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Google’s China Dilemma
With a population of more than 1.3 billion, China is undoubtedly an attractive market for Western technology companies. Recent news that Google is considering re-entering China highlights the struggle...
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Shenzhen 40th Anniversary
Nearly four decades after Shenzhen was transformed into a metropolis generating phenomenal economic fuel, some are now calling for an upgrade to the city’s technology sector. Shenzhen’s fairly...
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ABB Builds Robotics Factory
Swiss firm ABB Group has plans to build a US$150 million “Factory of the Future” in Shanghai. This factory will be the world’s most high-tech robotics manufacturing site and is set to open in 2020.
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OnePlus Enters US
China’s OnePlus will enter the US market with the backing of two local allies: chipmaking giant Qualcomm and mobile operator T-Mobile. This announcement demonstrates that many US-China business...
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Tokyo Warehouse Robotics
In a warehouse in Tokyo, robots manufactured by Chinese company HIT Robot Group (HRG) are busy packing and stacking products on the shelves. They are equipped with sensors and image recognition...
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Tencent Quarterly Profit
Tencent is expected to post a small rise in quarterly profit this week, with a steady gain in advertising revenue to help offset a slump in its core gaming business caused by a regulatory crackdown.
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Technology Data Requirements
The Chinese government announced that technology businesses operating in the country must collect more data on their users, including their full names and the type of hardware that they use to access...
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Google’s Fears for China Expansion
The Chair of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, worries that Google will have to compromise its core values if it hopes to expand in China. Chair John Hennessy said that Google was exploring the...
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Xiaomi Builds New HQ
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has begun building a new HQ building in Wuhan, Hubei Province. This move is a major milestone for the company, which has grown into the world’s fourth-largest smartphone...
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Petition Against Google’s Dragonfly
Google employees are signing a petition begging the company to cancel its Chinese search engine project, referred to as “Dragonfly.” The project has come under intense scrutiny for its reported...
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Google’s China Plans
Though the company has previously been hesitant to provide a concrete answer, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally revealed that more than 100 Google employees have been involved in developing a...
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Chinese Tech Companies Expand
Even though China is in the midst of a trade war with the US, that has not stopped some of its biggest companies from expanding their presence in Silicon Valley. Tencent and ByteDance have set
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Google Halts China Plans
Google is likely to end its plans to introduce a censored search engine project in China. Google employees have been reportedly directing their search efforts towards related projects in other...
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Huawei 5G Plans
Chinese technology giant Huawei has secured more than 25 commercial contracts for 5G – the highest number in the world. Huawei expects 5G revenues to exceed US$100 billion this year, but has not...
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Apple-Qualcomm Legal Battle
Apple is seeking to avoid a ban on the sale of older iPhones in China by introducing a software update that might allow the company to continue to sell these products in the country. This
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Apple Reduces Sales Forecast
Apple Inc. has cut its sales forecast due to slowing sales in China. The company had originally projected revenue between US$89 billion and US$93 billion, but has reduced its forecast to US$84 billion....
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Chinese Luxury Demand
Chinese shoppers are now buying fewer smartphones, and luxury handbags and watches might be next. European luxury stocks were hit after Apple announced that it had sold fewer iPhones than expected in...
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Samsung Lower Profit Expectations
Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. is expected to see its first drop in quarterly operating profit in two years due to slowing economic growth in China, a key market. Weak results would add to the worries
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e-Commerce Shopping Revolution
In the Chinese grocery store chain Hema nearly everything is done digitally. The company is owned by Alibaba, whose Chairman Jack Ma is trying to reinvent brick-and-mortar retail by fully merging it...
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Kuka Fears China Slowdown
Concerns in Germany are rising about the impact of China’s slowdown. German industrial robot company Kuka AG is the latest company to warn that China’s slowing economic growth is impacting the...
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iPhone Prices Fall
iPhone prices have lowered by between 10% and 20% on China’s major e-commerce platforms over the past few days. The iPhone 8 now sells for Rmb3,999 on JD.com, a decrease of Rmb600. JD.com has announced
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Apple’s Revenue Outlook Cut
Apple rattled global markets when it recently cut its revenue outlook for the first time in 15 years, blaming factors like the US-China trade disputes and China’s economic slowdown. Upcoming quarterly...
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Bing Briefly Unavailable
Microsoft’s Bing has hit a wall in China. The company recently confirmed that Bing was unavailable in China, raising concerns that it will be the latest on the growing list of global Internet platforms...
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Davos AI Focus
With the big names not in attendance – US President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Great Britain’s Theresa May all taking a miss – the World...
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Apple Manufacturers Expand
The two largest contract manufacturers of Apple’s iPhone are expanding production capacity outside of China as the global trade war continues, and China’s slowing economy weighs on the sector’s...
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Apple Optimistic for China
Apple has reported strong growth in its services business. Still, the company predicts that sales for fiscal Q2 will most likely be lower than Wall Street estimated. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is in...
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Industrial Company Sales Fall
A rising number of industrial companies are seeing their sales soften in China. Makers of everything from bulldozers to computer chips have bet heavily on expanding their business in the country of...
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Potential iPhone Price Change
Apple has signaled that lower iPhone prices may be on the way, as China pressures impact sales. Apple saw a 5% overall fall in revenue to US$84.3 billion, but iPhone revenues, which are the bulk
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Alibaba Growth Slows
Alibaba became one of the world’s largest Internet companies thanks to rising wealth and online shopping habits among Chinese consumers. Now, as China’s economic growth slows, Alibaba is becoming a...
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China and US Dominate AI
China and the US are ahead of global competition to dominate AI, according to a study published by UN World Intellectual Property Organization. The study found that US tech giant IBM had the largest AI
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Yitu Opens Singapore R&D Center
Yitu Technology, a Chinese company working on AI, has opened an R&D center in Singapore. Known for its facial recognition software, Yitu believes the facility in Mapletree Business City will...
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Sonos Examines Chinese Supply Chains
Smart speaker company Sonos will re-examine its Chinese supply chains if the US-China trade war worsens, according to CEO Patrick Spence. It could take up to one year to move manufacturing and its...
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Apple’s Uncertain China Future
Apple’s business model in China is likely to clash with the objectives of Beijing’s government in areas such as data protection and censored search products. “I think that within five to ten years’...
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Facebook’s Secret China Partner
Facebook’s apps and websites have been blocked in China for years. The company has no local office and attempts to open a subsidiary were shut down. In Shenzhen, Facebook has quietly built a presence...
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SenseNets Leaks Consumer Information
In the digital age, ethics and the protection surrounding data collection are hot topics across the world. A company that operates facial recognition systems in China, SenseNets, accidentally left its...
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