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1 week ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Vice-Premier He Lifeng met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Beijing on Thursday and invited United States companies including the chipmaker to ramp up their presence in China. He said the Chinese market offers immense potential for investment and consumption and, with China's accelerated industrial transformation and upgrading, it is an ideal place for the latest technological revolution and industrial transformation.
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1 week ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Chinese smartphone company Oppo is strengthening its high-end market strategy with its new smartphones, as it steps up push to hone its technological prowess in mobile imaging amid intensified competitions. The move also came after Oppo showed strong growth in premium smartphones on the heel of China's favorable policies to promote sales of consumer electronic device. Liu Bo, president of Oppo China, said "We have good performance particularly in the 4,000-6,000 yuan ($550-$820) price segment.
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1 week ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
The China Semiconductor Industry Association on Friday clarified regulations governing the origin determination of semiconductors for import declarations, impacting US chip makers that have domestic plants. The China Semiconductor Industry Association said the origin of chips—whether packaged or unpackaged—will be defined by the location of wafer tape-out factories.
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2 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Microsoft Corp, on Monday, denied rumors that the company plans to cease operations in China. A spokesperson said in a statement to China Daily that reports claiming that the company will stop operating in China are untrue, adding that all inquiries regarding the business and operations of Wicresoft should be directed to them. Wicresoft was co-founded by Microsoft and the Shanghai municipal government in 2002.
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2 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
As electrification, smart connectivity, and globalization redefine the auto industry's dynamics, China's automotive sector is at a pivotal juncture of transitioning from scale to strength, amid unprecedented opportunities for international collaboration and strategic overseas expansion, experts and company executives said.
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2 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Chinese automakers are racing to integrate into their vehicles cutting-edge technology. From autonomous driving to artificial intelligence-powered cabins, the modern vehicles are being transformed into "the ultimate smart terminals" that fuse advanced mobility, connectivity, and artificial intelligence.
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3 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
China is likely to adopt a comprehensive set of countermeasures — including export control on key minerals such as rare earth and tantalum, and launching anti-monopoly probes into certain companies, — in response to the latest expansive tariffs introduced by the US government, sources told China Daily. These measures aim to address the economic impact while maintaining openness to dialogue should the US government demonstrate willingness to negotiate, added the sources who asked for anonymity.
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3 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Vivo has launched its latest mid-range smartphone to target consumers who prefer large batteries and flash charging technologies, as the company works to differentiate its product amid intensified competition. The move came after Vivo secured its position as the largest smartphone vendor by shipments in China last year. The brand-new Y300 Pro+ packs a gigantic 7,300mAh battery into a sleek chassis that is just 0.31 inches thin, Vivo said.
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3 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
Chinese smartphone companies are scrambling to roll out lighter, thinner foldable smartphones featuring cutting-edge artificial intelligence functions, with the aim of establishing a beachhead in the segment. Oppo, for one, recently unveiled the Find N5, which it claims as the world's thinnest foldable smartphone, as the Chinese company beefs up its push into research and development to drive technological progress.
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3 weeks ago | 
global.chinadaily.com.cn | Si Ma
China's consumer electronics sector is witnessing a remarkable upswing, on the back of technological innovation and favorable policy support to spur consumption, officials and company executives said. Since February, China's consumer electronics sector has seen its industry index surge 11.7 percent, said Shenwan Hongyuan Securities. E-commerce platform Tmall also reported a spike in sales between Jan 20 and Feb 9.
