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China snaps up US chip tools via Southeast Asia amid supply chain shift
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (695+ words) China's imports of chipmaking equipment from Malaysia and Singapore rose sharply in 2025 to surpass those from the US, which sank to an eight-year low, a Nikkei Asia analysis has found. Yet US companies remain a vital source of advanced tools…...
With new funding, can Elegoo close the gap with Bambu Lab in 3 D printing?
3+ day, 24+ min ago (1854+ words) Written by Cheng Zi'Published on'23 Apr 202617 mins read Chen Bo, co-founder of the company behind the Elegoo brand, has become a different person. Three years ago, if you met him, you would have found him flamboyant, bordering on cocky. Chen…...
China's Oppo takes on i Phone in Japan with USD 2, 000 foldable phone
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (576+ words) Written by Nikkei Asia'Published on'20 Apr 20263 mins read Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is introducing its new foldable phone to Japan for the first time, the company said on April 14, as part of an effort to break into a market led…...
Lightelligence nears Hong Kong IPO with optical AI infrastructure push
1+ week, 4+ day ago (384+ words) Lightelligence has passed a listing hearing at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and disclosed its prospectus on April 12. China International Capital Corporation and Guotai Haitong are acting as joint sponsors. The listing would position Lightelligence as the first publicly traded…...
CATL, BYD join over 100 China firms in perovskite solar cell race
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (692+ words) Written by Nikkei Asia'Published on'29 Mar 20263 mins read Chinese companies are racing to mass produce thin, lightweight perovskite solar cells, with both startups and established players firing up large production lines. In all, more than 100 companies, including lithium battery giant…...
Creality's Hong Kong listing bid lays bare its retreat in consumer 3 D printing
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (1294+ words) On March 9, Creality refiled its prospectus with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing for a main board listing, with China International Capital Corporation as its sole sponsor. The filing marks the company's third attempt to go public. If approved, it would…...
Appliance makers place the future of home robots on display at AWE 2026
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1366+ words) In 2026, one of the strongest pushes into embodied intelligence is coming from an unexpected group: home appliance companies. From March 1215, the Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) took place in Shanghai. Unlike in previous years, this year's event centered less on…...
Huawei veterans raise funding for startup powering AI data centers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (933+ words) Written by Cheng Zi'Published on'16 Mar 20264 mins read A Shanghai-based startup is betting that the next bottleneck in artificial intelligence infrastructure will not be chips, but electricity. It has now raised fresh funding to pursue that thesis. Matrix Power Technologies,…...
China's Guangfan positions AI wearables as the next computing platform
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1676+ words) Written by Cheng Zi'Published on'16 Mar 202610 mins read Chinese companies are also moving quickly to accumulate capital and talent. Guangfan Technology, which describes itself as the world's first company to release AI-driven earbuds equipped with a camera, recently completed two…...
Dreame unveils Chixiao 01 smartphone processor among five new chip initiatives
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) Dreame's entry into the chip race is becoming increasingly multifaceted. In addition to the previously reported Tianqiong chip series, NXMind, a chipmaker incubated by Dreame, outlined several additional chip development programs at this year's Appliance & Electronics World Expo. Fu Haiyang,…...