Ecovacs Leads as Roborock Closes Gap in China’s Online Robot Vacuum Market
November 9 2026 – China’s online robot vacuum market grew in unit shipments during the third quarter of 2026 but continued to lose revenue momentum, pointing to a recovery that is still fragile and heavily price-driven. Online retail volume reached 918,000 units in the quarter, up 2.4 percent year on year, while retail value fell…
Tencent Shuts Down Sogou Wenwen After Nearly Two Decades
November 9 2026 – Tencent has shut down Sogou Wenwen, one of China’s longest-running online Q&A communities, along with its associated rewards marketplace. The service ended at 23:59 on November 7, after nearly two decades of operation under different brand names. The platform first appeared in 2007 as Tencent’s SOSO Wenwen, a question-and-answer site tied…
BYD’s Yangwang Altior Debuts With Coach Doors and 5.6-Meter Executive Body
November 7, 2026 – BYD’s ultra-luxury brand Yangwang has unveiled its flagship sedan, the Altior, at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental hotel in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time the brand has held a full global launch outside China. The Altior is positioned as Yangwang’s highest-end model and the brand’s first dedicated executive limousine. Its…
Changxin Technology Sets Up New Investment Platform as It Expands Semiconductor Ecosystem
November 9, 2026 – Changxin Technology is expanding its industrial investment footprint with a new wholly owned platform and a capital increase to its existing investment vehicle, signaling a shift from pure DRAM manufacturing toward a more active role in shaping the domestic semiconductor supply chain. On October 30, Changxin Xinyue Industrial Investment (Anhui) was…
Xiaomi’s First Shoe Washing Machine Surpasses Crowdfunding Target by 20 Times
November 6, 2026 – Xiaomi’s first dedicated shoe-washing machine has quickly become a standout product on Xiaomi Youpin, with its crowdfunding campaign surpassing 20 times its initial target shortly after launch. The Mijia Shoe Washing Machine 3kg began crowdfunding on November 2 at 799 yuan, compared with a suggested retail price of 1,299 yuan. Shipments…
JD Logistics Debuts Dual-Arm Baomulang Robot, Capable of Sorting 34,560 Items Per Hour
November 6, 2026 – JD Logistics has rolled out upgraded versions of its “Wolf Pack” warehouse robots at CeMAT ASIA 2026, moving closer to end-to-end automation in sorting and fulfillment. The latest updates center on two systems — “Zhilang” for goods-to-person picking and “Baomulang” for automated sorting — which the company says can now handle…
Huawei Cloud’s AgentArts Becomes First Platform to Earn CAICT’s Highest 4+ Rating
November 5, 2026 – Huawei Cloud’s AgentArts intelligent-agent platform has become the first product to pass the Trusted AI enterprise-grade agent platform assessment organized by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), earning the current highest rating of 4+. The evaluation was carried out under the Enterprise-grade Agent Technical Requirements standard and examined…
BYD Ships 227,356 Passenger Cars to Brazil in January–September, Nearly 2.4 Times Australia’s Volume
November 5, 2026 – BYD’s overseas passenger-car exports in the first nine months of 2026 show a sharply diversified footprint, with Brazil running far ahead of every other market. According to Gasgoo Automotive Research Institute, BYD shipped 227,356 passenger vehicles to Brazil from January to September, about 2.4 times the volume sent to second-place Australia….
ZTE Calls Reports of $5.5 Billion Smartphone Unit Sale “False”
November 4, 2026 – ZTE has dismissed reports that it is preparing to spin off its consumer smartphone business into a joint venture with a major Chinese internet company and Shanghai state capital, calling the claims “not true.” The company issued the denial on the evening of November 3 after speculation spread that it was…
Baidu Proposes “2+3” Standard for Autonomous Driving World Models
November 3, 2026 – Baidu Apollo has unveiled Apollo World, an agent-driven, full-modality world model for physical AI, and proposed a “2+3” evaluation framework for judging world models. The system is already being used to test and validate Apollo Go’s global autonomous driving operations. Unlike conventional simulators that rely on scripted traffic, Apollo World models…
