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Chinese premier urges faster, broader adoption of AI in advanced manufacturing
Premier Li Qiang says boosting AI-powered manufacturing can help drive new growth for the economy.
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Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties ahead of China visit hot on Trump’s heels
Russian leader’s trip is widely seen as a move to boost energy relationship with Beijing as the Iran war disrupts global supply.
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BYD tells builders of Hungarian factory to abide by labour laws as new government adopts stricter approach to foreign investment.
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China will ‘actively’ help to resolve international conflicts, ex-diplomat says
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Marcos says Philippines, close to Taiwan, likely involved in any conflict
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With his coalition crumbling and former allies defecting, Malaysia’s prime minister has a fast-narrowing window to secure a fresh mandate.
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How Changan Automobile’s design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans
Klaus Zyciora, vice-president of the Chinese carmaker, says its innovative, smart, low-carbon vehicles can entice customers around the world.
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Beijing-based unicorn tells shareholders it will dismantle VIE model as regulators tighten oversight, as shift may signal new era for foreign tech investment.
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US AI outlay to yield returns despite open-source Chinese rivals: Goldman Sachs
A wave of demand for agentic AI will prove to be a pivotal ‘inflection point’ and vindicate high capital expenditure, Eric Sheridan says.
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China’s firms in Europe chose to save on legal services. Will it cost them?
Chinese companies, often reluctant to pay for legal services, are encountering greater compliance issues as they expand into a stricter EU.
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Can PLA training catch up with China’s rapid weapon development?
‘No matter how advanced the equipment is, if people cannot effectively operate it, it remains nothing more than cold steel’: PLA Daily.
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Singaporeans’ work ethic, South Korea’s AI ‘goddess’: 7 Asia highlights
From Southeast Asia’s climate hazards to South Korea’s AI ‘baseball goddess’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
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Trump’s China trip spurs bipartisan shift in Washington on Beijing
Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing.
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Spirit collapsed under high fuel costs. Some Asian airlines could be next
The head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines said direct financial support from governments required to survive the crisis.
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Chinese firm Xpeng builds driverless cabs, challenging Tesla’s FSD software
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Indonesia’s oil hub pitch collides with Asean’s trust deficit
Joint energy security is easy to endorse in principle, yet the bloc has a stubborn record of leaving its emergency frameworks untouched.
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Hong Kong to benefit as Xi-Trump summit signals ‘more stability’, John Lee says
‘The consensus reached by the two heads of government injects more certainty and stability into the China-US economic and trade relationship,’ city leader says.
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Mainland China’s Wu Yongping on what the Xi-Trump summit means for Taiwan
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Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun on cross-strait peace, meeting Xi and managing US ties
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Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap
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Why China’s yuan faces the same ‘illusions’ that stalled the euro: Daniel Gros
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China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit
The role of tech products in April’s trade data reflects how computing-related goods are a ‘new and important growth driver’ for exports.
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China’s Moonshot AI moves to unwind offshore structure in IPO pursuit: sources
Beijing-based unicorn tells shareholders it will dismantle VIE model as regulators tighten oversight, as shift may signal new era for foreign tech investment.
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Chinese firm Xpeng builds driverless cabs, challenging Tesla’s FSD software
The EV maker has embarked on mass production of the robotaxis using its own chips and plans to trial the tech before the end of the year.
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CXMT’s soaring profits lift China’s semiconductor stocks
The Hefei-based DRAM producer reported revenue of US$7.4 billion in the first quarter, up 719 per cent from a year earlier.
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Is China becoming Europe’s top science partner amid an American brain drain?
‘Massive changes in the global flow of talent’ are creating opportunities, according to the head of Germany’s Max Planck Society.
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Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?
The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth.
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Why tougher US visa rules for skilled foreign workers may end in ‘brain drain’
Trump administration is targeting several visa categories, including popular H-1B pathway, with bias towards fewer numbers and more revenue.
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Handshakes of history: when Chinese and US leaders meet - an infographic
US President Donald Trump visited Beijing on May 13-15, 2026. Explore the meetings that have helped shape one of the world's most consequential bilateral relationships.
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