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Tesla aims for ‘designed in China' vehicles

The US electric vehicle giant’s first overseas manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China has effectively lowered costs by as much as 65% for making the Model 3, according to local reports. → Read More

China’s tech industry not green enough: Research

A number of leading Chinese tech companies have started utilising green energy but the scale remains limited compared to foreign peers, according to a recently released paper. → Read More

Xiaomi to invest $7.2 billion in 5G, AI, and IoT over five years

Xiaomi is facing stiff competition in its core smartphone business as other Chinese Android-makers, especially Huawei, continue to erode the market shares of smaller players. → Read More

Baidu ends huge subsidies on smart speakers amid price wars in China

It follows years of leading Chinese smart speaker brands cutting the retail price by sometimes one-third as a tactic to grow market share. → Read More

Over 70% of Chinese citizens worry about data leaks through facial recognition

While nearly 40% of Chinese people said they prefer not to use facial recognition in their daily lives. → Read More

Thousands of Taiwanese chip experts moved to China for better pay: Reports

Tech companies in China in certain cases is offering more than double the salary compared to Taiwan to lure Taiwanese chip experts to relocate and work in mainland China. → Read More

Xiaomi’s overseas gains contribute nearly 50% to overall revenue

Xiaomi is building on growth from overseas markets and non-device segments as smartphone sales and shipments both declined in the past quarter. → Read More

Xiaomi to launch at least 10 5G smartphones in 2020

Xiaomi’s 5G devices to be launched next year will cover all the price ranges as the company aims to fully accelerate 5G phones, according to company founder Lei Jun. → Read More

Chinese Tesla challenger Xpeng raises $400M from investors including Xiaomi

The funding will be used to back the upcoming launch of its electric P7 sedan. → Read More

China’s Didi Chuxing resumes Hitch services despite past controversy

The relaunch implements new rules that limit when female passengers can use the car-pooling service, which has sparked controversy among users. → Read More

China officially launches 5G networks on November 1

All the three state-backed telecom operators, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, unveiled their 5G plans on Thursday, one day ahead of the official launch of 5G services in the country, with the cheapest package priced as low as $18 per month. → Read More

WeChat and Alipay disable Samsung fingerprint payment option

Samsung acknowledged the security flaw last week. → Read More

TikTok hires legal experts for content moderation amid censorship concerns

The popular social media platform has hired global law firm K&L Gates LLP, including two former US Congressmen, in an effort to ramp up its moderation policies after Senator Marco Rubio questioned the legitimacy of TikTok’s Chinese owner's acquisition of the now-defunct Musical.ly. → Read More

5G phones account for less than 1% of sales in China

Although most Chinese smartphone brands have launched 5G phones, their sales in China remain a very small portion due to high prices and limited network coverage. → Read More

China has 'no timetable' for digital currency launch: People's Bank of China governor

Earlier remarks from a Chinese central bank official had indicated that China was ready to launch its own digital currency. → Read More

Half of China plays mobile games, report says

The overall mobile gaming market is showing an upward trend in China this year as incomes in June have increased by 21.5%, according to agency data. → Read More

Two of China's major carriers team up for 5G network build-out

China Unicom has struck a deal with its rival China Telecom to build their 5G networks together to cut costs. → Read More

'Deepfake' app Zao sparks major privacy concerns in China

A clause in the Zao app's user agreement allowed developers to retain images of users and sell them to third parties. → Read More

Tencent’s messaging app WeChat now available for cars

Drivers will be able to operate the in-car app through voice commands or steering wheel buttons to check unread messages, send new messages, as well as make WeChat calls. → Read More

Apple closer to using BOE displays for iPhones to cut costs: Report

Apple currently uses OLEDs from Samsung and LG Display. → Read More