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Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech firm secures Pfizer deal despite trade tensions
Pfizer will produce the drug, which targets lung and colorectal cancers, in the US and take a US$100 million stake in China’s 3SBio.
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Alibaba
Alibaba lands US$250 million convertible bonds deal with selfie app giant Meitu
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Artificial intelligence
China accuses ‘AI tigers’ Zhipu, Moonshot of collecting excessive data
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Artificial intelligence
Google unveils flurry of upgrades as AI threatens search business
The tech giant has announced an AI mode for all search users in the US, as well as more advanced capabilities via subscriptions.
21 May 2025 - 10:09AM
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during the company’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba and DeepSeek’s home province aims to become AI hub through big spending
A new plan from the Zhejiang government will see billions of yuan spent through 2027 to support AI companies and attract ‘top talent’.
21 May 2025 - 7:00AM
E-commerce
Alibaba.com sees jump in US buyer activity after US-China tariff truce
Inquiries from the US on Alibaba’s B2B marketplace surged over 40 per cent the week after Washington and Beijing hit pause on the trade war.
20 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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Smartphones
China smartphone exports to US, including iPhones, plunge to lowest since 2011
China’s smartphone exports slid 72 per cent to just under US$700 million in April, as Trump’s tariffs campaign disrupts tech supply chains.
20 May 2025 - 7:38PM
The drop in China’s smartphone exports to the US underscore how Trump’s tariffs are choking off the flow of big-ticket goods between the two countries. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’
Huang said AI was a ‘full-stack thing’, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was ‘nonsensical’.
20 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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Semiconductors
Xiaomi’s new 3-nanometre chip takes on rival products from Apple, Qualcomm
The chip marks another milestone for China’s technology self-sufficiency drive amid tightened US export controls on advanced semiconductors.
20 May 2025 - 7:55PM
Xiaomi
Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says
Lei said Xiaomi has allocated US$6.9 billion for semiconductor development in China over a 10-year period.
19 May 2025 - 8:18PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech
In his keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Jensen Huang said Nvidia secured a lease for a new property and is partnering with local firms, including Foxconn.
19 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote speech for Computex 2025 in Taipei on May 19. Photo: AFP
Robotics
China’s industrial robot output soars, as Unitree and UBTech take lead
Production of industrial robots in April outpaced increases seen in earlier months amid national enthusiasm around the technology.
19 May 2025 - 5:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
EV battery maker CATL seeks new growth in clean tech ahead of Hong Kong listing
The company is exploring overseas expansion opportunities and revving up its charging robot initiative through its subsidiary CharGo.
18 May 2025 - 3:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong healthcare investor looks for biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ in China
ORI Capital is planning a US$350 million fund to focus on Chinese biotech, with hopes that AI will help beat the market.
17 May 2025 - 9:00AM
Tencent
China’s lack of advanced chips hinders adoption of AI models: Tencent executive
Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.
16 May 2025 - 8:00PM
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Tencent president Martin Lau says the company “just sort of has to manage” the latest US chip export restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek
DeepSeek offers new details on using 2,048 Nvidia chips to train its V3 model
In a paper co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng, the start-up attributes its success to a hardware-software co-design approach.
16 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
US curbs on Huawei chips add uncertainty to China’s AI investment
New guidance on US export rules could deter Chinese firms with global ambitions from using Huawei processors, analysts say.
16 May 2025 - 4:46PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV maker Xpeng launches AI-chip powered P7 to take on Model 3, SU7
The next-generation P7 will start from about US$41,630 and hit the mainland Chinese market in July or August.
15 May 2025 - 9:23PM
The new P7 will be equipped with Xpeng’s indigenous Turing chip. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
AI platform finds waning usage of DeepSeek as Kuaishou surges in video
Only 3 per cent of queries on the Quora-owned platform went to DeepSeek-R1 by the end of April, down from a peak of 7 per cent in February.
15 May 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China deploys world’s biggest fleet of driverless mining trucks
The project aligns with the nation’s broader push to upgrade traditional industries with AI and other advanced technologies.
15 May 2025 - 7:00PM
Tencent
How AI investments are paying off for Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent
Tencent CEO Pony Ma says strategic AI investments ‘create value for users and society’, while generating substantial returns for the firm.
15 May 2025 - 6:00PM
Digital currencies
Trump’s crypto ‘reset’ cheered by industry calling for more regulatory clarity
US crypto investors contributed millions of dollars to Trump’s election victory and did not conceal lingering contempt for Biden at Consensus.
15 May 2025 - 12:44PM
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Donald Trump, who was then Republican presidential candidate, gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones
US smartphone shipments jumped 30% in March on tariff anticipation
Manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung increased shipments ahead of US announcement of new tariffs.
15 May 2025 - 10:12AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese carmakers race to develop flying cars after rivalry in EV market
The government forecasts the low-altitude mobility economy will increase more than fivefold to US$486 billion by 2035 from last year.
15 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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Semiconductors
Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips
Huawei’s significance in China’s AI sector stems from its ability to produce advanced chips that rival Nvidia’s in performance.
15 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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