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Xpeng’s first robotaxis roll off its production line. Photo: Xpeng
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese firm Xpeng builds driverless cabs, challenging Tesla’s FSD software

The EV maker has embarked on mass production of the robotaxis using its own chips and plans to trial the tech before the end of the year.

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Semiconductors

CXMT’s soaring profits lift China’s semiconductor stocks

China’s private sector

Baidu says AI now primary business driver despite 2% drop in first-quarter revenue

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Artificial intelligence

Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans

China Telecom and China Unicom’s Shanghai branch are among the latest telecommunications carriers to offer token-based packages to consumers.

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All three major telecom operators in China now offer tokens-based packages to consumers. Photo: AFP
All three major telecom operators in China now offer tokens-based packages to consumers. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

China’s Amec setting industry standard for chipmaking tech, founder says

The head of one of China’s leading semiconductor makers said its technology has been adopted by overseas competitors.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese tech giants race to dominate AI-powered digital gateways

The integration of agentic AI with sites like Taobao and JD.com is reshaping shopping, but the bigger promise is an agent within WeChat.

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Artificial intelligence

China ramps up building national computing power network as AI token use surges

Beijing casts computing power as a national infrastructure, likening tokens to mobile data as telecoms firms roll out mass-market packages.

Rather than treating computing power as a resource controlled by cloud providers or individual data centres, policymakers are increasingly positioning it as a national infrastructure system. Photo: Shutterstock
Rather than treating computing power as a resource controlled by cloud providers or individual data centres, policymakers are increasingly positioning it as a national infrastructure system. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

AI agents face trust issues in ‘high-risk’ industrial sectors: experts

Expert says large language models struggle in professional domains due to lack of industrial data and knowledge during training.

Artificial intelligence

AI’s World Cup debut: real-time data poised to reshape strategy, level the field

From pressing patterns to offside calls, football’s grandest stage will showcase how instant analysis transforms decisions in heat of play.

US-China tech war

AI | Anthropic’s plea for US to grow AI edge over China is ‘irresponsible’: analysts

American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise.

A figurine in front of the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on February 13, 2026. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Trump poured millions into tech giants seeking China deal, ethics filing shows

In the first quarter, Trump made at least nine trades in Nvidia, with transaction values ranging from US$1,001 to US$5 million.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One, in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One, in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

AI | China’s tech giants look to rewrite the e-commerce playbook with AI agents

The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue.

Semiconductors

‘Panic’ over capacity crunch in mature node chips drives orders to Chinese fabs

AI demand shifts chip production to China, boosting SMIC’s capacity and revenue as global foundries focus on high-margin AI chips.

Artificial intelligence

Ex-Meta Chinese star joins race for self-improving AI with US$4.6b start-up

The funding round was led by venture capital firms GV and Greycroft, with ‘major participation’ from Nvidia and AMD.

AI systems that can automate the AI research and development process have long been seen as the holy grail of AI research. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Semiconductors

Chinese memory module makers ramp up production with new CXMT DRAM

Founded in 2016, CXMT is widely regarded as China’s only domestic DRAM maker to have achieved mass production.

CXMT is also moving towards a domestic initial public offering to fund further expansion. Photo: Handout
CXMT is also moving towards a domestic initial public offering to fund further expansion. Photo: Handout
Tencent

AI | Tencent misses first-quarter revenue estimates, bets on AI for new growth

CEO Pony Ma told shareholders there was the beginning of a turnaround, but that the company was ‘not yet seated’.

Artificial intelligence

How ByteDance plans to turn OpenClaw craze into a profitable AI business

ArkClaw’s subscription model and surging token demand mark ByteDance’s new approach to agent economics.

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Semiconductors

China’s chip dream: Loongson challenges Intel, fuelled by Beijing’s tech drive

Since its launch in November 2023, the 3A6000 has been adopted in a Chinese government-backed IT replacement programme called ‘XinChuang’.

Beijing continues to channel resources into reducing China’s dependence on foreign semiconductor technology. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Beijing continues to channel resources into reducing China’s dependence on foreign semiconductor technology. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit

The role of tech products in April’s trade data reflects how computing-related goods are a ‘new and important growth driver’ for exports.

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Tencent

Tencent wins conditional antitrust approval for US$2.4b Ximalaya acquisition

The State Administration for Market Regulation cleared the deal on Tuesday, but imposed five conditions.

E-commerce

JD.com reports 53% decline in first-quarter profit to US$750m

The subdued results came after the firm reported its first quarterly loss in the fourth quarter last year amid an ongoing price war.

The JD.com logo is seen on its sorting centre in Beijing, November 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

Unitree debuts US$574,000 ‘mecha’ robot that ‘transforms’ from 2 legs to 4

The GD01 expands the Hangzhou-based company’s portfolio at a time when Chinese manufacturers are significantly outstripping their US rivals.

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The Unitree GD01 ‘mecha’ robot seen in bipedal mode. Photo: Handout
The Unitree GD01 ‘mecha’ robot seen in bipedal mode. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

AI | Kuaishou shares soar as Kling AI eyes US$20b valuation in potential spin-off

The Chinese short-video platform’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent amid US$20 billion valuation of spin-off, Tencent investor talks.

Semiconductors

SMIC founder warns against ‘blind pursuit’ of cutting-edge nodes

Richard Chang’s rare public remarks highlight importance of mature chips to China’s supply chain security.

Artificial intelligence

China deepens footprint at AI conference despite NeurIPS dispute, US tensions

Alibaba, ByteDance, other Chinese tech giants top paper submissions in conference, quelling worries over geopolitics impacting participation.

Alibaba submitted 135 papers, followed by Huawei with 111, ByteDance with 107 and Tencent Holdings with 94. Photo: AP
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