China tech

Huawei leads the world in number of 5G standard essential patents, which are essential for implementing a new standardized technology. 
Huawei crackdown

Huawei shows off patent progress despite US pressure

China tech champion says it will bag over $1bn in licensing fees for 2019-21

16 March 2021
China's two big internet groups, Tencent and Alibaba, are facing increased regulatory pressure. (Source photos by Kosaku Mimura and Kei Higuchi) 
China tech

Tencent spent more than Alibaba on startups in 2020

Minority stakes have helped avoid scrutiny from Beijing but this may change

16 March 2021
SEMICON China kicks off on March 17 in Shanghai as the first major semiconductor trade show of the year. 
Semiconductors

China's chip industry brings high hopes to Shanghai trade show

SEMICON China to kick off as Washington and Beijing prepare for major meeting

16 March 2021
Beijing-based Megvii said it will use proceeds from its offering to invest further in research and development, production of AI-driven products and potential overseas expansion.
China tech

Alibaba-backed China AI company Megvii counts losses ahead of IPO

Startup seeks almost $1bn on Shanghai's STAR Market after ending Hong Kong plan

15 March 2021
The U.S. and China are fiercely competing to develop quantum technology.
Datawatch

China emerges as quantum tech leader while Biden vows to catch up

US lags in patents related to next generation communication and cryptography

14 March 2021
Juria Koike of TechanaLye, a high-technology teardown specialist, and non-contact thermometers.
China tech

China's 'corona tech' takes hold across Japan and ASEAN

Use of VR shopping systems and non-contact thermometers heats up

13 March 2021
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said on March 12 that the court "concludes that defendants have not made the case that the national security interests at stake here are compelling."
US-China tensions

US court ruling suspends ban on investment in Xiaomi

Federal judge says case not made on national security concerns

13 March 2021
Employees work at a chip production line at an electronics company in Chizhou, Anhui province. 
Semiconductors

China weeds out chip industry weaklings by raising bar for aid

Tax breaks will be narrowed to focus investment on winners

13 March 2021
Simon Hu, then-CEO of Ant Group, delivers a speech at a financial technology conference in Shanghai in September 2020.
China tech

Ant Group CEO Simon Hu resigns four months after halted IPO

Resignation comes amid regulatory crackdown by Chinese authorities

13 March 2021
An Oppo store in Shanghai. The brand is aiming to take market share from embattled rival Huawei.
Semiconductors

Oppo warns to expect more frequent chip supply shortages

China smartphone maker aims to join world's top three within a few years

12 March 2021
Tencent and Baidu are among 12 companies that have been hit with fines for making acquisitions without filing the proper paperwork, China's antimonopoly watchdog says.
China tech

China fines Tencent and Baidu as online crackdown widens

Internet giants hit with $77,000 penalties for failing to report acquisitions

12 March 2021
Beijing and Washington are not involved in the private sector-led working group, a source says. (Nikkei Montage/Reuters)
Semiconductors

China and US chip industries come together to discuss trade

Semiconductor shares surge on prospects for bilateral cooperation

12 March 2021
Baidu is branching out from its mainstay search engine business into areas such as smart devices and autonomous driving.
IPO

Chinese search engine Baidu kicks off scaled-down Hong Kong listing

Company braves tech-sector sell-off to hedge against Wall Street delisting

12 March 2021
Authorities have levied a series of fines against large enterprises for anti-competitive practices in recent months.
China People's Congress

China antitrust probes doubled last year in Big Tech crackdown

NPC set to further tighten anti-monopoly law to rein in online platforms

11 March 2021
Taiwanese industrial computer maker Advantech says a global shortage of chips and other components is crimping growth despite record orders. (Image based on screenshot from Advantech website)
Semiconductors

Chip crunch spreads to world's top industrial computer maker

Sales at Taiwan's Advantech to be hit by global supply shortage

10 March 2021
Bitmain Technologies, the world's leading cryptocurrency mining chip developer, is alleged by Taiwanese prosecutors to have illegally poached engineers.
Semiconductors

Taiwan accuses China's crypto chip king of poaching 100 engineers

Prosecutors' claims over Bitmain activity come as Beijing hosts NPC

9 March 2021
Google's logo outside the office of its parent company Alphabet in Beijing: the Chinese developers are no longer California Dreaming.
Opinion

What happens when Asia's best and brightest stay at home?

How to make the most of the region's unrealized potential

9 March 2021
China heavily relies on imports of rare-earth minerals, mainly from the U.S. and Myanmar. (Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China worries over rare-earth supply disruption from Myanmar coup

Decade after drastic cut in exports to Japan, Beijing sees the tables turned

4 March 2021
The apps of Pinduoduo, Meituan and others offer vegetables and other perishable foodstuffs at prices well below what are found at neighborhood markets.
China tech

China fines Pinduoduo and Meituan for veggie discounts too big

Community group buying harms local merchants, authorities say

4 March 2021
Presenters on the Spring Festival Gala program told the audience to open the Douyin app for a "red envelope" giveaway.
China tech

China tech companies battle behind scenes of top New Year show

Douyin chalks up win for upstarts with 'red envelope' sponsorship

3 March 2021
People visit a booth during a Huawei event in Shanghai, China. The telecom gear maker is the world's top patent filer. 
Technology

China beats US in patent filings for second straight year

Japan remains third while South Korea nabs the fourth spot from Germany

3 March 2021
Beijing's tighter control has cast a shadow over Alibaba's strategy of investing in startups. (Source photos by Reuters)
China tech

Alibaba halves startup investment as Beijing steps up scrutiny

Antitrust accusations threaten strategy of snapping up promising new companies

2 March 2021
Ant Group's headquarters in Hangzhou: the company had little incentive to control the risk.
Opinion

Why Beijing was right to rein in Jack Ma's rogue Ant Group IPO

Bad behaviour by China's richest man put the global financial system at risk

28 February 2021
Huawei is hoping for "adjustments and issuing of temporary general licenses" to allow its U.S. suppliers to continue selling to the company, said Tim Danks, a vice president at Huawei Technologies USA. (Source photo by Reuters) 
Huawei crackdown

Huawei calls for talks with Biden administration on trade ban

Supply chain access is Chinese tech titan's 'priority,' says US-based vice president

26 February 2021
A CETC booth at an expo in China: The state-owned company logged revenue of $35.3 billion in 2019. (Photo courtesy of China Electronic Technology Group Corp.)
Business deals

China to create 'IT aircraft carrier' through tech megamerger

State-owned military suppliers CETC and Potevio prepare for US sanctions

26 February 2021