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MetaX Integrated Circuits’ C500 graphics processing unit is designed for AI and high-performance computing applications. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

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.

Chinese biotech Scizeng’s global licensing deal to yield up to US$1.44 billion

Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving

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China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand

App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement.

Ant Group’s AI health app AQ has accumulated 15 million monthly active users since its launch in June 2025. Photo: Handout
Ant Group’s AI health app AQ has accumulated 15 million monthly active users since its launch in June 2025. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

ByteDance dominates China’s tech hiring as AI talent demand surges

ByteDance tops rivals Meituan and Alibaba in recruitments this year, according to professional social networking platform Maimai.

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Tech War

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.

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Big Tech

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.

Andrew Yao speaks at the Global Developer Pioneers Summit in Shanghai. Photo: Handout
Andrew Yao speaks at the Global Developer Pioneers Summit in Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

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.

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Big Tech

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.

Tech Trends

Arm China, RabbitPre among mainland Chinese firms expanding in Hong Kong

Arm China is among the fifth batch of companies brought to Hong Kong by OASES, which has so far drawn more than 102 firms.

Arm China plans to establish a chip intellectual property research and development centre in Hong Kong in 2026. Photo: Shutterstock

China Business

China’s AI sector poised for growth despite US restrictions: venture capitalist

China’s AI sector gains confidence with DeepSeek’s emergence, but tech ecosystem needs to improve, GSR United Capital’s Zhou Qi says.

China and the US are the two top players in global AI development, with the former leading in humanoid robotics and open-source large language models, according to a venture capitalist. Photo: Reuters
China and the US are the two top players in global AI development, with the former leading in humanoid robotics and open-source large language models, according to a venture capitalist. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

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.

Tech Trends

Why Japan’s robotic pioneers are ceding the humanoid stage to China and the US

Japan’s university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent.

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China Business

China’s EV battery giants wade into shipbuilding to bolster Beijing’s dominance

CATL and Gotion add momentum to China’s efforts to build new-energy vessels amid an accelerated decarbonisation drive.

A vessel powered by CATL batteries. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

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.

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Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

Big Tech

Meta sees role reversal as it adopts Alibaba’s Qwen to train AI models

Throughout 2023 and 2024, Chinese firms keen to catch up with the US used Meta’s Llama to help them build their own models.

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China Business

Chinese robotaxi firm Pony.ai bets on ‘asset-light’ strategy for growth

Firm sees working with partners as the best way to expand service in the mainland and beyond.

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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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MetaX set for Shanghai debut amid frenzy over AI chip stocks, Nvidia uncertainty

MetaX Integrated Circuits’ C500 graphics processing unit is designed for AI and high-performance computing applications. Photo: Handout

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Chinese biotech Scizeng’s global licensing deal to yield up to US$1.44 billion

A number of Chinese biotech firms have clinched licensing deals with multinational companies this year. Photo: Shutterstock

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Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving

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China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand

Ant Group’s AI health app AQ has accumulated 15 million monthly active users since its launch in June 2025. Photo: Handout
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