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Workers at Hangzhou-based Deep Robotics debug a humanoid robot on February 28. Photo: Xinhua

Big Tech

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’.

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Google unveils flurry of upgrades as AI threatens search business

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Alibaba.com sees jump in US buyer activity after US-China tariff truce

20 May 2025 - 9:00PM

Big Tech

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 - 7:00PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Photo: AP

Tech War

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

Tech Trends

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

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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

Huawei has launched its first foldable-screen laptop running its self-developed HarmonyOS operating system. Photo: Huawei Technologies

Big Tech

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.

20 May 2025 - 10:04AM

Big Tech

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

Big Tech

Ant Group’s global unit pulls in US$3 billion in revenue ahead of spin-off

Ant International could fetch an IPO valuation of between US$8 billion to US$24 billion if it lists in Hong Kong, analysts say.

19 May 2025 - 6:51PM

Big Tech

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 - 6:00PMvideocam

Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote speech for Computex 2025 in Taipei on May 19. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Exclusive | Stellantis, Leapmotor near decision on European production

Leapmotor says production costs likely to rise by 10 per cent compared with former Poland plant, but has no plans to raise prices.

19 May 2025 - 8:34PM

Tech Trends

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 - 5:00PMvideocam

China Economy

BeiDou, China’s version of GPS, now being used over 1 trillion times per day

The Chinese navigation system has ascended to a dominant position in its home market, driving nearly US$80 billion of economic output last year.

19 May 2025 - 4:01PMvideocam

A Long March-3B rocket carrying a cluster of BeiDou satellites blasts off from a launch site in southwest China last year. Photo: Getty Images

China Business

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 - 3:00PMvideocam

CATL set up CharGo last year to enter the mobile electric vehicle charging robot market. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Chinese esports giant NIP sets global targets with Abu Dhabi expansion

Co-founder Hicham Chahine said a significant portion of NIP’s audience is now outside China, which he called a more ‘developed’ video gaming market.

18 May 2025 - 12:07PM

Big Tech

Nvidia’s two-ton AI systems not easily smuggled to China, CEO says

Huang spoke after joining a US delegation to the Middle East led by President Donald Trump, lauding the opening up of trade of Nvidia’s hardware.

17 May 2025 - 5:13PM

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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.

3 Oct 2023 - 2:26PM

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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.

1 Apr 2023 - 11:13PMvideocam

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.

13 Mar 2023 - 7:36PM

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.

11 Feb 2023 - 12:11PMvideocam

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Huawei, UBTech team up to bring humanoid robots to factories and homes

12 May 2025 - 9:59PM

UBTech’s Walker robot seen at the company’s offices in Shenzhen. Photo: Edmond So

China Economy

China’s C919 network spans 16 cities as 2-year mark reflects reliability

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China’s home-grown C919 takes off from Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua

Big Tech

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’

20 May 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Photo: AP

China Business

CATL’s EV battery plants to become carbon neutral this year, founder Zeng says

20 May 2025 - 6:04PM

CATL’s overall carbon emissions fell 34 per cent year on year to 2.1 million tons in 2023. Photo: Reuters

Tech War

Xiaomi’s new 3-nanometre chip takes on rival products from Apple, Qualcomm

20 May 2025 - 7:55PM

The XRing O1 chip marks a breakthrough for Xiaomi in advanced integrated circuit design. Photo: Weibo

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