Didi's app ordered to be removed from app stores

Bad luck is not over for Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant that just went public in the US after it encountered China's cybersecurity review. The State Internet Information Office of China issued a statement on Sunday saying that after testing and verifying that the Didi Chuxing app was collecting personal information in violation of…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/04/didis-app-ordered-to-be-removed-from-app-stores/

China launches cybersecurity review of Full Truck Alliance, Kanzhun

After ride-hailing giant Didi, three more platforms have been subjected to cybersecurity reviews in China. To prevent national data security risks, safeguard national security and protect the public interest, the Office of Cybersecurity Review has launched cybersecurity reviews of "Yunmanman," "Huochebang" and "Boss Zhipin," the office said in a statement released Monday. In order to…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/05/china-launches-cybersecurity-review-of-full-truck-alliance-kanzhun/

Luxury brand Caviar enters China, offering Huawei phones priced up to $71,080

Luxury brand Caviar officially entered China on Sunday, offering Huawei phones priced up to RMB 465,000 ($71,080). Caviar's exclusively designed smartphones and accessories are handcrafted from luxurious materials, and it has been offering customized luxury models, such as the iPhone and Samsung's annual flagship phones, since November 14, 2011. Currently Caviar sells customized phones in…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/05/luxury-brand-caviar-enters-china-offering-huawei-phones-priced-up-to-71080/

Tencent invested in an average of one game studio every 7 days in H1

Honor of Kings and Game for peace are all popular games from Tencent, and behind this is the company's near-frenzied investment. Tencent invested in 27 game companies in the first half of this year, averaging one every 7 days, according to data provider Tianyancha. Now as long as a game company has some fame, Tencent…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/05/tencent-invested-in-an-average-of-one-game-studio-every-7-days-in-h1/

Huawei to release MatePad 11 with HarmonyOS on July 6

The Huawei tablet MatePad 11 with HarmonyOS 2 will be released at 19:30 on July 6 Beijing Time, the Chinese tech giant announced Monday. Huawei MatePad 11 will be available in four colors - black, silver, blue, and green - and in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage variants. Some media outlets claim that the MatePad…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/05/huawei-to-release-matepad-11-with-harmonyos-on-july-6/

China now has more than 430,000 AI-related companies

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the number of companies associated with it in China has increased dramatically. There are now 439,000 AI-related companies in existence in China, according to data provider Qichacha. The peak year for such company registrations is 2020, with 172,000 new companies, and 153,000 new companies in the…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/05/china-now-has-more-than-430000-ai-related-companies/

OPPO adds semiconductor development to its business scope

Chinese smartphone giant OPPO's affiliate Dongguan OPPO Communication Technology Co recently added the design, development, and sale of semiconductors and their components to its business scope, information from data provider Qichacha shows. The company was founded in 2018 with a registered capital of RMB 50 million ($7.74million) and is wholly owned by OPPO Guangdong Mobile…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/06/oppo-adds-semiconductor-development-to-its-business-scope/

Apple supplier Luxshare establishes chip company with registered capital of $46.4million

China-based Apple supplier Luxshare Precision recently established a chip manufacturing company in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province in eastern China, with a registered capital of 300 million yuan ($46.4 million), according to information from data provider Qichacha. The company, which is wholly owned by Luxshare, operates in the areas of display device manufacturing, industrial robotics manufacturing,…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/06/apple-supplier-luxshare-establishes-chip-company-with-registered-capital-of-46-4million/

Stocks of firms hit by China's cybersecurity review plunge in pre-market trading

Companies hit by China's cybersecurity review all plunged in pre-market trading Tuesday. Didi, the Chinese ride-hailing giant listed on the New York Stock Exchange, was down about 30 percent at one point before its losses shrunk to about 22 percent. Didi only went public in the US last week, and Tuesday was its fourth day…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/06/stocks-of-firms-hit-by-chinas-cybersecurity-review-plunge-in-pre-market-trading/

Huawei announces MatePad 11 with prices starting at about $386

Chinese tech giant Huawei on July 6 unveiled the Huawei MatePad 11 tablet powered by HarmonyOS 2. Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB configurations and priced at RMB 2,499 ($386), RMB 2,799 and RMB 3,299 respectively, the MatePad 11 is already available for pre-order and will go on sale at 00:00 on July 15. The…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/07/huawei-announces-matepad-11-with-prices-starting-at-about-386/

Didi's mini-program removed in WeChat, Alipay

The mini-programs in WeChat and Alipay provided users with access to services without having to download Apps. Under normal circumstances, this would be convenient for both users and service providers, but when these mini-programs are not available, it can also have an impact on the operators' business. The mini-program of Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/07/didis-mini-program-removed-in-wechat-alipay/

Chinese wearables maker Zepp Health to release next-gen chip and operating system

Chinese smart wearables maker Zepp Health announced Monday that it will release its next-generation Huangshan chip and develop its own operating system on July 13. Zepp Health says its OS is more user-friendly, better suited for watches and better able to leverage the value of wearable devices. The OS will focus on sleep, heart rate,…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/12/chinese-wearables-maker-zepp-health-to-release-next-gen-chip-and-operating-system/

Chinese market regulator unconditionally approves Tencent's acquisition of Sogou stake

Tencent's acquisition of the stake in Sogou has been unconditionally approved, according to the information posted Tuesday on the official website of the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). Last September, Sogou announced that it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Tencent's subsidiaries THL A21 Limited and TitanSupernova Limited, as…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/13/chinese-market-regulator-unconditionally-approves-tencents-acquisition-of-sogou-stake/

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com unveils operating system for cloud servers

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com unveiled Yunjian, an operating system for cloud servers, at the JD.com Cloud Summit 2021 on July 13, which the company says is the first of its kind in the industry. JD.com said the system enables hybrid cloud management at the operating system level for the first time, enabling the most comprehensive,…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/13/chinese-e-commerce-giant-jd-com-unveils-operating-system-for-cloud-servers/

Zepp Health unveils in-house developed wearable operating system and new chip

Chinese smart wearables maker Zepp Health announced its wearable operating system Zepp OS at a launch event on July 13, and it will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. Zepp OS is based on the FreeRTOS microkernel open source code and is compatible with different specifications, although the system package is only…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/13/zepp-health-unveils-in-house-developed-wearable-operating-system-and-new-chip/

China's cell phone shipments down 10% year-over-year to 25.7 million units in June

China shipped 25.66 million cell phones in June, down 10.4 percent year-over-year and up 11.7 percent from May, according to data released Tuesday by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a government think tank. Overall cell phone shipments in China were 174 million units in the first half of the year, up…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/13/chinas-cell-phone-shipments-down-10-year-over-year-to-25-7-million-units-in-june/

Meituan raises nearly $400 million from Tencent through share offering

Chinese life service app Meituan has raised nearly $400 million from Tencent in a stock offering to further fuel its business expansion. Meituan has issued 11.353 million shares to Tencent, equivalent to 0.2 percent of its enlarged issued share capital, the company said in an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Tencent's…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/14/meituan-raises-nearly-400-million-from-tencent-through-share-offering/

China issues three-year action plan for new data center development

China has outlined new goals to accelerate the digital transformation of society. The country plans to spend three years to basically form a new data center development pattern with a reasonable layout, advanced technology, green and low-carbon to match the growth of the digital economy, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Industry…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/14/china-issues-three-year-action-plan-for-new-data-center-development/

Xiaomi smart factory Phase II construction began, expected to produce 10 million phones per year

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Smart Factory Phase II officially started construction today in Beijing's Changping District, its latest effort to automate production since its "Black Light Factory" debut last August. Covering an area of 58,300 square meters, the factory will include the second generation of cell phone intelligent production line with SMT placement, board testing,…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/14/xiaomi-smart-factory-phase-ii-construction-began-expected-to-produce-10-million-phones-per-year/

Huawei P50 Pro will reportedly be powered by Kirin 9000 at launch, and will switch to Qualcomm chips in few months

Restrictions on access to chips have made the launch of Huawei's P50 series of smartphones difficult. Now, the company seems to have found a compromise. To solve the chip supply problem, the standard version of the P50 will be powered by Qualcomm chips, and the higher-spec version will initially be powered by Huawei's own Kirin…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/15/huawei-p50-pro-will-reportedly-be-powered-by-kirin-9000-at-launch-and-will-switch-to-qualcomm-chips-in-few-months/

China's civil airliners will all be equipped with BeiDou devices by 2024

China's civil aircraft, of which there are roughly 3,800, will all be equipped with BeiDou equipment by 2024, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said Wednesday. An A321 airliner equipped with BeiDou equipment developed by CASC's Aerospace Stellar Navigation Division landed at Beijing Capital International Airport recently. The measured data showed that the data…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/15/chinas-civil-airliners-will-all-be-equipped-with-beidou-devices-by-2024/