China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has warned telecommunications companies, internet of vehicles (IoV) manufacturers and relevant service providers that they must increase data security, reports the South China Morning Post. The regulatory push could see increased compliance costs for auto firms operating in China. The MIIT, one of China’s top government bodies […]
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Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched a new operating system (OS) for the National Energy Group specifically designed for the coal mining industry, reports Caixin. The OS will replace the Linux, Unix and Windows systems currently being used in mining equipment. The new operating system, named Kuanghong in Chinese, is based on Huawei’s in-house HarmonyOS […]
China’s embattled ride-hailing app, Didi Chuxing, has seen its daily users fall by 30% since its US initial public offering (IPO) in June initiated a crackdown by Beijing, reports the Financial Times. In the days after Didi’s IPO, Chinese regulators banned the company from signing up any new customers while they carried out a data […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng Motors has launched the world’s first LiDAR-guided smart vehicle, reports the South China Morning Post. The premium edition of XPeng’s P5 all-electric sedan, called the 600P, will come fitted with the laser scanning technology provided by Livox, an affiliate of the drone maker DJI. The cars will be ready […]
NetEase, China’s second-largest publisher of smartphone and PC games, has downsized some of its studios and projects since the start of September amid the Chinese government’s heightened scrutiny of the sector, people with direct knowledge of the matter told the South China Morning Post. Dozens of employees, including programmers, designers and creative artists at the […]