy changed from 2003 on, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) gradually left the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite sector to...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Samsung solidifies leadership in the global DDI market despite prevailing headwinds
Samsung Electronics has emerged as an unrivaled leader in the global display driver IC (DDI) market despite weak end-user demand. In the third quarter of 2023, Samsung secured the...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Targeting gas cars, BYD's cheaper EVs to ignite another price war in China
China's automotive market is poised to see another round of price cuts as the Dragon year has just started. Leading EV maker BYD launched two new variants of plug-in hybrid EVs priced...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Thousands of VWs stuck at US ports due to violation of UFLPA, say reports
Reports from international media indicate that Volkswagen's vehicles, including thousands of Porsche cars, hundreds of Bentley cars, and thousands of Audi cars, are being held at...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Chinese companies reportedly prefer outsourcing to Indian partners to investing amid souring bilateral relations
China-based smartphone makers are reportedly talking with Indian EMS providers for mobile phone manufacturing, as Chinese investments in the South Asian country fell significantly...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Intel rising: Intel squares up to TSMC, underestimates Samsung
Intel will hold its first Wafer Fabrication Services Conference (IFS Direct Connect 2024) in San Jose, California, on February 21.
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Chinese automotive suppliers establish plants in Mexico, aiming for US market
China-based car component suppliers are building production sites rapidly in the suburb of Monterrey, the northeast of Mexico. They are forming a supply chain for Tesla's future Gigafactory...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
GF to get US$1.5 billion funding in US chip manufacturing push
The US Department of Commerce has disclosed US$1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries (GF) as part of the US CHIPS and Science Act. According to the pure-play foundry,...