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founded2009SmartphonesApple’s China smartphone shipments fall in first quarter ahead of Trump’s tariffsApple was the only top-five-ranked smartphone vendor in China to record a drop in

shipments last quarter.18 Apr 2025 - 9:00PMIndiaOpinion | Don’t blame China for India’s manufacturing decline31 Mar 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam8HonorHonor’s new CEO unveils US$10 billion plan for

AI transformation4 Mar 2025 - 10:34AMSmartphonesHuawei leads China’s smartphone sales boom fuelled by subsidiesA government subsidy scheme for electronics purchases has boosted sales in the

world’s largest smartphone market.27 Feb 2025 - 7:24PMSmartphonesChinese smartphone brands see rapid growth in Middle East, Southeast AsiaTranssion, Xiaomi and Honor topped the Middle East

market last year, while Oppo took the No 1 spot in Southeast Asia for the first time.18 Feb 2025 - 6:30PMSmartphonesApple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace

DeepSeekDeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.13 Feb 2025 -

8:51PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUS-China tech warChina’s antitrust probe into Google seen as warning shot to the USWhile the immediate impact is limited, China could escalate

its actions depending on how its negotiations with the US unfold, analysts say.5 Feb 2025 - 10:40PM13SmartphonesApple trails Huawei, Vivo in China smartphone market in 2024iPhone shipments

plummeted 25 per cent in China last quarter, pushing Apple to third place for the year amid rising competition.16 Jan 2025 - 7:00PMvideocamAppleApple leads smartphone market in fourth

quarter, overcoming China declineiPhone shipments surged to grab 23 per cent of the market in the final quarter of 2024, as a rebounding market saw growth start to slow.14 Jan 2025 -

8:00PMvideocamAlibabaAlibaba studio pulls top mobile game from Vivo’s app storeThe move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store

commission rates.10 Jan 2025 - 8:00PMAppleApple’s pricey iPhones ineligible under China’s new subsidy schemeChina’s latest stimulus measure offers a 15 per cent subsidy for purchases of

smartphones, tablets and smartwatches.8 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM7HonorChina’s Honor targets Indonesia’s growing appetite for premium smartphonesHonor expects to initially launch more than 30

products this year in Indonesia, where it plans to open over 10 ‘experience’ stores.7 Jan 2025 - 9:00AMAppleApple offers fresh price cuts on iPhones in China as Huawei competition heats upA

promotion running from January 4 to 7 will provide Chinese consumer

s a US$68 discount on Apple’s top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro models.2 Jan 2025 - 7:00PMSmartphonesHuawei premium smartphone shipments surge, as Apple leads segment in ChinaMainland shipments

of Huawei’s premium-priced smartphones – handsets that cost more than US$600 – rose 34 per cent in the third quarter.6 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMSmartphonesOppo brings back premium Find X smartphones

to global marketsThe Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe.23 Nov 2024 - 9:00AMSmartphonesApple’s iPhone sales

fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: reportThe event’s two-week sales period saw ‘a double-digit, year-on-year decline’ in iPhone sales amid stiff competition from Chinese

rivals.21 Nov 2024 - 6:00PMSemiconductorsChinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip salesLaunches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have

helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.7 Nov 2024 - 3:00PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSmartphonesChina smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five yearsDomestic

smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PMAppleStrong iPhone 16 debut

lifts Apple to No 2 smartphone vendor in ChinaApple captured 15.6 per cent of the Chinese smartphone market, behind Vivo’s 18.6 per cent in one of its most important markets.25 Oct 2024 -

8:00AME-commerceAlibaba starts Singles’ Day direct sales, with strong demand for Apple productsThe encouraging start to Singles’ Day sales for the country’s largest online retail platforms

augurs well for consumer spending on the mainland.22 Oct 2024 - 7:53PMAppleTim Cook returns to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertainThe Apple chief executive is keeping his

ear to the ground in one of the US tech giant’s largest markets.22 Oct 2024 - 5:15PMSmartphonesVivo becomes India’s No 1 smartphone brand, topping Xiaomi and SamsungVivo shipped 9.1 million

units in India, an important smartphone market for Chinese brands, capturing 19 per cent of the market.19 Oct 2024 - 4:00PMSmartphonesChinese brands, Apple drive global smartphone

shipmentsShipments from Vivo surged nearly 23 per cent in the third quarter, while Samsung’s fell almost 3 per cent, according to IDC.15 Oct 2024 - 6:39PMSmartphonesVivo unveils X200

smartphone weeks after release of new Apple, Huawei handsetsThe X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the global smartphone industry’s lucrative high-end segment.13 Jan 2025 -

2:38PMChina economyOpinion | What truly drives China’s breakneck innovation (it’s not subsidies)China’s success lies in its user-centric focus and ability to micro-innovate quickly and

scale up in a vast, fiercely competitive market.9 Oct 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam9SmartphonesXiaomi asks India to recall antitrust report over commercial secretsXiaomi says an investiga

tion report on Flipkart contains sensitive business data on the smartphone firm that was not redacted, sources say.23 Sep 2024 - 4:34PMSamsung ElectronicsSamsung said to slash 8% of sales

team in mainland China amid weak performanceThis marks the start of a broader restructuring that would potentially cut up to 30 per cent of Samsung’s mainland workforce by next year.4 Sep

2024 - 8:02PMSmartphonesHonor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west EuropeThe Huawei spin-off took that crown for the first time in western Europe, the second-largest foldable

handset market after China.2 Sep 2024 - 9:00PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHelp preserve 120 years of quality journalism.SUPPORT

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