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  • Apple reportedly drops its only Chinese mainland supplier of iPad touch modules

    Apple has removed Ofilm from its supply chain list, making all iPad touch module orders return to Taiwanese manufacturers including GIS and TPK, according to the Hong Kong Economic Times.

  • BOE denies stopping supply of OLED displays to Huawei

    In response to rumors of stopping supplying OLED displays to Huawei, BOE noted in the minutes of its earnings conference that "We are cooperating smoothly with Huawei and have not heard anything about disruptions in supply. We will provide services accordingly according to Huawei's policy and strategy." 

  • China builds roads with unmanned construction machinery based on BeiDou positioning system

    Driverless construction machinery has been used to construct two new lanes on a section of Beijing's highway that is dedicated to driverless vehicles.

  • Li Auto founder slams doubts about its extended-range technology as nonsense

    In response to doubts about Li Auto's choice of the extended-range technology route, the Chinese EV maker's founder Li Xiang gave a stern rebuttal in a speech at Li Auto's user day on August 29.

  • UnionTech OS joins Chinese firms including Huawei to form Cloud Desktop Lab

    Union Tech, the developer of the China-made UnionTech OS, announced that in order to promote the development of the domestic cloud desktop industry and ecology, it has set up the Cloud Desktop Laboratory of the National Certification Center for Universal Hardware and Software Adaptation together with Huawei and other companies.

  • NIO pulls out of JV with Changan Automobile

    NIO has exited from the joint venture it created two years ago with Changan Automobile, the latter's semi-annual report for 2020 released August 31 showed.

  • BYD's first production line for blade battery expected to start trial production by year-end

    As its blade battery production base, the main production plant of BYD's Ningxiang power battery production base project has been topped off, local media reported, adding the project is expected to start the installation of equipment before October 15, and the first production line's trial production will begin before December 15.

  • OnePlus founder Pete Lau reportedly returns to OPPO as senior vice president

    OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau has returned to OPPO as its senior vice president and head of the company's product line, thepaper.cn said, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

  • Huawei phones see big price hikes in grey market as Kirin chips can't be produced in future

    Huawei Mate, P40, NOVA series have seen varying degrees of price increases in Shenzhen Huaqiangbei market because Kirin chips will not be able to continue production in the future. 

  • NIO boosts share sale by 18% amid EV stock frenzy, raising $1.7 billion

    Chinese EV maker NIO boosted its additional share issuance by 18 percent as investors rush to buy stocks by electric vehicle makers including Tesla, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto.