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Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai speaks on stage during the VivaTech trade show in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: Xinmei Shen

Big Tech

Joe Tsai says open-source AI will boost Alibaba’s cloud business

The Chinese tech giant has made substantial investments in AI and cloud computing following a sweeping restructuring initiative.

Huawei founder sheds light on China’s strategy to overcome US curbs

DJI launches US$10,000 enterprise drone that can avoid power lines at night

Big Tech

iFlytek says using local chips in AI models extends development time by 3 months

Liu’s comments show how some Chinese tech companies are determined to improve their AI capabilities without access to Nvidia chips.

Huawei’s Ascend 910 chip is displayed during the 2023 PT Expo China show. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Huawei’s Ascend 910 chip is displayed during the 2023 PT Expo China show. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China Economy

From AI to chips: China courts private tech firms to help drive next 5-year plan

Businesses in emerging sectors tapped to help shape innovation-led 2026-2030 strategy, analysts say.

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China Economy

China plans to turn Shenzhen into AI and aviation hub amid US sanctions

Beijing is deepening reforms to accelerate the development of emerging industries in the Chinese tech hub, which faces a barrage of US trade curbs.

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Tech Trends

GoPro rival Insta360 eyes global expansion after strong Shanghai IPO

After the Star Market’s biggest debut in a year and a half, executive Max Richter touted the company’s commitment to global markets amid trade tensions.

GoPro rival Insta360, known for its 360-degree action cameras like the X5, is eyeing further global expansion after a strong IPO. Photo: Handout
GoPro rival Insta360, known for its 360-degree action cameras like the X5, is eyeing further global expansion after a strong IPO. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

France’s Mistral launches Europe’s first AI reasoning model

Mistral is considered Europe’s best shot at having a home-grown AI competitor, but has lagged behind in terms of market share and revenue.

Big Tech

OpenAI taps Google in unprecedented cloud deal despite AI rivalry, sources say

The deal underscores how massive computing demands to train and deploy AI models are reshaping the competitive dynamics in the sector.

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China EVs

Chinese EV battery maker Eve Energy jumps on Hong Kong IPO bandwagon

The firm joins more than a dozen smart-mobility companies from mainland China aiming to raise funds amid the city’s listing surge.

Eve Energy, based in Huizhou in China’s southern Guangdong province, said the timing of its share sale would hinge on market conditions. Photo: Handout

Policy

Chinese academy launches automated system to speed up chip design

The system, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses AI for semiconductor design, dispensing with the need for human developers.

Chips seen on a circuit board of a computer. Photo: Reuters
Chips seen on a circuit board of a computer. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

Apple’s most sweeping software redesign disappoints mainland Chinese consumers

The hashtag ‘iOS26 Ugly’ was microblogging app Weibo’s top-trending topic on Tuesday, as thousands of netizens expressed their discontent.

Big Tech

Tencent Music to buy Ximalaya, an audio app used by 300 million users

Ximalaya, a platform for podcasts, audiobooks and music, could enhance Tencent Music’s competitiveness in the audio content market.

Tech Trends

A quantum leap: Chinese institute begins photonic chip production

Photonic chips are a critical hardware component for quantum computing and high-speed optical communications.

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The campus of Shanghai JiaoTong University. One of its affiliated institutes has begun production of photonic chips. Photo: AFP

China Business

China’s solar panel makers seek antidote to market ills as glut, price war, tariffs bite

Market players should aim for technological innovation, enabling higher profit margins and sustainable growth, GCL founder Zhu says.

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Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province in January 2025. Photo: AFP
Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province in January 2025. Photo: AFP

China Economy

Chinese premier urges faster tech applications amid US export controls

China needs to move swiftly to turn new technologies into real-world products, Premier Li Qiang says.

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Big Tech

TikTok adds 500 UK jobs in expansion as US fate remains uncertain

A new 135,000 sq ft office is set to open in early 2026, as the ByteDance subsidiary expands in Europe amid looming US sell-or-ban deadline.

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Big Tech

Tech war takes a new turn as Huawei pushes 5G smartphones with mystery chip

Huawei’s return to the 5G smartphone market and the controversy over its advanced, made-in-China processor reflect the lengths taken by the company to build up its operations, following years of struggles on account of US trade sanctions.

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Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

Big Tech

ChatGPT sparks investment frenzy and soul searching in China

While China had declared AI strategically important as early as 2018, ChatGPT has shattered illusions about the country’s technological prowess.

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Policy

China’s e-CNY blues: major test bed shows sluggish adoption

More than three years after China’s central bank started digital currency trials, adoption in one of the initial test beds, Suzhou, remains lethargic.

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Tech

Can Huawei’s 5G-powered Tianjin Port redefine its enterprise business?

Tianjin Port is the latest technological showpiece of Huawei Technologies, as the world’s largest provider of phone network equipment reinvents itself after nearly four years of crushing US sanctions.

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A Huawei flagship store in the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo

Big Tech

Joe Tsai says open-source AI will boost Alibaba’s cloud business

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai speaks on stage during the VivaTech trade show in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: Xinmei Shen

Big Tech

Huawei founder sheds light on China’s strategy to overcome US curbs

Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei Technologies. Photo: Kyodo

Big Tech

DJI launches US$10,000 enterprise drone that can avoid power lines at night

DJI’s Matrice 400 enterprise drone flies near a high-voltage transmission tower. Photo: Handout

China Business

Chinese EV maker Leapmotor jumps into Hong Kong market

Guests view Leapmotor’s C10 electric vehicle at the opening of the company’s first showroom in Hong Kong on June 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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