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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

(中华人民共和国工业和信息化部)

中华人民共和国工业和信息化部

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is a prominent governmental body of the People’s Republic of China, headquartered in Beijing. Established to regulate and develop the nation’s industrial and information technology sectors, MIIT oversees areas including telecommunications, software, electronics manufacturing, and the automotive industry. Its mission encompasses formulating industrial policies, promoting technological innovation, and safeguarding information security. MIIT plays a vital role in China’s industrial upgrading and economic growth, fostering advancements in key sectors and emerging industries.

CATL is the world’s largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, which are used in electric vehicles among other consumer electronics. Photo: AFP

China manufacturing

As Chinese carmakers diversify beyond CATL, Beijing warns of market overreaction

MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat.

23 Sep 2026 - 6:08PM

China economy

China’s five-year plan for pharmaceuticals and biomedicine

21 Sep 2026 - 12:50PM

Biomedicine: Policy

Biomedicine powerhouse: China targets quarter of global first-in-class drugs

18 Sep 2026 - 4:00PM

Trending in China

Pop-up ad allegedly delaying fatal heart attack call sparks China debate

Pop-up ads frustrate everyone; their exit buttons are hard for sighted users to find and nearly impossible for the visually impaired to locate.

17 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM

An online complaint claiming that a pop-up advertisement obstructed a crucial emergency call during a woman’s heart attack has ignited a heated public discussion about the pitfalls of modern technology. Photo: Shutterstock

Semiconductors

Beijing pushes AI chip design as part of self-sufficiency drive

Agentic AI is creating a ‘paradigm shift’ in semiconductor design, chairman of domestic EDA leader Empyrean Technology says.

13 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

‘Key pillar’: the 5-year powerhouse plan for China’s car industry

Beijing’s outline calls for boosting domestic market and innovation while controlling capacity to avoid involution effects.

11 Sep 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Business of climate change

Exclusive | Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries

‘Dozens of new projects in the pipeline sparked policymakers’ fears about redundancies,’ analyst says.

11 Sep 2026 - 7:48PM

Battery-based energy-storage systems cache power created by renewable energy installations. Photo: Shutterstock

China technology

China’s five-year plan for its information and communications sector

China plans to grow the revenue of the information and communications sector to 4.1 trillion yuan by 2030.

9 Sep 2026 - 3:05PM

Artificial intelligence

China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push

The nation’s intelligent computing capacity hit 2,185 eflops at the end of June, up 177 per cent from a year earlier, according to MIIT.

8 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM

IPO

China’s AI ‘little giant’ Yunxi Technology files for Hong Kong IPO: sources

The confidential filing could see the hi-tech provider listed in Hong Kong by year-end.

8 Sep 2026 - 12:02PM

Banking & finance

China to launch second phase of national SME fund for tech start-ups

A new phase of the state-backed fund is set to target early-stage hard-tech firms that are IPO-ready.

3 Sep 2026 - 8:37PMvideocam

A worker operates a welding robot in Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing issues guidelines for Chinese carmakers to curb discount wars overseas

New rules signal push for sustainable expansion as Chinese EV makers pursue long-term gains and influence in global markets.

1 Sep 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

China manufacturing

Fuelling future growth: China targets hi-tech pillars by 2030 to beat headwinds

Beijing bets on next-generation manufacturing – and stricter industrial oversight – to secure its economic strategy.

26 Aug 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Robotics

Brain-tech push gains pace as China sets standards and firms challenge Neuralink

Dozens of guidelines are coming, covering medical, industrial and consumer users as emerging neural technology moves towards wider adoption.

26 Aug 2026 - 6:57PM

A member of Yanshan University’s team demonstrates a brain-controlled wearable robotic hand at the China Brain-Computer Interface Contest in Beijing last month. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

China manufacturing

BeiDou satellite navigation system covers 90% of ‘key industry’ uses: ministry

39 pilot cities added 2.96 million BeiDou positioning terminals in first half of this year, up 30 per cent year on year.

26 Aug 2026 - 4:37PM

Farmers operate BeiDou-equipped agricultural machinery in a soybean field in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province in June. Photo: Xinhua

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s new traffic safety law set to clarify liability for fully automated cars

Lawmakers are set to establish clear liability standards for self-driving cars, a move that could open the floodgates for next-gen vehicles.

25 Aug 2026 - 4:27PM

Singapore

Singapore PM unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertility

The government will fully bear the bill for increasing childcare leave for Singaporean parents, instead of co-sharing it with employers.

24 Aug 2026 - 12:04AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue

Xiaomi, a domestic rival to Tesla, is also recalling 400,000 vehicles, as China moves to ban retractable door handles over safety concerns.

22 Aug 2026 - 4:01AMvideocam

A staff member cleans an electric car inside a Tesla store in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

China’s private sector

China clears Geely for landmark satellite test to spur commercial space drive

Geespace secures a two-year satellite IoT trial from MIIT, the first approval for a private Chinese firm.

21 Aug 2026 - 5:34PMvideocam

Robotics

From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’

China’s robots have won global attention with a string of viral stunts. But firms now face growing pressure to generate real-world returns.

19 Aug 2026 - 8:03PMvideocam

Mongolia

Mongolia apologises after China raises security fear over protesters at oil camp

Beijing’s embassy demands stronger protections for personnel following camp raid at Kherlen Tohoi oil block.

19 Aug 2026 - 3:46PMvideocam

China has complained that Mongolian protesters went to the Kherlen Tohoi XXVIII oil exploration area on August 14 and tried to halt exploration work. A Mongolian official has apologised to China. Photo: QQ.com

Robotics

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

17 Aug 2026 - 12:15PM

Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

South Korea

South Korea’s moon landing, quantum chips: Seoul bets big on post-AI economy

The country has identified seven next-generation industries, including nuclear fusion and small modular reactors, to stem sluggish growth potential.

14 Aug 2026 - 8:04AM

China-Africa relations

What China’s expanded funding for HIV/Aids in Africa means as US cuts health aid

Beijing backs local medicine manufacturing, with senior UN official voicing gratitude for ‘strong commitment to multilateralism’.

7 Aug 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Japan

Filipino housekeepers mop up growing demand across Japan

Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases.

2 Aug 2026 - 2:16PM

A Filipino worker washes dishes at her first housekeeping assignment in Musashino, Tokyo, in February.
Photo: Kyodo

Singapore

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam is promoted to senior minister, among other key changes.

22 Jul 2026 - 7:30PM

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Photo: AFP

China exports

‘Made in China’ increasingly a symbol for hi-tech and high value

Led by robots and EVs, the country’s move up the industrial value chain is gaining momentum, June’s industrial export figures show.

20 Jul 2026 - 11:37PM

China shipbuilding

Chinese shipbuilders snap up more supertanker orders amid Iran war turmoil

Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity.

17 Jul 2026 - 11:00PM

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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

(中华人民共和国工业和信息化部)

As Chinese carmakers diversify beyond CATL, Beijing warns of market overreaction

MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat.

China’s five-year plan for pharmaceuticals and biomedicine

Biomedicine powerhouse: China targets quarter of global first-in-class drugs

Pop-up ad allegedly delaying fatal heart attack call sparks China debate

Pop-up ads frustrate everyone; their exit buttons are hard for sighted users to find and nearly impossible for the visually impaired to locate.

Beijing pushes AI chip design as part of self-sufficiency drive

Agentic AI is creating a ‘paradigm shift’ in semiconductor design, chairman of domestic EDA leader Empyrean Technology says.

‘Key pillar’: the 5-year powerhouse plan for China’s car industry

Beijing’s outline calls for boosting domestic market and innovation while controlling capacity to avoid involution effects.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Exclusive | Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries

‘Dozens of new projects in the pipeline sparked policymakers’ fears about redundancies,’ analyst says.

China’s five-year plan for its information and communications sector

China plans to grow the revenue of the information and communications sector to 4.1 trillion yuan by 2030.

China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push

The nation’s intelligent computing capacity hit 2,185 eflops at the end of June, up 177 per cent from a year earlier, according to MIIT.

China’s AI ‘little giant’ Yunxi Technology files for Hong Kong IPO: sources

The confidential filing could see the hi-tech provider listed in Hong Kong by year-end.

China to launch second phase of national SME fund for tech start-ups

A new phase of the state-backed fund is set to target early-stage hard-tech firms that are IPO-ready.

Beijing issues guidelines for Chinese carmakers to curb discount wars overseas

New rules signal push for sustainable expansion as Chinese EV makers pursue long-term gains and influence in global markets.

Fuelling future growth: China targets hi-tech pillars by 2030 to beat headwinds

Beijing bets on next-generation manufacturing – and stricter industrial oversight – to secure its economic strategy.

Brain-tech push gains pace as China sets standards and firms challenge Neuralink

Dozens of guidelines are coming, covering medical, industrial and consumer users as emerging neural technology moves towards wider adoption.

BeiDou satellite navigation system covers 90% of ‘key industry’ uses: ministry

39 pilot cities added 2.96 million BeiDou positioning terminals in first half of this year, up 30 per cent year on year.

China’s new traffic safety law set to clarify liability for fully automated cars

Lawmakers are set to establish clear liability standards for self-driving cars, a move that could open the floodgates for next-gen vehicles.

Singapore PM unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertility

The government will fully bear the bill for increasing childcare leave for Singaporean parents, instead of co-sharing it with employers.

Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue

Xiaomi, a domestic rival to Tesla, is also recalling 400,000 vehicles, as China moves to ban retractable door handles over safety concerns.

China clears Geely for landmark satellite test to spur commercial space drive

Geespace secures a two-year satellite IoT trial from MIIT, the first approval for a private Chinese firm.

From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’

China’s robots have won global attention with a string of viral stunts. But firms now face growing pressure to generate real-world returns.

Mongolia apologises after China raises security fear over protesters at oil camp

Beijing’s embassy demands stronger protections for personnel following camp raid at Kherlen Tohoi oil block.

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

South Korea’s moon landing, quantum chips: Seoul bets big on post-AI economy

The country has identified seven next-generation industries, including nuclear fusion and small modular reactors, to stem sluggish growth potential.

What China’s expanded funding for HIV/Aids in Africa means as US cuts health aid

Beijing backs local medicine manufacturing, with senior UN official voicing gratitude for ‘strong commitment to multilateralism’.

Filipino housekeepers mop up growing demand across Japan

Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases.

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam is promoted to senior minister, among other key changes.

‘Made in China’ increasingly a symbol for hi-tech and high value

Led by robots and EVs, the country’s move up the industrial value chain is gaining momentum, June’s industrial export figures show.

Chinese shipbuilders snap up more supertanker orders amid Iran war turmoil

Industry data shows China’s shipyards secured 82 per cent of tanker orders placed this year, as measured by carrying capacity.

Exclusive | Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries