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Made in China 2025

Fosun Pharma unit licenses lung cancer drug to Eisai in US$1.55 billion deal

The deal comes as Chinese novel drug makers are having more say in how their new medicines are developed with global partners.

Robotics

China’s humanoid makers pivot from ‘body’ to ‘brain’ as commercial race heats up

Solar energy

How Elon Musk’s space-based AI vision sparked a Chinese solar stock frenzy

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Artificial intelligence

China’s chip champion Moore Threads sees beyond silicon with push into AI coding

Moore Threads is betting on AI coding software to complement its flagship GPU, as the battle for developer tools intensifies.

Moore Threads’ MTT S400 GPU. Photo: Handout
Moore Threads’ MTT S400 GPU. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

When context is everything, AI models still struggle in the real world: Tencent

Despite rapid advances, today’s top AI models are still “brittle” in messy, real-world environments, according to new Tencent research.

Semiconductors

GaN pioneer Innoscience expands AI footprint with Google hardware collaboration

Innoscience claims to be the world’s first to achieve mass production of eight-inch silicon-based GaN wafers.

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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.

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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
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
Semiconductors

Mainland memory firms eye Hong Kong for funds to fuel ‘global ambitions’

Several suppliers aim to follow in the footsteps of Montage Technology, which is set to raise US$896 million and debuts next week.

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.

Artificial intelligence

Funding surge powers Chinese robotics firms as focus shifts to humanoid ‘brains’

State-backed funds, Big Tech drive fresh capital into robotics companies, betting on operating systems that underpin humanoid intelligence.

A humanoid robot at the Beijng World of Robots. A new wave of firms is emerging with capital directed towards robotic software and operating systems. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Compact AI model from China’s StepFun outshines rivals from DeepSeek, Moonshot

StepFun says its lightweight model Step 3.5 Flash aims to redefine efficiency and reasoning in China’s growing AI race.

Chinese AI developers are rushing to launch new models around the Lunar New Year to capitalise on the festive season. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese AI developers are rushing to launch new models around the Lunar New Year to capitalise on the festive season. Photo: Shutterstock
Macau

Uber enters first Asian market in years with Macau relaunch

Riders can hail taxis in the gambling hub, or reserve limo service to and from Hong Kong, via the Uber app from Tuesday.

Artificial intelligence

‘Value for money’: OpenClaw picks Chinese AI models for cost edge over US rivals

OpenClaw adds Moonshot AI’s Kimi and MiniMax as Chinese open-source AI models gain global appeal for cost and performance.

Artificial intelligence

Red packet rumble: will Tencent’s cash giveaway work again in crowded AI market?

Analysts say strong competition from ByteDance, DeepSeek, Ant Group and Alibaba may prevent Tencent’s Yuanbao from repeating WeChat glory.

Tencent’s Yuanbao has launched a campaign that gives out cash through digital red packets. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

Alibaba’s Spring Festival campaign will be launched across its ecosystem that includes shopping platform Taobao and on-demand retail and food-delivery service Shangou. Photo: Simon Song
Alibaba’s Spring Festival campaign will be launched across its ecosystem that includes shopping platform Taobao and on-demand retail and food-delivery service Shangou. Photo: Simon Song
Artificial intelligence

China’s AI labs race to debut latest models before Lunar New Year

More firms expected to follow Alibaba and Moonshot with model releases, as the festival becomes a key period to establish visibility.

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.

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Robotics

‘Optimus chain’: Chinese suppliers form backbone of Tesla’s humanoid robot plans

Tesla’s pivot to producing humanoid robots is expected to engage a network of key Chinese component makers.

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Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is seen on display at a company showroom in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo: Shutterstock
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is seen on display at a company showroom in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Profits rise for China’s semiconductor firms on AI boom, tech self-reliance push

Domestic A-share companies in the sector are forecast to achieve substantial growth in their 2025 results, according to Donghai Securities.

Semiconductors

Chinese firms set for market growth as the global memory super cycle heats up

Eye-watering DRAM prices are bad news for consumers and smartphone brands, but present an opportunity for Chinese firms led by CXMT and YMTC.

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Artificial intelligence

Ant Group’s open-source push aims to move robots from lab demos to real-world work

Flashy robots can dance and backflip on cue, but Ant Group is betting open-source AI can take them beyond scripted moves.

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has open-sourced its first ever artificial intelligence models designed to make robots intelligent enough to be highly productive in the real world. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts

The two firms’ actions are poised to further intensify the global AI arms race.

ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo wants to optimise efficiency across the firm’s AI infrastructure. Photo: Shutterstock
ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo wants to optimise efficiency across the firm’s AI infrastructure. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba AI chip push hits 100,000 mark, beating local rival Cambricon: sources

The milestone underscores Alibaba’s growing footprint in AI hardware, as Chinese firms accelerate efforts to build home-grown processors.

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.

Semiconductors

Alibaba’s T-Head unit unveils details of AI chip designed to rival Nvidia’s GPUs

The launch of the Zhenwu 810E marks the latest initiative by China’s Big Tech firms to develop a domestic alternative to Nvidia’s AI chips.

T-Head, the semiconductor design arm of Alibaba, promotes its Zhenwu 810E chip as capable for both AI training and inference. Photo: Handout
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