The Mate 70 launch was previously rumored to be in October, but Huawei is now said to have delayed its upcoming flagship smartphone series because there is still work remaining for HarmonyOS NEXT. For those that do not know, the former Chinese giant was earlier reported to be ditching Android for good and completely transition to its in-house operating system so that it is free of any U.S. Huawei Rumored To Have Delayed the Mate 70 Launch As Its In-House HarmonyOS NEXT Software Needs More Time To Finish comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

Britain's army must be ready in three years to fight a war against an "axis of upheaval" of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, the force's new chief has warned. While stressing that conflict was not inevitable, General Sir Roly Walker predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will emerge from his invasion of Ukraine "very, very dangerous" and "wanting retribution" against countries like the UK that supported the Ukrainian armed forces, whether Moscow wins or loses. UK must be ready for war in three years, head of British Army warns comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

Currently, the customs duty for these 25 minerals varies between 5 and 7.5 percent. Cutting it to zero will reduce input costs and help the domestic industry. India is dependent on China and other countries to meet its requirement of critical minerals including lithium, cobalt and REE. Critical minerals push in Budget 2024: Customs duty exemption, auction of offshore minerals & more comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

On June 20, 2024, the New York Post published an article titled "Map shows Chinese-owned farmland next to 19 US military bases in 'alarming' threat to national security: experts." The article began as follows: China has been buying up strategically placed farmland next to military installations across the US, raising national security fears over potential espionage or even sabotage. Chinese Investors Are Buying Farmland Around US Military Bases? comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, a woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out the technology that tracks users for ad purposes. Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

> Tech Xiaomi is all set to launch the Redmi Pad Pro in India on July 29, and anticipation is building up. This top-tier tablet has already gained popularity in international markets since its initial release in China earlier this year. Xiaomi's Redmi Pad Pro To Debut In India On July 29; Key Details Revealed comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

THAT TAIWAN and India ought to be strategic partners, especially in chip fabrication, is a steady refrain in Taipei City and New Delhi. Taiwan is an undisputed world leader and India is keen to make late inroads in this domain. On the ground, however, the partnership faces challenges even as there’s a shared sense of strategic alignment. Chip dreams: As Taipei takes a short step forward, Delhi assures a smooth long road comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

Tencent has significantly upgraded its HPC network, known as Xingmai, enhancing its AI capabilities by up to 60% in network communications and 20% in LLM training. The upgrade, reported by the South China Morning Post, reflects a broader effort among Chinese tech giants to boost technological self-reliance amid restricted access to advanced processors, such as Nvidia's H100, due to stringent US export controls. Tencent unveils a stunning upgrade to its computing power in a bid to topple Nvidia — Xingmai 2.0 network supports over 100,000 GPUs in a single computing cluster comes via ChinaTechNe ..read more

Bangladesh's army has imposed a "shoot-at-sight" curfew across the country after days of clashes between student-led protesters and the police. At least 105 people have been killed and thousands injured this week, according to data from hospitals around the south Asian country. Bangladesh army imposes 'shoot-at-sight' curfew after deadly protests comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more

The British Museum boasts one of the biggest collections of Chinese antiquities in the west, but it has faced repeated calls to return them to China. Now historical documents reveal that many of the antiquities were acquired with the full cooperation of Chinese officials in the last century. Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum comes via ChinaTechNews.com ..read more