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Latest news, features and opinion on China’s technology industry, including AI, the US-China tech war, 5G, smartphone makers and apps, and issues surrounding China’s Great Firewall.
Staff at a modern agricultural industrial park checking crop growth through an Internet of Things platform in Dingan county in southern China’s Hainan province on February 27. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | How China’s agricultural modernisation is reshaping global food systems

As sufficiency improves for China and the countries it shares its agriculture+AI strategy with, regional and global trade could be reshaped.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Spanish car-part supplier Gestamp eyes added China capacity as peers back off

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Venture capital market

China life sciences-focused Dalton Venture expands operations to Hong Kong

Electric & new energy vehicles

Pure EVs regain market share in China on lithium cost, battery technology

Lithium prices are just one-ninth of the peak in 2022, allowing EV makers to win over new buyers in mainland China.

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Visitors look at Contemporary Amperex’s fast-charging battery at the Shanghai Auto Show on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Baidu offers new AI models at lower cost than DeepSeek’s products

The lower cost would help developers focus on creating ‘more super interesting and useful’ AI applications, Baidu CEO Robin Li says.

IPO

Xpeng-backed maker of EV dump trucks plans US$30 million Hong Kong IPO

The Shanghai-based company is selling 13 million shares at HK$18 each, with trading to start on May 7.

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Indonesia

Indonesia stays committed to EV battery hub goal despite LG’s ‘significant’ exit

China-backed Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt will replace LG Energy Solution, which pulled out due to ‘market conditions’, in a mega EV project.

An electric car at an Indonesian auto show in 2023. Indonesia will keep its plan to build its electric vehicle battery supply chain despite LG’s exit from a mega project. Photo: EPA-EFE
Electric & new energy vehicles

Digital cockpit is the key to the Russian EV buyer’s wallet, vendors say

With large screens and high-quality audio systems, Chinese cars are ready to run infotainment software Russian drivers favour, vendor says.

Semiconductors

US-China trade war drives demand for Intel’s older chips

A worsening economic outlook and tariffs between the US and China have prompted customers to fall back on cheaper, older processors.

Artificial intelligence

German, Japan carmakers embrace Chinese AI as Tesla awaits Beijing’s nod on FSD

AI models developed by Chinese tech companies, including DeepSeek and Big Tech firms, have emerged as popular choices for carmakers.

Visitors look at a Mercedes-Benz all-electric CLA on display during the Shanghai Auto Show on April 23, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

Japanese, German giants vow big China investments, bucking wait-and-see trend

A US$2 billion deal between Toyota and Shanghai shows how foreign direct investment is still finding its way to China despite trade war with the US.

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Japanese auto giant Toyota, which has been making vehicles in China for decades, will build a US$2 billion plant for electric vehicles in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

China-backed actors ‘stand out’ in threatening US infrastructure, panel hears

Beijing said to plot long-term strategy to incapacitate America’s power grid to ‘create options’ for mainland authorities and ‘sow chaos’.

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Hong Kong economy

Tech firms thrive in cross-border Hong Kong and Shenzhen innovation hub

Location offers a competitive edge through cheaper rents, subsidies for innovation and easier access to talent, firms say.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek on recruitment drive as start-up remains tight-lipped on new AI model

This marks the first time DeepSeek has published product-related job openings, as it has largely focused on fundamental AI model research.

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DeepSeek is also in the process of hiring a chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmakers put brakes on self-driving hype at Shanghai show

‘Safety’ is the big buzzword as firms adjust tone amid Beijing’s closer scrutiny after a fatal crash involving a driver-assistance system.

Visitors walk in front of the Geely booth during the Shanghai auto show on April 23, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Electric & new energy vehicles

Intel, Chinese partners ModelBest and Black Sesame push smart car systems

The collaborations reflect demand in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle market, for more computing power in sophisticated cockpits.

South Korea

DeepSeek sent data to Chinese servers without consent, South Korea probe finds

DeepSeek previously said it overlooked data protection laws when transferring input to a Beijing-based cloud service platform owned by ByteDance, the parent of TikTok.

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Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong, Zhejiang to boost links in 13 key areas including AI, smart cities

City leader John Lee also calls on entrepreneurs of Ningbo descent to invest in border innovation hub.

Hong Kong leader John Lee (standing second from left) at the signing ceremony with Zhejiang province officials. Photo: Handout

Video | Shanghai Auto Show 2025 roars to life

US-China trade war

‘Nothing like this in US’: for China’s robot makers, Trump’s tariffs don’t bite

Many firms say they feel little pressure to lower prices, as there are few viable alternatives to their products.

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Hong Kong science and tech

Is Hong Kong the key to helping mainland China’s rising tech stars go global?

Presence of mainland tech firms in Hong Kong would also improve local R&D landscape, observers say.

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BrainCo product experience officer Ni Mincheng uses brain waves to control robotic arms. Photo: Dickson Lee
Electric & new energy vehicles

Hesai to quadruple lidar output to extend lead in laser range finders

The company plans to boost production to 2 million units this year from about 502,000 units in 2024, founder and CEO David Li Yifan says.

ATX lidar sensors made by Hesai can identify conditions such as rain, fog and exhaust fumes in real time at a pixel level. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Shanghai chip firm doubles quarterly profit as China expands supply chain role

Semiconductor design firm Montage Technology is currently one of the world’s three main suppliers of connector chips to the DRAM market.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Japan’s Nissan looks to export China-made electric cars in global expansion push

Nissan displayed two new vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Show on Wednesday as part of an effort to launch 10 new-energy vehicles by mid-2027.

Video | Hong Kong’s leader visits top Chinese robotics, neurotech companies

Hong Kong’s leader in Hangzhou to visit top Chinese robotics, neurotech companies
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Tencent

WeChat helps Chinese tourists book tables at 870,000 dining spots across Japan

The Chinese-language version of Tabelog, a popular Japanese restaurant review website, is now available as a mini program on WeChat.

WeChat’s latest mini program offers mainland Chinese tourists in Japan the convenience of finding and booking tables at more than 800,000 dining establishments across the country. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Flurry of Chinese AI updates come amid tightening Nvidia restrictions

Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent have introduced updates to AI agents and visual applications in recent days.

Semiconductors

China’s memory chip giant issues rare recruitment ad for Japan unit

The hiring notice sheds light on CXMT’s Japanese subsidiary for the first time since it was established in 2020.

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