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Explicit content flooded Kuaishou’s high-traffic live rooms for more than an hour on Monday night, reports say. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s Kuaishou hit by breach as explicit content floods live-streaming rooms

Short-video platform’s services are thrown into chaos on Monday night after the cyberattack it blames on ‘black and grey industries’.

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22 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market

22 Dec 2025 - 7:30AMvideocam

Made in China 2025

Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?

China’s battery makers raise prices amid lithium rebound and global AI energy demand.

19 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

Deegares says it is raising prices of lithium batteries by 15 per cent. Photo: Handout

Made in China 2025

China’s new drug insurance: lifeline for patients or squeeze on big firms?

New insurance formulary trims costs of Alzheimer’s and cancer therapies and marks a small win for global novel drug makers.

17 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market

Deregulation to legalise L3 technology represents a leap forward in commercialising autonomous driving systems in China.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM

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Artificial intelligence

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.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM

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

Artificial intelligence

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.

15 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM

Artificial intelligence

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.

15 Dec 2025 - 5:09PM

China stock market

Investors brace as Beijing’s policy huddle tests China’s stock rebound

With China’s stock rally fading, markets are pinning their hopes on the Central Economic Work Conference for signs of clearer policy support.

10 Dec 2025 - 3:10PM

Investors widely expect Beijing to maintain a proactive fiscal stance and accommodative monetary policy in 2026. Photo: EPA

Crypto exchange Gate weighs Hong Kong licence return amid high compliance costs

Hong Kong’s policies pose some difficulties and covering the cost of operating locally is difficult, founder and CEO Lin Han says.

8 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM

Lin Han, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Gate. Photo: Handout

Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing’s crackdown

This was the mainland associations’ first warning to members as Chinese authorities have explicitly targeted RWA tokenisation.

6 Dec 2025 - 12:47PM

HashKey’s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing’s regulatory scrutiny

HashKey is likely to debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange within the next two to three months ‘if it receives adequate investor interest’.

4 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.

3 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM

Tsinghua University’s Institute of Embodied AI and Robotics will integrate resources from its different schools. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer ‘embodied intelligence’ as a new major.

2 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM

Beijing Institute of Technology plans to recruit 120 students for the first batch of the embodied intelligence course. Photo: Shutterstock

Does tokenisation in China risk a repeat of the P2P lending crisis?

Tokenisation provides value, but the interest of multilevel marketers raises ‘genuine concerns’, forum speaker says.

1 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

Hong Kong’s rise as a fintech hub is due to the concerted regulatory push, with the city competing with Singapore for regional leadership.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

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China’s proposed new regulations on power banks worry producers and consumers

The proposed rules will significantly raise the bar for ‘safe’ power banks, potentially banning them from plane cabins.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:03PM

Current regulations only permit power banks with China Compulsory Certification to be brought onboard domestic flights. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek, Alibaba researchers endorse China’s AI regulatory framework

China’s AI regulatory framework is taking shape as its open-source systems gain popularity worldwide, according to paper.

28 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM

TikTok names former Boeing executive as US public policy chief

Ojakli, who previously oversaw government affairs at Ford Motor and Softbank, will begin his new role December 1.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:20AM

UBTech humanoid robots to patrol China-Vietnam border crossings

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

25 Nov 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

A UBTech humanoid robot seen at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing in July. Photo: Reuters

China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards

Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.

25 Nov 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

Unitree founder Wang Xingxing (left) and AgiBot co-founder Peng Zhihui have been named to China’s new robotics standardisation committee. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments

Tokenisation could increase the efficiency of corporate treasury centres, which help clients manage global finances, market players say.

24 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM

China ‘cements global AI leadership’ as Hong Kong builds niche as innovation hub

Beijing’s state-led strategy is among governance models shaping AI competitiveness worldwide, think tank Deep Knowledge Group says.

19 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

China consumption

Shanghai dreams of a new era of ‘AI restaurants’. But can diners stomach it?

The Chinese city aims to pioneer a new age of ‘smart dining’, where automated kitchens, robot servers and data-driven menus are the norm.

16 Nov 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

A server robot waits tables at a restaurant in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. Automation is rapidly spreading in China’s vast catering sector, with Shanghai aiming to accelerate the rollout of new technologies. Photo: Xinhua

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