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The Manus AI agent app is displayed on a mobile phone near the logo of Meta Platforms in this illustration picture taken on April 28, 2026. Photo: Reuters

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If it can’t stop the Meta-Manus AI deal, how can Beijing exert its authority?

Case shows US-China competition has expanded beyond chips and models to areas of engineering and product design, analyst says.

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Alibaba doubles down on healthcare AI with new tool for early cancer detection

DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?

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China EVs

China’s EV and battery makers race to cut charging times to under 10 minutes

Fast-charging technology takes centre stage at the Beijing Auto Show as firms unveil batteries promising unprecedented speed.

Visitors look at a chamber with sub-zero temperatures that showcases battery-charging technology at the Beijing Auto Show. Photo: AP
Visitors look at a chamber with sub-zero temperatures that showcases battery-charging technology at the Beijing Auto Show. Photo: AP

Big Tech

China blocks Meta’s Manus deal, raises Mythos concerns

The US and China may have to cooperate on managing the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence even as the technology starts to dominate competition between them.

Big Tech

Alibaba’s plan to list Cainiao logistics hub will ‘unlock’ value, analysts say

The Reit’s underlying asset will be Jiaxing Park, a key Cainiao logistics and fulfilment facility located in Zhejiang province.

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Photonics chipmaker Lightelligence surges 400% in Hong Kong debut amid AI frenzy

Shanghai-based firm’s IPO reflects mainland China’s push for photonics chips as a fast-growing alternative to conventional semiconductors.

Lightelligence says it is the first company to achieve large-scale deployment of hybrid optical-electronic computing globally. Photo: Handout
Lightelligence says it is the first company to achieve large-scale deployment of hybrid optical-electronic computing globally. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

China’s DeepSeek prices new V4 AI model at 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5

DeepSeek’s move aims to attract more enterprise clients, developers and agent-based users, according to an academic.

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Tech Trends

Chinese optical chipmaker’s profit soars 1,153% on strong AI demand

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year.

Tech Trends

Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion

Pony AI and WeRide harness China’s supply chain strength to cut costs, boost efficiency and scale robotaxi fleets worldwide.

A Pony AI robotaxi is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show. Photo: DPA

China Economy

China outlines new labour protection plan for nation’s 200 million gig workers

The 12-point document pledges stronger protections for gig-economy workforce, which has rapidly grown amid China’s economic slowdown.

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A group of delivery riders for the Chinese online platform Meituan takes a break in Chongqing, southwest China. Photo: Getty Images
A group of delivery riders for the Chinese online platform Meituan takes a break in Chongqing, southwest China. Photo: Getty Images

Big Tech

DeepSeek takes step away from Nvidia amid export curbs on China

DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence model puts up a price challenge to US rivals and is a further step towards a stand-alone Chinese AI ecosystem.

Big Tech

China blocks Meta’s Manus deal after months-long probe, thwarting purchase

Economic planner asks both parties to withdraw from deal for AI firm, in move with wider implications for other start-ups operating overseas.

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Big Tech

AI | China’s physical AI prowess on roads, in skies and factories

Innovation and competition drive rapid advances in Chinese humanoid robots, drones, autonomous vehicles and flying cars. America is playing catch-up.

China’s physical AI progress seen on roads, in skies and factories

China Business

China’s solar giant Sungrow revives Hong Kong IPO plan amid clean energy boom

Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline.

Workers prepare panels that will be part of a large floating solar farm project under construction by Sungrow Power Supply in Anhui province, China. Photo: Getty Images
Workers prepare panels that will be part of a large floating solar farm project under construction by Sungrow Power Supply in Anhui province, China. Photo: Getty Images

Tech

From scepticism to concern: Mythos panic is slowly starting to reach China

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on its influential social media account that Mythos showed ‘unprecedented cyberattack capabilities’.

Tech

Moore Threads posts US$4.3m profit as Nvidia rival surges amid Beijing chip push

Beijing-based GPU maker turns a corner in the first quarter of 2026 after posting a US$16.5 million loss a year earlier.

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Tech War

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Tech War

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

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Tech War

How Huawei and DeepSeek are tending the garden of China’s AI aspirations

Amid growing AI rivalry with the US, the two companies are leading China’s drive to shake off the nation’s dependence on Nvidia processors.

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Big Tech

Immediate gratification: instant commerce transforms China’s retail market

Instant commerce has developed over a short period of time, as providers expanded their on-demand delivery coverage beyond food.

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Chinese industrial robot maker Inovance joins Hong Kong IPO queue

Staff members work on a production line at Inovance in Nanjing, in east China’s Jiangsu province, on March 17, 2026. Photo: Xinhua

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BYD, China’s EV king, posts a 55% slump in first-quarter profit

Visitors check a BYD Seagull electric vehicle at Auto China in Beijing on April 26. Photo: Reuters

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DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?

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