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In August, it was revealed that a shake-up in the Chinese government had halted new video game licenses since March, slowing the industry to a crawl. This has since taken a toll on China’s biggest publisher, Tencent, as the company announces its own restructure to alleviate plummeting shares. China’s continuing …

Amazon-owned Twitch saw a boost to its application downloads at the end of last month, as Chinese viewers flocked to the platform to watch this year’s Asian Games. China has taken notice of this sudden rise in prominence, blocking Twitch in most of its provinces as of September 20th. Despite …

Since launching in 2011, The International Dota 2 tournament has grown tremendously and is a core focus for Valve each year. The tournament has moved around a couple of times over the years, with the US, Canada and Germany all hosting the event. Next year, The International will be moving …

Despite strict regulations, China remains the biggest video game market by quite a distance thanks to the country’s large population. Things have suddenly come to a halt in recent months, however, as a government change up hasn’t seen a new game approved for publishing in over four months. Anonymous sources …

ZTE has been through a rollercoaster over the last couple of months. The company had to essentially halt its business after being banned from trading with the US. This meant that ZTE couldn't buy components from companies like Qualcomm, and it could not sell its phones in the US. Since …

Last week, Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, opened itself up on the Hong Kong stock exchange, raising an eye-watering $4.72 billion. Initially, the company was seeking $6.1 billion, but that isn't stopping the company from looking to make a splash in the US market. Xiaomi's Senior Vice President, Wang Xiang, spoke …

Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron could reportedly be facing unpleasant fines up to $8 billion if found guilty for DRAM price fixing.

Last month, smartphone manufacturer accepted Donald Trump’s get out of jail free card, when the US president removed the trading ban imposed on the company as a personal favour to Chinese president Xi Jinping. Unfortunately for Trump, many in the US still oppose the decision with the Senate voting in …

It came to light across the weekend that President Trump’s vow to ensure the survival of Chinese-owned mobile manufacturer ZTE was in fact a personal favour Chinese president Xi Jinping. Now, ZTE’s saving grace has been challenged as senators make a move on blocking Trump’s deal. President Trump has previously …

The Chinese market is notoriously difficult to break into, particularly when you have to adhere to strict government regulations. Over the years, more and more gaming companies have been focussing on trying to capture the Chinese market, and it looks like Valve is going to be joining them with the …

For the past five years, the title of ‘world’s fastest supercomputer’ belonged to China thanks to Sunway TaihuLight in Wuxi. Now, the United States has peaked once again with the introduction of Summit, an AI-powered supercomputer Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee. To put things in perspective, China’s TaihuLight has …

President Trump has pulled telecommunications company ZTE out of the very same fire he put it in, as the United States reaches a deal with China. Friday’s deal echoes what we had heard previously from inside sources, with ZTE paying a significant fine and changing up its management in order …

Last week, President Trump took to Twitter to ensure the survival of Chinese telecoms firm ZTE, which had recently suffered at the hands of a seven-year trading ban from the United States. Although discussions are confidential, inside sources describe that a deal is nearing completion that could lift the ban …

Last month, the US imposed a sales ban on Chinese telecoms firm ZTE, causing the company to fall into financial turmoil. Due to this putting too many jobs in China at risk, President Trump has now vowed to help the manufacturer to get “back into business.” The US Department of …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE suffered a crippling blow from the US last month when a seven-year export ban was imposed on the firm. The company’s protests that this would impact its survival seem to be coming to a head, as ZTE has now suspended all operations amidst conversations with the US …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has come under fire in recent weeks, with the U.S. imposing a seven-year export ban to the company as a result of a broken agreement. Sources are claiming that China itself is now appealing to Washington, hoping it will revise its decision and allow trade between U.S. …

After a week of teasing, it has been confirmed that Fortnite: Battle Royale will be making its way to the Chinese region. With it comes a sizeable $15 million investment into its competitive scene, helping to transform the super-massive hit into a go-to eSport across the world. Players received their …

It seems a trade war is brewing between the two largest economies in the world, with the United States and China embroiled in a tit-for-tat tariff battle. Next in Trump’s sights is China’s technology industry, with his administration expected to reveal a list of the annual imports next in line …

Originally being shot down, Tencent never gave up its perusal of launching official Chinese servers for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It seems that the ongoing battle between the publisher and Chinese watchdogs has come to an end, with Tencent securing the rights to officially launch PUBG in the country after all. The …

Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle throughout the course of 2017. Apple has blasted Qualcomm’s practices as monopolistic, while Qualcomm has hit back at Apple for using patents without a license. Recently, Qualcomm has been taking things a step forward, following a move to ban …

Chinese search giant Baidu has announced the opening of a brand new branch of the company which will focus entirely on augmented reality. The new research facility is part of a $200 million investment by the firm which it hopes will drive future profits, partly through the creation of new, augmented …

Chinese based Trina Solar has announced that it has once again broken its own efficiency record for mono-crystalline silicon solar panels, hitting 22.61 per cent for the first time. This is a near .5 per cent improvement over a similar development it made in 2015 and a more than 1.2 per …

If you thought the first episode of season three of Black Mirror, Nosedive, was far fetched, think again. In China, there are already trials underway of a “social credit,” system, which takes everything from minor infractions, to how much respect a person gives their parents and from 1st January, will …

The regional qualifiers for China's top League of Legends team came to a surprising end over the weekend, with the last game in the tournament between Snake eSports and Team World Elite, having no audience to play in front of. Thanks to the local region's curfew, the entire crowd was sent …

Chinese online retail giant, Alibaba, has announced a new vehicle created as part of a joint partnership between itself and SAIC Motor Corp, china's largest car manufacturer. Made using the YunOS operating system, the new Roewe RX5 can connect to the internet through your smartphone, with the firms behind it claiming it's …

With plans still on track to land a rover on the far side of the moon in 2018, Chinese scientists continue to impress with their rocketry advances. Over the weekend it successfully launched its latest rocket design, from a new launch centre with new fuel combinations. Although ventures into space …

Riot Games owner Tencent may be looking to make one more acquisition after its monstrous buyout of Clash of Clans maker Supercell, as rumours circulating around the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have it that Tencent may be one of the interested parties. The suggestion is that a collection of firms, …

China continues to be the owner of the world's most powerful supercomputer, easily surpassing the U.S. in what feels like a 21st century version of the Cold War space race. The newly ranked #1 Sunway TaihuLight was built and designed in China, using Chinese micro-processors and is capable of a whopping …

Apple ran into some difficulty with the courts in China recently, when it was ruled that its iPhone brand wasn't “widely known,” enough for it to hold copyright on it. In comparison though, Facebook has fared far better, achieving ownership of its own name against a local Chinese firm, which …

In a legal ruling that seems bizarre considering how dominant Apple has been in court rooms over the past half decade, a Chinese judge has ruled that the iPhone brand isn't well known enough to stop someone else using it. The Xintong Tiandi company is now legally allowed to continue selling …