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China’s open source AI is ‘a catalyst for global progress’, Jensen Huang says
China’s open source AI is a ‘catalyst for global progress’ that is ‘giving every country and industry a chance to join the AI revolution’, Huang says.
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Alibaba
Alibaba’s ‘Super Saturdays’ event to heat up China’s on-demand delivery market
15 Jul 2025 - 10:00PM
Robotics
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree sees significant delivery growth in 2025
15 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Manus AI lays off China staff, scrubs social media, shelves mainland service
The start-up has relocated to Singapore with an eye on overseas clients and funding amid heightened US-China tensions.
15 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
Manus AI says it has started restructuring its operations after relocating to Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock
Cybersecurity
China rolls out ‘voluntary’ cyber ID amid concerns over privacy, censorship
The new virtual ID scheme has been in the beta stage since a draft regulation was launched in July last year.
15 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
Blockchain
China Merchants Bank’s brokerage arm gets virtual asset licence in Hong Kong
The issuance could allow investors on the mainland to trade crypto assets in Hong Kong.
15 Jul 2025 - 5:32PM
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Robotics
In China, delivery robots now ride the subway to restock 7-Eleven stores
The project, reportedly the first of its kind in the world, will see robots ride subway trains to deliver goods to more than 100 stores across Shenzhen.
15 Jul 2025 - 5:01PM
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Three of the new delivery robots trundle across a subway station in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors
Nvidia to resume selling H20 graphic processing chips to China
Nvidia has applied to sell the H20 GPU again, and the US government has ‘assured Nvidia that licences will be granted’.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Driverless taxis in mainland China could control more than 6% of market: HSBC
HSBC says potential addressable market for robotaxis in mainland China is estimated to be around US$40 billion a year.
14 Jul 2025 - 8:59PM
Robotics
Robot makers AgiBot, Unitree, UBTech land more orders from Chinese enterprises
A subsidiary of China Mobile has ordered US$17.3 million worth of humanoid robots from AgiBot and Unitree.
14 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin soars past US$120,000 as US pushes crucial digital asset legislation
The prospect of a clear US regulatory framework, along with bitcoin’s steady advance, has bolstered confidence among investors.
14 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
Bitcoin rose as much as 3.4 per cent to US$123,205 in early trading on Monday in London. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI delays its first open-source AI model challenging DeepSeek
Founder and CEO Sam Altman says the release will be indefinitely delayed for additional safety tests.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
E-commerce
Alibaba delivers 80 million orders in 1 day amid price war
Meituan, Taobao, Ele.me and JD.com shower consumers with freebies and promotions, leaving customers gleeful and merchants overwhelmed.
14 Jul 2025 - 7:59PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
CATL, BYD partner with BHP to electrify Australia’s mining industry
The Chinese firms will collaborate with BHP on battery development for mining equipment, locomotives and rapid charging infrastructure.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:01PM
Artificial intelligence
AI is already showing signs of slashing job openings in the UK
Job vacancies have declined across the board in the UK as employers cut costs in the face of sluggish growth and high borrowing rates.
14 Jul 2025 - 11:41AM
A view of the city of London, Britain, July 11 2025. Photo: EPA
China property
Shanghai’s West Bund defies property slump as it attracts MNCs like BMW, Adidas
Shanghai’s overall office vacancy rate rose to 22.4 per cent in June from 22.1 per cent at the end of 2024, according to CBRE.
14 Jul 2025 - 10:58AM
Xiaomi
China’s AI glasses market takes shape as Xiaomi’s entry inspires early adopters
The Xiaomi AI glasses are handy for hands-free photography and videography, which is ideal for situations like cycling.
13 Jul 2025 - 11:00AM
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US-China trade war
What are China’s ‘future industries’? And why they count in the global tech race
From humanoids to quantum computing, Beijing wants to reshape its economy – and lead the world in next-gen technologies.
13 Jul 2025 - 9:35AM
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China has made huge advances in humanoid robotics in recent years – now hosting more than half of the world’s publicly traded firms in the sector, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence
Chinese unicorn Moonshot launches AI model Kimi K2 in red-hot open-source market
Kimi K2 reflects a broader trend in the AI sector towards open-source development to improve efficiency and gain wider product adoption.
12 Jul 2025 - 6:02PM
Huawei
Huawei eyes export of AI chips to Middle East, Southeast Asia to rival Nvidia
The Chinese firm has reached out to potential clients in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Thailand about buying its Ascend 910B processors.
12 Jul 2025 - 1:08PM
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US-China tech war
Chinese lidar maker Hesai loses lawsuit against US government for blacklisting
Hesai, the world’s largest maker of automotive lidar sensors, was added to the Pentagon’s blacklist last year.
12 Jul 2025 - 11:21AM
China manufacturing
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No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal
The State Administration for Market Regulation expects to conclude its review of power bank products and batteries by the end of July.
14 Jul 2025 - 10:18AM
The State Administration for Market Regulation expects to conclude its review of power bank products and batteries by the end of July. Photo: Shutterstock
Stablecoins
China’s state-asset watchdog explores role of stablecoins, other digital assets
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission calls on state-backed firms to study the role of digital assets in trade.
11 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
Huawei
Huawei’s Pura 80 roll-out in Dubai is latest move in global smartphone push
The Pura 80 series, which debuted in mainland China last month, marks Huawei’s latest expansion into major overseas markets.
11 Jul 2025 - 5:02PM
Artificial intelligence
Robinhood CEO raises US$100 million to build AI models for maths
Harmonic adopts a maths-first approach, which it hopes will make its model better at solving complicated problems than large language models.
11 Jul 2025 - 11:50AM
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