TechNode

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Porsche said Tuesday it is undergoing a major restructuring in China to improve operating expense efficiency and remain agile in a highly competitive industry, following reports that it would cut about 30% of its workforce in the country. TechNode reporting , The Paper, in Chinese ]

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The Verge

JUNE 13, 2020

factory, Elektrek reported. As first reported by Drive Tesla Canada , the features were already available in Tesla’s Model Y , and the carmaker began adding them last month to its Chinese-made Model 3 vehicles. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge. Its Chinese-produced Model 3 cars didn’t see a price reduction.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Apple has removed Quran Majeed , a popular app for reading and listening to the Quran, from the App Store in China, the BBC reports. The company reportedly removed the app at the request of government officials, a somewhat surprising move given Islam is a protected religion in the People’s Republic of China.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

are increasingly going global, but recent regulatory crackdowns in China , which instructed local K-12 tutoring startups to go nonprofit, have led to a chill among check-writers looking at the country. When I first started reporting on edtech over a year ago, U.S.-based Edtech investors based in the U.S.

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TechNode

MARCH 17, 2025

Chinas Li Auto has established after-sales and service centers in several Middle Eastern countries and set up an independent department to oversee its efforts to boost its international expansion. The management did not provide an annual outlook, but local media reported it aims to sell 700,000 vehicles this year, a jump of 40% from 2024.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 30, 2021

State-run press agency Xinhua (via The Guardian) reports that the rules, announced through China's national Press and Publication Administration, mean those under 18 will now only be allowed to play online games between 8 pm and 9 pm local time on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Online gaming companies will.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

On Friday, Apple published a new human rights policy committing to “freedom of information and expression” after facing years of criticism over the company’s willingness to follow mainland China’s censorship laws. We’re required to comply with local laws”. These apps are commonly used to evade censorship in countries like China.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

But the system described here would go further, allowing central access to local storage. It would also be trivial to extend the system to crimes other than child abuse — a particular concern given Apple’s extensive business in China. The company did not respond to a request for comment on the Financial Times report.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2021

Apple is censoring words and phrases customers can engrave on products in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, according to a new report by the Brussels-based CitizenLab. We found that part of Apple’s mainland China political censorship bleeds into both Hong Kong and Taiwan,” write the report’s authors. Image: CitizenLab.

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Futurism

APRIL 22, 2025

A half marathon foot race in Beijing, China, saw thousands of humanoid robots of various sizes running right alongside their flesh-and-blood counterparts for an attempt to take the crown. Footage shows the awkward bipedal robots trotting off, closely followed by their respective teams of two to three human navigators and engineers.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A China-based former Zoom employee is being charged with harassment for allegedly disrupting video calls commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. He allegedly used this position to target dissidents and activists both inside and outside the People’s Republic of China, collecting account information and disrupting meetings.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

Check out that valuation : YuLife pumped up its valuation to $800 million after securing $120 million in new funding, Ingrid reports. Kyle reports on Traba’s $20 million raise to match contractors with warehouse and fulfillment jobs. From beds to insurance : Jordan ’s report on insurance startup Ranger’s $5.25 Startups and VC.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2021

China is a key market for Tesla. Tesla says it’s established a data center in China to store and process information produced by its vehicles locally. All data generated from the sales of vehicles in the Chinese mainland market will be stored in China.”. Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

While still small at 5%, Chinas share of the global memory chip market is growing, and market leaders SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron should be worried. I also expect, and know from experience, that many Chinese electronic device companies will use local suppliers where possible. It seems that time is finally upon us. trillion won.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In meetings with the management and human resources representatives on Thursday, Jiyue chief operating officer Luo Gang gave employees affected by the job cuts more details about the exit process, according to multiple local media reports. TechNode reporting , Caixin , in Chinese] On Dec.

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TechNode

APRIL 11, 2025

The rollout includes same-day and next-day delivery, free shipping, and 30-day returns perks familiar to JDs domestic users in China. JD has been ramping up its local presence in Europe. New users are also eligible for discounts of up to 90%. The renewed push aligns with JD Logistics broader overseas expansion.

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The Verge

JULY 25, 2020

Apple manufacturer Foxconn has started building iPhone 11 units in a facility near Chennai in India, TechCrunch reported , the first time Apple has made one of its top-tier phones in that country. India was the second-biggest smartphone market in the world in 2019, ahead of the US and second only to China.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Workers at an iPhone production plant in India reportedly smashed windows and set fire to vehicles to protest reductions in pay, the Times of India reported. A local official told the Express that police were investigating the incident. Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images. About 2,000 workers were involved in the protest.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

IPO is one of several key moments of the recent regulatory shift inside China regarding its leading technology companies. Bloomberg reports that China is considering removing the VIE loophole that allowed Chinese companies to list in the United States, closing a method by which local companies could access foreign capital.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Toyotas first wholly-owned electric Lexus plant in China could be larger than Teslas Shanghai Gigafactory, according to since-deleted publicly available documents shared by a Chinese blogger, revealing significant details on the latest investment in China by the worlds biggest automaker.

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TechNode

JANUARY 31, 2025

Toyota maintained its title as the worlds largest automaker in 2024, reporting sales of more than 10.8 million cars, but its sales in China felll by 6.9% to approximately 1.8 million units due to competition from Chinese rivals, according to its earnings release. Reuters , Caixin , 36Kr , in Chinese]

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TechNode

MAY 6, 2024

Teslas senior vice president, Tom Zhu, a longtime head of its China operations and once deemed as the top internal candidate to replace chief executive Elon Musk, is to reprise the position as the vice president of Greater China he held until last August. TechNode reporting, IT Home, in Chinese ]

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TechNode

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Amazon has instructed some Chinese cross-border merchants selling goods on its site to stop listing lower-priced products on rival platform Temu, according to a report in the South China Morning Post today. While Temus parent company, PDD Holdings, has not faced significant moral scrutiny in China, its a different story in the US.

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TechNode

JULY 4, 2024

Chinas eastern Jiangsu province is looking to buy an undisclosed number of Tesla Model Y electric vehicles in the 2024-2025 budget year, marking the first time in years that the company’s cars would be purchased officially by the authorities. TechNode reporting, Reuters , Jiangsu gov announcement, in Chinese ]

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TechNode

JULY 8, 2024

Electric vehicle maker Polestars China division is reportedly set to undergo its first major layoff with plans to reduce its workforce by about 30% by the end of September. The move is expected to have a significant impact on its local car manufacturing activities. FEAutoCar, in Chinese ]

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

This comes as at least six Tesla employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in California since CEO Elon Musk reopened the company’s facilities there last month — initially in violation of stay-home orders, and then with the blessing of local officials — according to new reports from The Washington Post and Electrek.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Mercedes Benz is making new cost-cutting efforts in China, including redesigning its performance evaluation system for local employees and cutting production lines in the hope of reviving sales and better competing with rivals like BYD and Tesla, sources told 36Kr on Monday. 36Kr , in Chinese]

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TechNode

APRIL 30, 2024

Local customers have expressed mixed views about the potentially game-changing technology finally coming to their country, although many Tesla owners and loyal fans welcomed the long-overdue launch on social media. Both the US and China are at the forefront of the technological trend, followed by Europe and the rest of Asia, Gong added.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

A new report from Endeavor Nigeria reveals that Africa’s digital economy and tech ecosystem is set to experience exponential growth periods. The report is dubbed “The Inflection Point: Africa’s Digital Economy is Poised to Take Off.”. The organization’s report intends to shed more light on Africa’s market dynamics.

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The Verge

MARCH 20, 2021

The diminutive vehicle is made under a joint partnership between China’s state-owned SAIC Motor, Wuling Motors, and US carmaker General Motors, and is locally referred to simply as Wuling. The Hong Guang Mini EV sells in China only for 28,800 yuan, or about $4,500. The base Model 3 weighs around 3,500 pounds.

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TechNode

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Porsche has begun hiring new engineers for its research and development team in China, aiming to strengthen software development for “digital cockpit” infotainment systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), sources told 36Kr on Oct. 36Kr, in Chinese ]

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TechNode

AUGUST 30, 2024

Tesla is planning to introduce at least two redesigned Model Y sports utility vehicles in China next year, including a seven-seater, in what is set to be a significant revamp of its hugely popular crossover especially for the Chinese market, LatePost reported on Thursday. LatePost, in Chinese ]

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TechNode

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla is preparing for a major expansion of the Gigafactory Shanghai, its core electric vehicle production facility in China, in a move that looks set to enable the US automaker to bring out its long-rumored budget compact hatchback, local media has reported. The expansion was put on ice early this year, according to a Jan.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

While Silicon Valley Bank officially operated across several countries, most of its international operations consisted of offices or representative offices with local teams. In China, Silicon Valley Bank formed a joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. lender,” as Bloomberg reported. In the U.K.,

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The Verge

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Apple is shifting how it ships devices to consumers: instead of sending out all of its hardware products directly from China or from local warehouses, the company is now going to use its network of Apple Stores as de-facto fulfillment centers, shipping products directly from the stores to get to customers faster.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Xpeng Motors emerged as Chinas top-selling electric vehicle startup in January, bumping long-time leader Li Auto off the top spot in the traditional low season, as the company continues to see growing demand for its budget yet intelligent cars. 1-19, according to figures from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Chinese tech giant Baidu is considering deploying its autonomous ride-hailing service in the United Arab Emirates and has been in discussions with the local government, people with knowledge of the matter told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Wall Street Journal, TechNode reporting]

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