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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.
16 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
Artificial intelligence
China’s financial institutions draw line on OpenClaw as AI frenzy spreads
12 Mar 2026 - 3:24PM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese local governments offer OpenClaw subsidies as security questions linger
9 Mar 2026 - 9:30PM
Two Sessions 2026
China pledges full support for tech sector with broad range of new policies
China’s top economic officials outline plans to support tech firms with stock market reforms and measures to stimulate demand.
6 Mar 2026 - 9:05PM
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Employees work on a production line for electric flying cars in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing
China bets on AI-manufacturing integration to narrow digital gap with US
Beijing’s new five-year plan calls for digital economy to account for bigger share of GDP, backed by 28 major projects, 5G upgrades and data-focused industrial policy.
6 Mar 2026 - 9:08AM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s 5-year plan emphasises ‘orderly’ AI development amid market volatility
First announced in 2024, the AI Plus initiative includes a target of integrating AI into 90 per cent of China’s economy by 2030.
5 Mar 2026 - 11:57PM
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Two Sessions 2026
China’s tech leaders urge faster AI, robot adoption in ‘two sessions’ proposals
Tech leaders advocate for rapid AI and robotics growth, calling for policy support to boost industrial use and computing infrastructure.
4 Mar 2026 - 9:27PM
The focus of China’s “two sessions” will be on the 15th five-year plan from 2026 to 2030, which is expected to prioritise building China’s technological capabilities. Photo: Xiaomi
Artificial intelligence
AI-aided US strikes in Iran to intensify China tech self-reliance push: analysts
AI’s militarisation adds momentum to China’s drive for domestic chips and infrastructure, analysts say.
3 Mar 2026 - 10:42AM
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Autonomous vehicles
Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to edge rivals in crowded robotaxi field
WeRide says its world model has slashed costs to support global expansion, but investors question if it can deliver a lasting advantage.
2 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM
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.
26 Feb 2026 - 10:21AM
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Artificial intelligence
Indonesia telco chief warns of digital colonisation, backs China open-source AI
Indonesian executives stress that localisation and sovereignty are key to AI adoption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian market.
10 Feb 2026 - 11:00PM
From left are Jean Iau, SCMP reporter; Jo Miyake, head of banking, Asia and Middle East, corporate and institutional banking at HSBC; Qian Shihong, chief strategy officer at Huawei Indonesia; Vikram Sinha, president director and CEO at Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; and Sean Yuan, vice president at Alibaba Cloud International and general manager of South Pacific Region, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group. Photo: SCMP
Electric & new energy vehicles
AutoFlight unveils world’s largest flying car as China races to lead the skies
CATL-backed AutoFlight debuts Matrix, targeting global expansion, as Beijing moves to set standards for domestic eVTOL makers and operators.
8 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla launches China AI training centre as self-driving race accelerates
US EV giant opens hub to advance its Full Self-Driving software, as Chinese carmakers step up their own L3 autonomous driving plans.
6 Feb 2026 - 11:07PM
Artificial intelligence
China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services
The two cases are among five examples made public by SAMR as it steps up efforts to fight unfair competition in China’s AI industry.
6 Feb 2026 - 10:06PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI firms defend safety practices, push back on Western criticism
Chinese developers stress cultural context in AI safety, as domestic models narrow the gap with their US rivals to the closest level yet.
4 Feb 2026 - 12:01PM
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Concerns about the risks of Chinese AI models held back some global users from adopting them, with DeepSeek banned or restricted in more than 10 countries. Photo: Shutterstock
Fintech
HKMA launches quantum readiness and cybersecurity projects for banks in AI era
Banking regulator sets fintech road map with quantum index and measures to boost security, data quality and skills.
3 Feb 2026 - 9:37PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen ramps up AI app race with Spring Festival giveaway blitz
Alibaba unveils US$432 million campaign to push mass-market adoption of its AI as rivalry with Tencent, Baidu and ByteDance intensifies.
2 Feb 2026 - 8:51PM
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Semiconductors
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch
Taiwan trip highlights supply chain strains, with Huang saying Nvidia alone could potentially require TSMC to more than double its capacity.
1 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM
TSMC is doing an incredible job, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, who is seen with TSMC CEO C C Wei in Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce
China slaps US$3.7 million fine on Kuaishou for live-streaming e-commerce breach
The penalty reflects a broader regulatory crackdown on content and operations deemed undesirable or harmful on Chinese online platforms.
5 Feb 2026 - 8:51PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s cloud giants race to support Moltbot, the ‘AI that actually does things’
Hyperscalers embrace the AI agent, which can execute tasks without step-by-step instructions, but privacy concerns loom large.
29 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply
Jensen Huang’s expansion plan highlights Silicon Valley chip designer’s reliance on TSMC as AI demand accelerates.
29 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM
Semiconductors
Beijing weighs H200 imports amid uncertainty for China tech giants
More than 400,000 H200 chips reportedly approved for ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent as China balances AI needs with tech self-reliance push.
29 Jan 2026 - 7:27PM
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The first batch of Nvidia chip shipments is expected to go to China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
Iluvatar CoreX targets Nvidia’s Rubin with GPU road map amid China chip push
Chinese chip designer outlines a multi-year GPU plan to outperform Nvidia’s next-generation Rubin platform within two years.
27 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes one of world’s first AI models to operate in orbit
The entire Qwen-3 process – from uploading queries to on-orbit inference and sending results back to Earth – took less than two minutes.
28 Jan 2026 - 11:16AM
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China travel
China’s Trip.com probe targets algorithms, prices after vendor anger: analysts
Regulators accuse one of the world’s biggest travel platforms of abusing market power, with analysts warning of wider industry scrutiny.
24 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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