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Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers opening remarks during the Unesco Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, in Bangkok on June 25, 2025. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens

Unesco hosted a forum in Bangkok this week to drive the adoption of its AI ethics recommendations.

Digital currencies

Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition

Made in China 2025

How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

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Apple

Apple joins China’s subsidy scheme to lift sales amid heated local competition

Consumers in Beijing and Shanghai can avail themselves of discounts of up to US$278 on select models of Apple devices, including the iPhone.

Apple has started offering discounts under the government subsidy scheme through its own domestic retail channels. Photo: Shutterstock
Apple has started offering discounts under the government subsidy scheme through its own domestic retail channels. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

Anker, Romoss recall over 1.2 million power banks amid fire risks

Anker has stopped selling the affected portable chargers, and is urging customers to return them for a refund or replacement.

Alibaba

Alibaba folds delivery app and travel agency into e-commerce group

CEO Eddie Wu said the restructuring ‘marks a strategic upgrade from an e-commerce platform to a comprehensive consumer platform’.

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Blockchain

Hong Kong Web3 group issues blueprint for accelerating blockchain development

Web3 Harbour, in collaboration with PwC Hong Kong, will launch five action groups in August on stablecoins, funds and other critical segments.

Visitors attend the Web 3 Festival at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 14, 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Visitors attend the Web 3 Festival at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 14, 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
TikTok

TikTok ‘continues to work with’ Vance on deal as its US fate remains uncertain

TikTok said it was ‘grateful’ for Trump’s deadline extension to September 17, which would allow it to keep serving its 170 million US users.

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TikTok

TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations

Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global

‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.

Visitors look at a display at the booth of SemiDrive Technology at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Getty Images
Robotics

China’s robotics market set to double in four years: Morgan Stanley

Robotics is a key part of the Made in China 2025 initiative, launched a decade ago to position the country at the forefront of hi-tech industries.

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A humanoid robot walks down the runway at a fashion show in Tianjin, northern China. Photo: Xinhua
A humanoid robot walks down the runway at a fashion show in Tianjin, northern China. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

Taiwan blacklists leading chipmakers Huawei, SMIC amid US-China tech rivalry

The move will further tighten existing loopholes and curb collaboration between Chinese firms on the entity list and Taiwanese tech leaders.

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Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong plans new AI supercomputing centre to boost tech hub status

The facilities will provide computing power for the Greater Bay Area and beyond, says innovation chief Sun Dong during a tech show in Paris.

Automotive industry

Hong Kong to allow drones with higher payloads to boost low-altitude economy

Laws and regulations are being amended to promote the development of the low-altitude economy, deputy financial secretary says.

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Visitors at Xpeng’s booth at the Hong Kong International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo on Thursday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Ant Group

Ant International and Ant Digital to seek stablecoin licences in Hong Kong

The two Ant units’ move aligns with its global ambitions as other companies, including rival JD.com, line up to issue fiat-backed cryptocurrencies.

Ant International is one of the largest tech firms yet to announce its intention to issue a stablecoin in Hong Kong. Photo: Ant International
Ant International is one of the largest tech firms yet to announce its intention to issue a stablecoin in Hong Kong. Photo: Ant International
Blockchain

With early stablecoin law, Hong Kong looks to keep edge as finance hub

Hong Kong is looking to ‘secure a leading role in global payment systems’, one analyst says, as law comes ahead of a similar US stablecoin bill.

Artificial intelligence

iFlytek says using local chips in AI models extends development time by 3 months

Liu’s comments show how some Chinese tech companies are determined to improve their AI capabilities without access to Nvidia chips.

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China manufacturing

China plans to turn Shenzhen into AI and aviation hub amid US sanctions

Beijing is deepening reforms to accelerate the development of emerging industries in the Chinese tech hub, which faces a barrage of US trade curbs.

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Shenzhen plans to focus on accelerating the development of local hi-tech industries, as it grapples with the impact of US tariffs and export controls. Photo: Getty Images
Shenzhen plans to focus on accelerating the development of local hi-tech industries, as it grapples with the impact of US tariffs and export controls. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors

Chinese academy launches automated system to speed up chip design

The system, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses AI for semiconductor design, dispensing with the need for human developers.

Semiconductors

A quantum leap: Chinese institute begins photonic chip production

Photonic chips are a critical hardware component for quantum computing and high-speed optical communications.

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Business of climate change

China’s solar panel makers seek antidote to market ills as glut, price war, tariffs bite

Market players should aim for technological innovation, enabling higher profit margins and sustainable growth, GCL founder Zhu says.

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Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province in January 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Chinese premier urges faster tech applications amid US export controls

China needs to move swiftly to turn new technologies into real-world products, Premier Li Qiang says.

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China is accelerating efforts to become technologically self-sufficient, as the United States restricts exports of a string of strategic technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
China is accelerating efforts to become technologically self-sufficient, as the United States restricts exports of a string of strategic technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
Robotics

China turns to robots for elderly care with national pilot programme

Amid a demographic crisis, the government is encouraging the use of robots to care for senior citizens in institutional and home settings.

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Start-ups

Hong Kong backs start-ups at VivaTech show in push for European market

Local start-ups from HKSTP and Cyberport will appear at the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at VivaTech from June 11 to 14.

DJI

China’s top drone maker DJI comes down to earth with launch of robotic cleaner

Shenzhen-based DJI will introduce a combo vacuum-mopping robot this month, a project that has been in development for four years.

The DJI logo is displayed at the Cebit 2017 exhibition in Germany. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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OpenAI: Zhipu AI is fuelling China’s global push for US tech alternatives

A Zhipu AI booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Xiaomi enters ‘smart glasses war’ with first AI-powered eyewear

People walk past a Xiaomi store in downtown Beijing on September 8, 2021. Photo: Simon Song

Tech

Alibaba touts world’s first AI model to detect stomach cancer

The AI system analyses images from CT scans. Photo: Shutterstock

China Economy

Will China lead the next wave of AI, robotics evolution? Unitree CEO thinks so

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Wang Xingxing, CEO of robotics start-up Unitree, speaks during a “Summer Davos” panel. Photo: Handout

China Economy

China’s top lawmakers review first report on new tech-driven growth model

A machinist debugs humanoid robots at Zhongguancun International Innovation Center in Beijing, China. Photo: Xinhua
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