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A salesperson showcases the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max Premium Edition at a store in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Iris Deng

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Huawei steps up Tau chip roll-out, with Mate XT 2 on track for 1 million sales

The Chinese tech giant plans to use its self-developed advanced chips across the new Mate 90 series as it overcomes stringent US tech curbs.

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30 Sep 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

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30 Sep 2026 - 5:38PM

Big Tech

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can it last?

Sales in the first three days were 12 per cent higher than the previous generation’s entire first week.

30 Sep 2026 - 4:45PM

People line up outside an Apple Store as the new iPhone 18 Pro series smartphones go on sale in Beijing on September 18. Photo: Reuters

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong’s first 9 months of IPOs break record, but Nasdaq leads capital race

A growing pipeline and potential megadeals bolster hopes of a record IPO year for the Hong Kong stock exchange, industry players say.

30 Sep 2026 - 4:42PM

Banking & Finance

Mainland China’s PCB giant clears final hurdle for Hong Kong listing: sources

Shenzhen-listed Dongshan Precision’s share sale could rank among the city’s largest IPOs in the fourth quarter, sources say.

30 Sep 2026 - 3:55PM

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DeepSeek opens tools to help Huawei chips supplant Nvidia in AI

With introduction of suite of six tools, AI model developer aims to create ‘independent’ software ecosystem for AI processors.

30 Sep 2026 - 3:25PMvideocam

Huawei’s CloudMatrix 384 system with Ascend 910 AI processors is displayed at the World Internet Conference in Tongxiang, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on November 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

Chinese biopharma’s global expansion

Chinese developers of innovative drugs are tying up with industry giants to accelerate overseas growth, raise funds and share risks.

30 Sep 2026 - 2:30PM

China Business

Can mainland Chinese, Hong Kong stocks rebound after a bruising third quarter?

Weak stimulus, Fed tightening and shifting AI sentiment may keep mainland and Hong Kong equities under pressure, analysts say.

30 Sep 2026 - 5:46PM

China Business

China’s firms face profit squeeze, but AI power edge offers hope: Natixis

China’s corporate health continues to lag global rivals, but power surplus has become a key advantage in AI race, bank says.

30 Sep 2026 - 5:23PMvideocam

Profit margins at Chinese firms stabilised in the first half of 2026, but remained well below their global peers, according to Natixis. Photo: AFP

Big Tech

Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.

30 Sep 2026 - 3:19PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at President Xi Jinping's state dinner in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AP

Tech Trends

More than half of China’s population is now using generative AI: report

Nearly half of users employ AI tools to process images or videos, while 38 per cent use it for text processing and 33 per cent for work notes.

29 Sep 2026 - 9:00PM

Policy

Hong Kong falls behind mainland China in business AI adoption: Accenture

Only one in 10 firms has deployed generative AI across multiple functions, compared with about one in five on the mainland, consultancy says.

29 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM

Tech Trends

CXMT leans on Chinese toolmakers in US$5.2b expansion push: source

As it begins massive output increase, China’s top memory supplier sets ‘aggressive’ target for local chipmaking equipment, source says.

29 Sep 2026 - 5:30PMvideocam

ChangXin Memory Technologies shows its LPDDR6 chip at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province, on September 20, 2026. Photo: Xinhua

China Business

AstraZeneca, Merck, Novo deals inject fresh global momentum into Chinese biotech

Deals involving novel cancer therapies and weight-loss drugs reinforce the growing global appeal of Chinese biotech innovation.

29 Sep 2026 - 5:52PM

AstraZeneca has moved to advance Chinese biotech firm Akeso’s flagship cancer drug. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs for US$8.2b, escalating rivalry with Nvidia

Acquisition gives US chipmaker greater exposure to world-model technology seen as crucial for robotics and physical AI.

29 Sep 2026 - 12:30PM

Tech

Shein falls 14% to record low after profit misses in first results since IPO

Revenue growth stalls and margins narrow as higher tariffs and freight costs weigh on online fashion retailer.

29 Sep 2026 - 5:04PM

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Tech War

In Focus | Will geopolitics put a potential Musk merger between a rocket and a hard place?

Security concerns in Beijing and Washington could create ‘bottleneck’ if Elon Musk attempts to combine the two flagship companies.

5 Sep 2026 - 6:06AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Tech Trends

In Focus | Once known for livestock, a rural Chinese city pivots to AI super units

Fueled by cheap wind power and a cool climate, Inner Mongolia’s Ulanqab is turning energy produced in its pastureland into power for the AI boom.

24 Aug 2026 - 10:35AM

Tech Trends

After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China?

In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.

26 Jul 2026 - 6:26AMvideocam

Policy

How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

25 Jul 2026 - 10:05AM

Illustration: Davies Christian

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A worker produces chips for mobile phones, cars and LED lighting at a workshop in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

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China carmakers eye record 12 million global sales in 2026 as EV demand surges

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Chinese researchers say a slowdown would protect established US AI firms while freezing latecomers out of the market

Over 700 cardholders report unauthorised iPhone pre-order charges in Hong Kong

he unauthorised charges are linked to pre-orders of Apple’s newest iPhones, with the largest single case involving HK$114,000 (US$14,500).

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