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ByteDance
ByteDance raises pay, boosts bonuses to retain staff amid AI talent war
The TikTok owner has announced higher bonuses, wider pay bands and faster equity payouts as it seeks to stay competitive in the global talent race.
20 Dec 2025 - 4:41PM
Robotics
China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories
20 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
Semiconductors
China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions: analysts
19 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Semiconductors
US launches review of Nvidia’s H200 chip sales to China: sources
The inter-agency licensing review involves the US departments of Commerce, State, Energy and Defence.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:35PM
A high-performance server equipped with Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units seen at an event in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence
China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: report
The report calls on US actors to engage with Chinese firms as the AI landscape continues to evolve.
17 Dec 2025 - 9:16PM
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IPO
MetaX set for Shanghai debut amid frenzy over AI chip stocks, Nvidia uncertainty
The Shanghai-based graphics processing unit designer plans to raise US$596 million from the sale of 40.1 million shares.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s Kirin 9030 processor shows China’s chip progress despite US curbs
Despite ‘meaningful density improvements’ in its N+3 process, SMIC’s capabilities are still behind leading chipmakers TSMC and Samsung.
15 Dec 2025 - 10:25PM
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The Kirin 9030 chip was unveiled with the launch of Huawei’s Mate 80 series smartphones in November. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Why Nvidia chip is unlikely to derail ambitions of China’s Huawei, Moore Threads
China’s huge demand for AI computing power leaves room for growth for both US and domestic chips, analysts say.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
Kimi developer Moonshot shows China’s growing AI depth: US government report
Washington’s evaluation highlights an increasing number of Chinese companies developing world-leading open-weight AI models, not just DeepSeek.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Made in China 2025
China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones
Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM
Unitree Robotics is preparing for a listing on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock
The turning point came when DeepSeek released its V3 and R1 models, which were on par with OpenAI’s GPT and Meta’s Llama models at the time.
14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
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IPO
China’s generative AI tiger MiniMax pursues Hong Kong IPO to expand global reach
Hong Kong equity market offers platform for mainland Chinese AI firms seeking international investors amid intensifying domestic competition.
15 Dec 2025 - 1:29PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s Xreal to power Google’s Android AI glasses as smart eyewear demand grows
Project Aura, which features dual-chip design and optical see-through lenses, is a fresh example of China’s expanding R&D capabilities.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Less hype, more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge
SenseTime may have slipped from the spotlight as one of China’s “AI dragons”, but its tilt at multimodal, real-world AI hints at a comeback.
11 Dec 2025 - 8:12AM
SenseTime co-founder and chief scientist Lin Dahua. Photo: Vincent Chow
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon and chip developer Hygon call off merger plans
The aborted merger dashes industry expectations for a major domestic ecosystem covering advanced processors and high-performance servers.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Semiconductors
China’s Moore Threads to unveil AI chip road map to rival Nvidia’s CUDA system
Founder Zhang Jianzhong is expected to launch the firm’s next-generation AI chip architecture and MUSA platform road map in Beijing.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM
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Semiconductors
China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say
Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Nvidia’s H200 chips are expected to be in demand in China after Washington approved shipments to the country. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s private sector
Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns
Tencent has been dropped as a financing partner from Paramount Skydance’s US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:06PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese open-source models account for 30% of global AI use: report
Producing globally competitive models makes China a close peer of the US in AI development.
8 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
China’s private sector
ByteDance’s agentic AI smartphone dials up a digital backlash by China’s top apps
ByteDance’s new AI smartphone has run into resistance, as major Chinese platforms move to block its features citing fairness and security.
7 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
Made in China 2025
China’s Pudu Robotics rolls out overseas charm offensive with robot dog
Quadruped dubbed D5 from Pudu – founded by former HKUST engineering student Felix Zhang – draws crowds at Tokyo expo.
7 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Pudu Robotics’ latest quadruped model, D5, debuted at IREX. Photo: Wency Chen
Artificial intelligence
Moore Threads aspires to become ‘leading global player’ in AI chips after IPO
Unlike Huawei, Moore Threads’ GPUs, along with its own MUSA platform, are compatible with Nvidia’s CUDA ecosystem.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
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Banking & finance
CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings
CSRC chairman Wu Qing outlines ‘deep transformation’ of capital market to attract long-term investors who ‘can stay and can develop well’.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM
Artificial intelligence
Can China fund its AI push? Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt casts doubt
Capital from the government and Big Tech firms is set to make up for any lack of market-driven capital, analysts say.
4 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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