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Artificial intelligence

How China could dominate AI ‘tokenomics’ with vast power grids, low-cost models

As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge.

Robotics

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

US-China relations

TP-Link’s Chinese founder Jeffrey Chao seeks US$1 million Trump Gold Card visa

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Alibaba

Alibaba targets US$100b in annual cloud, AI revenue despite results miss

T-Head, mentioned for the first time in the company’s earnings, has shipped more than 470,000 AI chips as of February.

Alibaba has positioned AI and cloud computing as its primary growth engines. Photo: AP
Alibaba has positioned AI and cloud computing as its primary growth engines. Photo: AP
Tencent

China’s Tencent pledges new wave of AI investment as it bets on WeChat agents

The tech giant reported a 17 per cent increase in net income last year, in line with analysts’ predictions, as fervour over AI agents grips China.

Nvidia

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

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Art

Pony Ma’s new museum takes shape in Shenzhen, led by Pi Li

Rong Museum of Art, a flower-like structure within the M80 Campus in Shenzhen’s Houhai district, will open in 2027.

A computer-generated image of the M80 Campus in Shenzhen’s Houhai area. Rong Museum of Art is going to be one of four towers forming the M80 Campus. Photo: Buro Ole Scheeren
A computer-generated image of the M80 Campus in Shenzhen’s Houhai area. Rong Museum of Art is going to be one of four towers forming the M80 Campus. Photo: Buro Ole Scheeren
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba reshuffles AI units into a new ‘Token Hub’ group, led by CEO Eddie Wu

Intended to increase AI coordination, the group will sit alongside Alibaba Cloud and the company’s e-commerce divisions.

Semiconductors

Precision strike: China targets US, Japan stranglehold on photoresist supply

Essential material for advanced semiconductor processes expected to enter stage of accelerated breakthroughs, major Chinese supplier says.

Artificial intelligence

China AI start-up Moonshot snags funds at US$18 billion valuation

Firm aims to raise US$1 billion, which would more than quadruple its valuation compared with three months ago.

Speed of Moonshot AI’s fundraising reflects growing investor appetite for a group of Chinese start-ups vying with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance said to hold Seedance AI video tool launch after copyright row

Reported moves follows copyright complaints by Disney and other Hollywood studios.

ByteDance had been aiming to make ​the new video model available to customers worldwide in mid-March. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
ByteDance had been aiming to make ​the new video model available to customers worldwide in mid-March. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Apple

Apple reduces App Store commissions in China, to applause from Tencent, NetEase

Move has ‘long-term constructive significance for the overall prosperity of China’s mobile app ecosystem’, gaming company NetEase says.

Artificial intelligence

China’s OpenClaw users paid to install viral AI. Now they spend to remove it

The shift comes as top cybersecurity expert warns country now home to 40 per cent of global assets linked to OpenClaw.

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CATL

CATL profit jump fuels Hong Kong battery stocks amid global energy storage boom

The company’s strong results and energy storage push spark gains for battery makers listed in Hong Kong and mainland China.

CATL shares surged 9 per cent on Wednesday, following another 9 per cent gain the previous day. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

China’s chip exports surge 73% as AI demand fuels semiconductor growth

Chip exports hit US$43.3 billion in January and February, outpacing China’s overall export growth of 21.8 per cent in the same period.

Semiconductor chips under process at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
Semiconductor chips under process at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China’s chip industry seeks more state support for AI dominance

Scholars and entrepreneurs in semiconductor sector urge Beijing to regulate prices of AI computing power, leverage strategic raw materials and fund tech solutions for self-reliance.

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Artificial intelligence

Middle East crisis, global memory crunch dim AI smartphone buzz at MWC 2026

Industry excitement over AI-powered devices tempered by supply chain risks from Iran conflict and memory shortage affecting shipments.

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Artificial intelligence

ZTE’s computing revenue jumps 150% amid AI boom, but profits fall 33%

A boom in computing and data-centre sales helped lift revenue, but weaker demand for traditional telecom equipment weighed on profits.

ZTE’s transition towards computing infrastructure reflects a broader push in China’s technology sector to expand AI computing capacity. Photo: Shutterstock
ZTE’s transition towards computing infrastructure reflects a broader push in China’s technology sector to expand AI computing capacity. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Trump sued in bid to undo approval of TikTok’s US sale

The lawsuit is the first legal challenge to the deal with China’s ByteDance, but does not seek to force a US ban on the short-video platform.

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E-commerce

JD.com posts quarterly loss amid costly instant delivery battle

Profit for 2025 cut in half amid expensive fight with Alibaba and Meituan, as well as dampened consumer spending.

Alibaba

Alibaba task force, led by CEO Eddie Wu, will focus on AI model development

Wu affirmed in his letter that Alibaba would ‘uphold our open-source model strategy’ and scale up investment in AI.

Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming speaks at the opening of the company’s Apsara Conference in 2024. Photo: Weibo
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba recruits Google DeepMind contributor to join Qwen AI team: sources

Zhou Hao to join as head of post-training research, sources say, as technical lead Lin Junyang departs in reshuffle.

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In recent months, Alibaba has accelerated efforts to monetise growing global adoption of its Qwen AI models. Photo: Shutterstock
In recent months, Alibaba has accelerated efforts to monetise growing global adoption of its Qwen AI models. Photo: Shutterstock
Taiwan

US investors now own 23% of Taiwan’s equity market amid AI boom

US investors currently hold about 23 per cent of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s total market capitalisation.

Smartphones

Will Apple’s low-cost iPhone 17e make a splash in China’s smartphone market?

Presales for the new entry-level iPhone start on Wednesday, with a wide release set for March 11.

Made in China 2025

Xiaomi tests humanoid robots as firm plans to deploy ‘large number’ in 5 years

Xiaomi robots operated autonomously for three continuous hours, successfully completing assembly tasks without human intervention.

Xiaomi’s CEO and chairman, Lei Jun, said a trial in the firm’s car production facility saw robots operating autonomously for three continuous hours, successfully completing assembly tasks without human intervention. Photo: Xiaomi
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