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Nvidia builds new AI chip for China with computing cluster capabilities: report
Company plans to produce more than 1 million units of its new China-tailored B30 chip this year, according to The Information.
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BTG Pactual eyes Hong Kong expansion as China and Brazil strengthen ties
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XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war
2 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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US chip design software firm Synopsys halts China sales, services
Synopsys, along with Cadence and Siemens’s Mentor Graphics, controls more than 70 per cent of China’s electronic-design-automation market.
31 May 2025 - 11:07AM
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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of semiconductor design software firm Synopsys. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek
China’s DeepSeek closes in on US rival OpenAI with upgraded model
Benchmark results cited by DeepSeek show that R1-0528’s performance surpasses Alibaba’s Qwen3 and matches models from OpenAI, Google.
30 May 2025 - 4:30PM
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Meta partners with US military contractor to develop VR helmets
The ‘sci-fi-style military helmet’ named ‘Eagle Eye’ is one of several advanced products being developed for the US military.
30 May 2025 - 12:45PM
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Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series
After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.
29 May 2025 - 8:00PM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a press event in Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Digital currencies
Vance says US should leverage bitcoin as strategic asset against China
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said China’s aversion to bitcoin should be reason for the US to lean into adopting the cryptocurrency.
29 May 2025 - 12:15PM
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Nvidia
Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth
While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.
29 May 2025 - 6:00AM
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E-commerce
PDD faces profit challenge amid Trump tariffs, domestic e-commerce competition
‘Macroeconomic uncertainties and significant investments in the ecosystem’ are expected to continue affecting PDD’s earnings outlook, UBS analysts say.
28 May 2025 - 9:00PM
TSMC
TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich amid Europe’s AI push
TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
28 May 2025 - 11:15AM
The site of a future chip factory of TSMC in Dresden, Germany. Photo: dpa
Xiaomi
Xiaomi refutes claims of using Arm-designed chip for XRing O1
Xiaomi’s first smartphone chip uses Arm’s Cortex cores, leading to speculation that it was using a customised solution from the British firm.
29 May 2025 - 1:43PM
Semiconductors
Huawei pushes Ascend AI chip-based ‘Supernode’ architecture to developers
Huawei’s Supernode 384 computing architecture reflects the company’s efforts to overcome tightened US tech restrictions.
27 May 2025 - 8:00AM
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Sugon, Hygon merger is latest sign of consolidation in China’s computing sector
Both companies’ Shanghai-listed shares would be suspended for up to 10 trading days starting Monday, according to stock filings.
26 May 2025 - 7:30PM
Digital currencies
After Trump crypto dinner, Justin Sun celebrates ‘strong signal’ to the industry
The Tron founder, with the largest holding of the $TRUMP memecoin, tells the Post that he sees recent US crypto moves affecting China.
23 May 2025 - 9:18PM
Justin Sun attends the gala dinner for crypto investors held by US President Donald Trump at his golf club in Washington. Photo: Justin Sun
Electric & new energy vehicles
BYD overtakes Tesla in Europe for the first time as sales jump 169% in April
Shenzhen-based BYD sold 7,231 battery electric vehicles in April versus 7,165 by Tesla, according to data from Jato Dynamics.
23 May 2025 - 1:01PM
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US-China relations
FCC votes to bar some Chinese labs from testing US electronics
About 75 per cent of US devices such as phones, cameras and computers are tested in facilities located in China.
23 May 2025 - 1:39AM
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Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek 2.0? Shanghai quant fund claims AI training breakthrough
Goku says in a paper submitted to the ‘AI Olympics’ that its training method is superior to those adopted by DeepSeek, OpenAI.
22 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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Shanghai Goku Technologies, a quantitative fund, has established an AI subsidiary, following the path of Hangzhou-based DeepSeek. Photo: Screenshot
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Nvidia CEO blasts US AI chip restrictions on China as a ‘failure’
‘Power is quite cost-effective in China. And there’s plenty of land. And so the ban on H20 is not effective,’ Jensen Huang told reporters at Computex.
21 May 2025 - 4:13PM
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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
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.
22 May 2025 - 2:39PM
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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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Photo: AP
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
Foxconn
Foxconn invests in India as Apple moves iPhone production from China
Apple is looking to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India by the end of 2026.
22 May 2025 - 2:47PM
Huawei
Huawei flexes with US$3,300 foldable tablet running HarmonyOS
Huawei has launched a foldable-screen laptop and a more traditional MateBook Pro with home-grown tech after being cut off from Microsoft and Intel.
19 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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