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EV battery maker CATL seeks new growth in clean tech ahead of Hong Kong listing
The company is exploring overseas expansion opportunities and revving up its charging robot initiative through its subsidiary CharGo.
18 May 2025 - 3:00PM
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Video gaming
Chinese esports giant NIP sets global targets with Abu Dhabi expansion
18 May 2025 - 12:07PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia’s two-ton AI systems not easily smuggled to China, CEO says
17 May 2025 - 5:13PM
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Alibaba
Alibaba cements AI leadership as cloud unit reports fastest growth since 2022
Internally, the company is also betting big on the integration of AI technologies with its traditional e-commerce business.
16 May 2025 - 9:30PM
The Alibaba logo is seen on a smartphone screen in this arranged photograph taken March 20, 2025. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Tencent
China’s lack of advanced chips hinders adoption of AI models: Tencent executive
Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.
16 May 2025 - 8:00PM
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek offers new details on using 2,048 Nvidia chips to train its V3 model
In a paper co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng, the start-up attributes its success to a hardware-software co-design approach.
16 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s chip unit doubled revenue last year on back of firm’s smartphone growth
HiSilicon recorded a surge in revenue in 2024, driven by strong sales of Huawei’s Pura 70 and Mate 70 handsets, according to Counterpoint Research.
16 May 2025 - 6:00PM
Huawei’s Mate 60, Pura 70 and Mate 70 smartphones use similar Kirin 9000-series chips produced entirely domestically. Photo: Huawei
US-China tech war
US curbs on Huawei chips add uncertainty to China’s AI investment
New guidance on US export rules could deter Chinese firms with global ambitions from using Huawei processors, analysts say.
16 May 2025 - 4:46PM
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Artificial intelligence
AI platform finds waning usage of DeepSeek as Kuaishou surges in video
Only 3 per cent of queries on the Quora-owned platform went to DeepSeek-R1 by the end of April, down from a peak of 7 per cent in February.
15 May 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China deploys world’s biggest fleet of driverless mining trucks
The project aligns with the nation’s broader push to upgrade traditional industries with AI and other advanced technologies.
15 May 2025 - 7:00PM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s quarterly revenue grows 7% as ‘all-in on AI’ strategy pays off
The Hangzhou-based company’s adjusted earnings rose 36 per cent year on year to 32.6 billion yuan in the March quarter.
15 May 2025 - 9:16PM
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The Alibaba.com logo is seen in this image taken January 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Tencent
How AI investments are paying off for Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent
Tencent CEO Pony Ma says strategic AI investments ‘create value for users and society’, while generating substantial returns for the firm.
15 May 2025 - 6:00PM
Apple
Trump says he told Apple CEO: ‘I don’t want you building in India’
The comments throw a wrench into Apple’s plan to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India rather than China.
15 May 2025 - 5:05PM
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Smartphones
US smartphone shipments jumped 30% in March on tariff anticipation
Manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung increased shipments ahead of US announcement of new tariffs.
15 May 2025 - 10:12AM
Semiconductors
Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips
Huawei’s significance in China’s AI sector stems from its ability to produce advanced chips that rival Nvidia’s in performance.
15 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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Huawei’s logo seen on its building in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France, January 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI stalwart Zhipu eyes expansion on back of Belt and Road Initiative
Zhipu AI’s plan reflects intensifying efforts by both Chinese and US companies to widen the global adoption of their AI systems.
14 May 2025 - 7:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Trump’s Mideast visit clears path for advanced AI chip deals led by Nvidia
The deals are taking shape, while Trump visits the Middle East to forge deeper ties that put US technology initiatives at centre stage.
14 May 2025 - 5:56PM
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Tencent
Tencent posts strong quarterly revenue as video gaming giant bets big on AI
The tech giant reported US$25 billion in revenue for the first quarter, its largest ever for a three-month period, beating estimates.
15 May 2025 - 2:02PM
Tencent reported a 13 per cent surge in revenue for the first quarter, above estimates of 10 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
E-commerce
Beijing tells food delivery giants to simmer down as feud gets too hot to handle
Five government agencies, led by the State Administration for Market Regulation, urged the instant commerce giants to follow competition regulation.
14 May 2025 - 5:00PM
Foxconn
Foxconn profit surges amid AI boom, but trade tensions cloud outlook
The Taiwanese iPhone assembler and AI server maker reported a 91 per cent leap in first-quarter profit but downgraded its full-year outlook.
14 May 2025 - 4:06PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba pushes global adoption of Qwen3 AI models via more developer platforms
The Qwen3 family of AI models can now be deployed via large language model platforms Ollama, LM Studio, SGLang and vLLM.
13 May 2025 - 6:08PM
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E-commerce
China’s Meituan to bring Keeta food delivery to Brazil under US$1 billion deal
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presided over the deal-signing event in Beijing.
13 May 2025 - 2:08PM
Meituan founder and CEO Wang Xing (left) meets Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Handout
Smartphones
Samsung debuts Galaxy S25 Edge, as smartphones go slimmer
The US$1,099 device is 5.8mm thick and comes months ahead of Apple’s slimmed-down iPhone 17.
13 May 2025 - 10:49AM
Robotics
Huawei, UBTech team up to bring humanoid robots to factories and homes
The partnership aims to establish smart factories, leveraging Huawei’s strengths in self-developed AI processors.
12 May 2025 - 9:59PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s StepFun aims to stand out in AI race with multimodal models
Players in China’s AI industry are struggling to differentiate their products after DeepSeek’s success triggered a surge in reasoning models.
12 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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