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Honor gives a preview of its robot phone, which features a fold-out gimbal-attached camera, ahead of MWC Barcelona. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

China’s Honor debuts robot phone and humanoid companion in push into AI hardware

Robot phone – featuring motorised arm that tracks motion and interacts with users through camera movement – unveiled ahead of MWC Barcelona.

Smartphones

China’s Xiaomi steps up global push with flagship smartphone 17 series launch

Autonomous vehicles

Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to edge rivals in crowded robotaxi field

Robotics

Germany’s Merz meets China’s tech vanguard, including Alibaba and Unitree CEOs

Hangzhou visit reflects Germany’s attempt to work further with the engines of China’s digital and robotics economy.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is given a tour of Unitree by CEO Wang Xingxing. Photo: DPA
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is given a tour of Unitree by CEO Wang Xingxing. Photo: DPA
Smartphones

Huawei targets global comeback with Mate 80 Pro smartphone, new smartwatch

The handset’s launch in Madrid marks Huawei’s renewed push into the global smartphone market.

E-commerce

JD.com renews on-demand delivery fight with US$2.9 billion in grocery subsidies

JD.com says the subsidies will make the ‘Billion-Yuan Supermarket’ its largest subsidised product category, surpassing electronics.

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China technology

China computing tech stalwarts Hygon, Sugon post revenue surge amid AI boom

Their strong 2025 revenue reflects a broader trend across China to increase support for domestic technology suppliers.

A Hygon accelerator used in artificial intelligence model training and inference. Photo: Hygon
A Hygon accelerator used in artificial intelligence model training and inference. Photo: Hygon
Huawei

China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance

In a rare instance of collaboration, the Chinese tech titan will partner with US and European firms to improve standards in the field.

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Artificial intelligence

Nvidia reports record earnings quarter as China’s H200 sales freeze persists

Nvidia warns China market for powerful GPU remains uncertain, even as data centre revenue surges to new highs.

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Semiconductors

Why SJ Semiconductor matters in China’s race to build home-grown AI chips

SJ Semiconductor’s listing highlights the growing role of chip packaging in China’s strategy to narrow the technology gap.

SJ Semiconductor, a key player in China’s advanced chip packaging sector, has received approval to list on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market. Photo: Shutterstock
ByteDance

ByteDance valuation said to hit record US$550 billion in proposed equity sale

Pending sale by US private equity firm General Atlantic shows ByteDance’s valuation has surged from US$400 billion as recently as mid-2025.

The ByteDance logo is seen at the company’s office building in Shanghai, on July 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters
The ByteDance logo is seen at the company’s office building in Shanghai, on July 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Xiaomi deepens push into chips and AI as peers race to develop humanoid robotics

Xiaomi bets big on core technologies, including operating systems, to position itself as a deep-tech player amid China’s self-reliance push.

Artificial intelligence

AI apps soar in China as Lunar New Year giveaway battle boosts user growth

Tech firms score win as AI assistants become part of holiday consumption – from buying food and booking travel to planning entertainment.

Huawei

Huawei’s revenues surge to US$127 billion as it continues to defy US sanctions

Last year’s revenue was the second highest on record for the Shenzhen-based company, with its highest ever being 891 billion yuan in 2020.

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The Huawei logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 2025. Photo: dpa
Artificial intelligence

China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US amid fierce rivalry

ByteDance, Baidu, Alibaba Cloud and MiniMax are among the firms now actively recruiting fresh talent in the US.

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Major Chinese technology companies are ramping up recruitment of artificial intelligence and semiconductor talent in key US tech hubs. Photo: Shutterstock
Major Chinese technology companies are ramping up recruitment of artificial intelligence and semiconductor talent in key US tech hubs. Photo: Shutterstock
Tencent

Why China’s tech giants cannot afford to lose the global AI race

AI rivalry is challenging the traditional strategies of China’s ‘big tech’ firms and how they have monetised their products in the past.

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Artificial intelligence

How Chinese AI put a new spin on Winter Olympics action

Chinese tech firms have been using the Milano Cortina Games to showcase their capabilities to a global audience.

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Artificial intelligence

The next interface race: how AI is bringing smart glasses into focus

LLVision CEO Wu Fei explains how advances in AI and hardware are pushing smart glasses closer to everyday use.

LLVision’s Leion Hey2 focuses on real-time translation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas. Photo: Wency Chen
LLVision’s Leion Hey2 focuses on real-time translation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas. Photo: Wency Chen
Artificial intelligence

China’s tech giants report huge gains from Spring Festival marketing blitz

ByteDance’s viral video generation model Seedance 2.0 was closely integrated with the Spring Festival gala’s programming on Monday night.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint millennial, Gen Z stars as chief scientists

Young talent drive AI innovation at Chinese tech firms, focusing on fundamental research and strategic planning for future technologies.

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Robotics

China’s Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output after viral success of annual gala

With shipments set to jump and investors watching closely, Unitree is positioning itself at the forefront of China’s humanoid robotics push.

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Shaolin meets silicon: Unitree’s humanoid robots perform routines alongside human martial artists at China’s Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the next leap in robotics. Photo: CCTV
Artificial intelligence

Global AI race heats up as Chinese tech giant releases new model

With multimodal capabilities and open weights, Qwen-3.5 signals Alibaba’s ambition to anchor the next phase of global AI deployment.

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Qwen 3.5 has performed on par with leading systems from US heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. Photo: Shutterstock
Qwen 3.5 has performed on par with leading systems from US heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Humanoids go mainstream as China’s robotics champions appear at CCTV spectacle

ByteDance, Unitree, RedNote, Bilibili and Kuaishou among the firms involved in the unparalleled nationwide marketing opportunity.

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Artificial intelligence

ByteDance ‘strengthening safeguards’ after Seedance AI video controversy

Pledge comes after Hollywood, governments speak out against tool amid deluge of video clips featuring celebrities, copyrighted characters.

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Artificial intelligence

Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war

Companies should ‘uphold a fair and competitive’ environment to ‘foster innovation and healthy development’, regulator says.

An advertisement for ByteDance’s cloud and AI service platform Volcano Engine and chatbot Doubao hangs in Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing on February 5, 2026. Photo: AFP
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