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Quant funds, such as Hangzhou-based High-Flyer, made up the 10 top-performing large hedge-fund firms in China in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek founder’s High-Flyer ranks among China’s top hedge-fund firms in 2025

Hangzhou-based High-Flyer ranks second among China’s 10 top-performing large hedge-fund managers last year.

Retailing

Foreign, Hong Kong retailers shut mainland China stores amid fierce competition

DeepSeek

Core team of Chinese researchers behind AI model R1 remains intact: DeepSeek

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

Flying Street View feature offers virtual tours of restaurants and venues as platform nears 1 billion monthly users.

A new feature on the Amap app allows users to take 3D virtual tours of restaurants and other offline venues. Photo: Shutterstock
China property

China’s developers diminish further amid unending property downturn

Only 10 developers manage to break US$14 billion in 2025 sales, down from 43 in 2020.

Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek adds advanced ‘thinking’ feature amid buzz over next model

Hangzhou-based AI start-up installs ‘interleaved thinking’ as monthly users surge 90 per cent to nearly 131.5 million.

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Artificial intelligence

MindRank in Phase 3 trial with first AI-assisted new drug

The company was aiming for approval in the second half of 2028, paving the way for a market launch in 2029.

Despite AI’s advancements, humans remain an indispensable part of the drug discovery process. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Science

AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of first plant ID app, leaves US for China

Pioneering scientist takes up new position at Westlake University to seek ‘fresh exploration’ with greater freedom and inclusivity.

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China-Japan relations

China CP comic fan event stripped of Japanese content, dozens of booths affected

Organisers of the weekend convention in Hangzhou did not name Japan directly in its pivot to a ‘Chinese style’ theme.

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Science

China offers ‘wonderful opportunity’ for scientists: top European neurologist

Consciousness expert Steven Laureys has taken on a role at Hangzhou Normal University amid ‘challenging times’ for science in the US.

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Steven Laureys is working with researchers at Hangzhou Normal University. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Best places to eat in Hangzhou, China’s rising fine-dining hotspot

Hangzhou has become a gourmand mecca in recent years, with its Michelin Guide full of top restaurants serving a range of Chinese cuisines.

Wenzhou marinated raw swimmer crab at Golden Silk. The restaurant is one of a number of recent additions to Hangzhou’s fine-dining scene, which has taken off since the Michelin Guide arrived in the city in 2023. Photo: Golden Silk
Made in China 2025

China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones

Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.

China’s Communist Party

China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft

Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.

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Robotics

China’s Deep Robotics raises US$70 million as sector draws more investors

Company founder Zhu Qiuguo says the new funding would be used for research and the recruitment of top robotics talent.

Deep Robotics’ LYNX M20 quadruped robot is designed to support logistics and delivery operations. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng among top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’

British journal Nature’s top 10 list gives credit to the man behind the widely acclaimed, Chinese-developed R1 reasoning AI model.

DeepSeek founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek challenges Google DeepMind with new AI model

DeepSeek’s V3.2-Speciale equals Google’s Gemini 3 Pro in reasoning capabilities, the Chinese start-up says.

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China’s private sector

Kelly Zong steps down as Wahaha chief amid bitter inheritance feud

The succession drama at Wahaha has entered a new phase, with heiress Kelly Zong relinquishing her top roles at the beverage giant.

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China technology

Video | Hiking in China made easy with rental exoskeletons

Once a device only found in science fiction, exoskeletons are now becoming available to consumers.

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Robotics

UBTech humanoid robots to patrol China-Vietnam border crossings

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

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Artificial intelligence

Ant Group’s vibe coding app hits 1 million downloads in just 4 days

LingGuang, an AI app that generates custom software applications, sees a surge in popularity.

Ant Group

Alibaba founder Jack Ma visits Ant Group as fintech giant ramps up AI efforts

Ma’s visit marks almost a year since he publicly endorsed Ant Group’s AI initiatives during the firm’s 20th anniversary.

Jack Ma, wearing a white cap, walks alongside Ant Group chairman Eric Jing Xiandong (left) and CEO Cyril Han Xinyi at the fintech giant’s campus in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
IPO

China’s Unitree Robotics completes pre-IPO tutoring for onshore listing

The unicorn is reportedly aiming for a valuation of up to US$7 billion in a listing on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market.

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A Unitree robot seen at the Web Summit in Lisbon last week. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Hong Kong stock market

Rising China robotics star AgiBot restructures in potential bid to join IPO race

Shanghai-based firm’s move comes as a wave of Chinese humanoid robot makers – including Unitree and Leju – gear up for public listings.

Science

World-leading cancer drug scientist Lin Wenbin joins China’s Westlake University

The move follows distinguished contributions at the University of Chicago towards developing more effective cutting-edge treatments.

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Lin Wenbin, the internationally renowned molecular materials chemist, chemical biologist and oncologist, pictured during his tenure at the University of Chicago. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

National Games: Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni chasing beauty as well as results

Flamboyant athlete who was ‘made for hurdling’ divides opinion like no other, will be out to go one better than the silver she won in 2021.

Wu Yanni (left) in round one of the 100m hurdles at the Paris Games, where she clocked China’s best time at the Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing

China’s southwestern industrial base eyes breakthroughs on novel drugs

As country pushes for scientific and technological self-reliance, Chongqing will provide support for pharmaceutical research and development.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI app start-ups lag behind US peers in making money: report

Only four Chinese developers are included in the world’s top 100 AI apps from private firms by annual recurring revenue.

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