Phate Zhang

  • Sony to release Chinese version of PS5 in April-June

    Japanese tech giant Sony announced on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, that it will release the Chinese version of PS5 in April-June.

  • Tablet shipments in China up 5.6% YoY to 6.14 million units in Q4, says IDC

    The Chinese tablet market shipped approximately 6.14 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 5.6 percent year-on-year, according to IDC.

  • Vipshop fined $464k by China's market regulator for unfair competition

    China's State Administration of Market Regulation announced Monday that it had fined online discount retailer Vipshop RMB 3 million ($464,570) for unfair competition.

  • Xiaomi has restarted tablet business, will release new products this year, CEO says

    Xiaomi has not released any new tablet since the release of the Xiaomi Tablet 4 in 2018.

  • Huawei's revenue grows 11.2% to $136.7 billion in 2020, report says

    Huawei's total revenue in 2020 was $136.7 billion, up 11.2 percent, Yicai.com reported, adding that the Chinese technology giant's profit rose 10.4 percent to $9.9 billion last year.

  • Baidu Apollo accumulates 1.12 million kilometers of testing in Beijing

    In 2020, Baidu operated a fleet of 55 autonomous vehicles on the roads of Beijing, accounting for 75% of the overall number of vehicles that conducted automated driving tests in the city.

  • More than $77 billion worth of goods traded through Douyin in 2020

    More than RMB 500 billion yuan ($77.3 billion) worth of goods were traded through short-video platform Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in 2020, a figure more than triple that of 2019, according to LatePost.

  • Huawei discloses new smartwatch design patent, similar to its TalkBand B6

    Huawei on January 29 disclosed a patent for a "watch" design similar to the Huawei TalkBand B6, according to data provider Qichacha.

  • Realme launches 5G phone for only $185

    Chinese cell phone maker Realme today announced the V11, a 5G phone with 5G dual SIM and dual-mode support for only RMB 1,199 ($185).