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How Huawei hooked Greek telcos
Based on ten interviews with industry insiders and regulators, TechNode tells the story of how Huawei established itself in the Greek market—and how the tables have turned for the Chinese telco giant....
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Huawei in Greece: How Snowden shaped EU’s approach to Huawei
Based on more than 10 interviews with industry insiders and regulators, TechNode tells the story of how Huawei established itself in the Greek market—and how the tables have turned for the Chinese...
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Mixed reality startup Nreal readies global expansion
Chinese mixed reality glasses maker Nreal is preparing to launch its products in the US and Europe, less than a year after a California court dismissed a lawsuit brought against the company by...
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Nio eyes Europe with EV deliveries in Norway set for September
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Thursday announced that it will start delivering vehicles to buyers in Norway in September and will open a flagship store there in the third quarter, in its first...
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Xpeng vows improved AV early 2022 in earnings call
Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng promised Wall Street analysts May 13 that the company would roll out a new generation of autonomous driving (AV) software early next year. The company said recently that...
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BYD to begin delivering EVs in Norway by Q3
BYD will begin delivering its electric crossovers in Norway during the third quarter of this year, the company announced Wednesday, the latest example of a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker pushing...
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Chinese battery maker Gotion to build factory with VW in Germany
Gotion High-Tech, a Chinese battery maker, will build a battery factory with Volkswagen in Germany, the company announced on Tuesday. Gotion is the latest Chinese battery manufacturer to expand...
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China’s Wingtech closes deal to buy UK’s NWF
Chinese chipmaker Wingtech said on Monday that it had closed a deal to buy Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), the UK’s largest chip fabrication plant. The deal was closed after the UK government initially...
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SILICON | Can Arm fend off Allen Wu’s latest autonomy moves?
Editor’s note:In what one analyst calls the “tech heist of the century,” Arm China, the Chinese branch of the British chip designer Arm Ltd., announced on Aug. 26 it is now an “independently operated...
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What can Europe learn from China’s live e-commerce boom?
China’s annual Singles Day online shopping festival has yet to officially kick off on Nov. 11, but its “pre-sales” events already hint that the hot sales trend will again be live e-commerce. “Lipstick...
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DJI is developing tracking and ID tech to act as ‘license plates for drones’
The world’s biggest commercial drone manufacturer DJI revealed on Wednesday that it is developing technology to track and identify drones via smartphone app in a bid to reduce airspace disruption and...
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Country of origin is ‘unrelated’ to cybersecurity: Huawei
Embattled Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei released a position paper on cybersecurity last week, arguing that security assessments of 5G network suppliers should focus on the...
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It’s not just Silicon Valley any more
Whenever I go on stage to introduce myself, I always say: tech blogger is the best title I’ve had, ever. As a blogger, I always want to write; as a frequent traveler who gets to see innovation all...
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Alipay, London-based Finablr partner on cross-border payments and blockchain
An Alipay sticker shows consumers how to pay on mobile phones. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) Chinese fintech giant Alipay is partnering with London-listed payments and foreign exchange firm for...
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Huawei nabs German 5G network contract, regulator approval pending
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has won a bid from one of Germany’s biggest telecommunications companies to help build the country’s 5G network. Why it matters: The deal with...
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Norway’s Telenor grants Huawei contract to supply ‘non-core’ 5G gear
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor clarified on Sunday that Huawei will participate in building the country’s 5G network as a “non-core” equipment provider, Reuters reported, after saying it...
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Chinese mobile payment adoption drove tourist spending in 2019: survey
Global adoption of Chinese mobile payment services is on the rise as merchants look to attract Chinese tourist spending, according to a new survey released Tuesday by market research firm Nielsen...
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Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time
Pensioners at the central Trikala Square on September 4, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) The small city of Trikala, Greece offers some quintessential provincial scenes: bustling farmers’...
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MWC cancellation disrupts launch plans for Chinese mobile giants
China’s biggest smartphone makers are delaying new product launches that had been scheduled around the Mobile World Congress (MWC) after the event organizer announced it was calling off the world’s...
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Huawei to launch first handset using Google app alternatives
Huawei will launch in Europe next week its first smartphone that will run on the company’s in-house service framework instead of Google’s, as the Chinese handset giant moves to offset a US trade ban’s...
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INSIGHTS | A turning point in Trump’s war on Huawei?
What with all the panic over the past month, you could be forgiven for forgetting there’s a tech war on. But for Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, there’s no forgetting ongoing threats from the...
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Huawei launches XS foldable handset with self-developed ecosystem
Huawei launched an upgrade to its foldable smartphone on Monday, putting on offer for overseas users its proprietary ecosystem to replace the Google app and services it has been banned from. Why it...
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Huawei testing its own search app in challenge to Google
Screenshots of the Huawei Search app. (Image credit: Huawei) Huawei is testing a new search app similar to Google for its smartphone ecosystem in a bold new step to further challenge the US search...
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Ant Financial takes stake in Swedish fintech app Klarna
Ant Financial, the fintech arm of Chinese online marketplace Alibaba, bought a small stake in Swedish payments app Klarna, the startup said on Wednesday. Why it matters: Ant Financial has embarked on...
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Jack Ma is donating medical supplies to US, Europe, Africa
Alibaba founder Jack Ma posted on his freshly minted Twitter account on Monday that he is donating through his charity foundation testing kits and masks to countries afflicted by Covid-19 including...
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Dingtalk is now available worldwide for ‘medical heroes’
Alibaba has launched a free international collaboration platform based on its enterprise productivity app Dingtalk for medical professionals to share information and advice on prevention and treatment...
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Tencent launches global version of its Zoom rival
As working from home catches on globally, gaming giant Tencent on Tuesday launched its video conferencing tool internationally, taking China’s battle for enterprise collaboration and productivity...
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Ehang’s passenger drone sales are taking off
Chinese passenger drone maker Ehang has more than quadrupled its revenues and significantly narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter, the company said Wednesday, but it expects some short-term...
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Xiaomi says production almost back to normal, warns of overseas handset demand
Xiaomi said Tuesday it has resumed production capacity by 80% to 90%. However, they also warned that demand for smartphones in overseas markets would be hit by the spread of Covid-19 in March and...
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Huawei warns of retaliation for ‘slaughter’ after $12 billion miss
Huawei, the world’s largest maker of telecom equipment by revenue, released earnings for 2019, saying that it missed a target set internally by $12 billion due to a US trade ban. The company also...
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INSIGHTS | Can Europe copy China’s health code?
Decentralized or centralized? Bluetooth or geolocation? Control quarantines or alert people to infection risk? Store data for one month or six? There are many questions that need answers to build an...
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China tech faces double compliance challenge in Europe
Chinese tech firms such as Huawei and Bytedance have developed their global presence through aggressive R&D and physical presence in the European Union (EU). Huawei, for instance, filed the...
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Tiktok is the target of yet another data privacy probe
A Dutch privacy regulator said Friday it would investigate how short video app Tiktok handles the data of teenagers and children on the platform, Reuters is reporting. Why it matters:The popular...
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The loophole in China’s privacy regime: anonymization
In April, a cybersecurity researcher showed that Xiaomi was collecting heaps of user data without users’ authorization. The Chinese smartphone maker responded that the data was aggregated and...
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Lagging Europe, China to regain EV leadership in 2021: expert
As it evolves into a demand-driven model, China’s electric vehicle market could regain its ranking as the world’s largest in 2021 after likely losing the crown to Europe this year, an auto association...
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Tiktok is still hiring in Europe amid US drama
I love lurking on Linkedin. A couple of weeks ago, something struck me. While Tiktok was facing the prospect of a US ban under an Aug. 7 executive order, many people in my European networks were...
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Chinese tech firms mired in geopolitical spats: Techwar roundup
From Washington to Berlin, New Delhi to Shanghai, Chinese tech companies remain entangled in geopolitical conflicts this week. In the US, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app Tiktok just won an initial...
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INSIGHTS | Data localization is going global
Back in the 1990s, people thought the internet would abolish borders. “Cyberspace does not lie within your [governments’] borders,” wrote author and internet activist John Perry Barlow in 1996. The...
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Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Sweden has banned Chinese telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from participating in its 5G network rollout, the country’s top telecoms regulator said Tuesday. Why it matters: The...
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Tesla to export Chinese Model 3 to Europe as local sales struggle to keep pace
US electric vehicle giant Tesla will begin exporting its China-made Model 3 sedans to a dozen of European countries this month as it faces dual pressures of plunging sales in Europe and...
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Ant Group cuts funds for overseas partners ahead of IPO: report
Ant Group, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s payments affiliate, is cutting support and funding to the overseas e-wallet companies it has invested in as the company pulls back from ambitions to...
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Heard at Emerge: Is the world still open to China tech?
2020 has been a tough year for China tech companies selling to overseas markets. In India, local authorities banned 177 Chinese apps in June and September following border clashes between the two...
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Alibaba joins $1.1 billion investment in luxury e-tailer Farfetch
Alibaba Group and Cartier-owner Richemont announced Thursday a combined $1.1 billion strategic investment into Farfetch, the UK-based online luxury and fashion retailer building an increasing presence...
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Sweden halts 5G auction after court stays Huawei ban
The telecommunications regulator in Sweden on Monday halted a spectrum auction after a court suspended “until further notice” parts of its decision that excluded Chinese telecommunications equipment...
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Drive I/O | Will China regain leadership in the world EV race?
China was once unrivaled in electric vehicle (EV) sales. Now, Europe threatens its dominance. It has been five years since China surpassed the US to become the world’s biggest EV market. Growth in...
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INSIGHTS | More European countries are turning their backs on Huawei
China’s Huawei is falling behind in the race to supply telecommunications equipment for 5G networks in Europe, its largest market outside of its home turf. As Sweden decided in October to exclude...
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How a Chinese food delivery app is gambling on nostalgia
It’s a rainy Sunday evening in London. I pull out my phone and look for regional Chinese cuisine on food delivery apps. Disappointment quickly hits. Browsing London food delivery platforms like Just...
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INSIGHTS | What we learned from China’s World 5G Convention
About a year after China launched its first public 5G networks, it held a major telecommunications event in the southern city of Guangzhou on Nov. 26-27. The second annual World 5G Convention (W5GC)...
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EXCLUSIVE: EU diplomat says China favors domestic 5G suppliers
China’s preference for its own 5G equipment vendors over European suppliers has created an unfair playing field in the country’s telecommunications market, according to the EU ambassador to China in a...
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China’s SAIC builds fossil LNG-powered ships for car exports as new EU...
China’s SAIC Motor Corp will spend $1.4 billion building 12 fossil liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships to export cars, as Chinese electric vehicles spread overseas and the European Union...
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