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  • China imports 53.72 billion ICs in Sept, hitting another record high

    China imported 53.72 billion integrated circuits in September, with a total value of 256.93 billion yuan. This is another record high for China's single-month imports of integrated circuits after July, according to data released by China's General Administration of Customs on October 13.

  • Chinese ministry says supports development of charging and battery swap models

    China supports the two development models of new energy vehicles, charging and battery swap, to create a favorable environment for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a reply letter to a proposal by a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

  • China-made entry-level Model Y expected to drop to RMB 275,000, analysts say

    From Tesla's pricing strategy overseas, the price difference between Model Y and Model 3 is only 6-9%, so after the China-made Model Y goes into production, the Model Y's entry price is expected to drop to 275,000 yuan ($40,860), Tianfeng Securities said in a recent research paper.

  • China's first chip university to be launched as soon as this month

    At the 18th China International Semiconductor Expo on October 14, Lv Huijun, deputy general manager of the Nanjing Integrated Circuit Industry Service Center (ICisC), said that the establishment of Nanjing Integrated Circuit University is almost certain.

  • BeiDou service platform 2.0 released, supporting 1.2 meter accuracy and second-level positioning

    The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) announced on October 14 its high-precision positioning service platform, which, based on its ability to support BeiDou's fast positioning service, is capable of achieving high-precision positioning targets.

  • OnePlus 8T launched in China with prices starting at about $500

    Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus today unveiled its new smartphone, the OnePlus 8T, in China, which is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and features a 120Hz screen and is priced from 3,399 yuan ($500).

  • Tencent Cloud enables first 5G edge computing center

    Tencent Cloud announced on October 14 that it has opened its first 5G edge computing center, which is being deployed to address issues such as lack of computing power and network latency that have long plagued real-time HD audio and video, smart communities, smart healthcare, industrial Internet and other scenarios.

  • OnePlus 8T launched in overseas markets with Snapdragon 865 processor and 120Hz display

    Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 8T handset on Wednesday. As previously revealed, the new phone features new 65W fast charging technology and a 120Hz display.

  • iPhone 12 Pro has 6GB of RAM, iPhone 12 and 12 mini still use 4GB

    iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max come with 6GB of RAM, while the lower-end iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini still have 4GB of RAM, according to plist files in the Xcode 12.1 beta.

  • Citi upgrades NIO's stock rating to 'Buy'

    Citi analyst Jeff Chung upgraded the stock rating of Chinese EV maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) from "Neutral" to "Buy" with a price target of $33.20 from $18.10.