IDG is one of the oldest venture firms in the market and has been in China since 1993, having invested in more than 1,600 companies, with 500 of them going public or getting acquired.

Chinese cities from Beijing to Hangzhou have inked cooperation deals with internet giants, as the country’s top leaders signal an end to two years of tech crackdowns.

In an article published just hours after China unveiled an action plan to invigorate its economy, Ma pledged on behalf of the internet industry to support the government’s latest strategies.

China’s ChatGPT-frenzy was on full display at the country’s largest AI fair in Shanghai this week, despite US sanctions on chips and Beijing’s cautious attitude towards generative AI.

AI regulation is as important as developing the technology, said Alibaba’s outgoing CEO Daniel Zhang, who will continue to lead its cloud operations.

In launching its new ChatGPT-like service, the chairman and founder of 360 Security Technology has provided a rare glimpse of how generative AI operates within Beijing’s strict censorship system.

Ernie Bot performs better in a series of tasks than competing services from Alibaba, iFlyTek and SenseTime, according to Xinhua Institute.

The Post takes a look at China’s current efforts to find a true competitor to OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT, which has taken the tech community by storm.

Several China experts say ChatGPT technologies need to be developed ‘safely, reasonably, and ethically’ and this requires more scrutiny.

The capabilities of Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bot and the updated GPT4 have shocked China’s tech professionals into action.

Fang Bingxing, the man behind China’s Great Firewall, has raised concerns over GPT-4, warning that it could lead to an ‘information cocoon’.

The founders of Baidu, NetEase and Sogou are no longer among the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s latest delegate list.

Amethystum Storage’s fall from grace has raised concerns about a crop of companies that have chosen to list amid China’s domestic tech drive.

Shanghai-listed Qihoo 360 blamed its big third-quarter loss on declining sales and a move to divest its stake in Norwegian browser developer Opera.

None of the 13 Chinese firms newly blacklisted by the US defence department, including DJI, has spoken out, while state media has remained largely silent.

Probe report cites cyber spy arm of US National Security Agency as source of extensive data-stealing attack on networks across China.

A Chinese report says the new US Chip Act is designed to stifle academic collaboration, and will further divide researchers.

Shanghai’s health code, or Suishenma, is a programme of QR code developed by the Shanghai Big Data Centre.

As Beijing’s tough stance on online credit persuaded Big Tech firms to scale back their services, smaller platforms have proliferated, luring young consumers into borrowing for a lifestyle they can ill afford.

Chinese cyber watchdog says software found on hundreds of information systems used by academic institutes.

Beijing has become increasingly worried that the country’s heavy dependence on Western-dominated open source technologies could eventually backfire.

Beijing-based Qi An Xin Technology Group, which in February publicly claimed that the US National Security Agency hacked computers in 45 countries, has ambitions of becoming a global cybersecurity giant.

China accounted for roughly a fifth of the bitcoin network’s hash rate at the end of 2021, after data showed it dropped to zero in July.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is holding a special symposium to promote the digital economy amid hopes of easing regulatory pressure on the country’s tech sector.

The state-backed China Computer Industry Association says the new committee will help fund start-ups and draft industry standards, amid plans from local governments to boost metaverse development.

Qihoo 360 says hacking group APT-C-40 is affiliated with the US government and has been secretly attacking China’s leading companies.

Many Chinese companies seeking secondary listings have priced their stocks at significant premium to their Hong Kong-listed shares, a pre-existing condition primarily due to the limited access by mainland investors.

The court found several unnamed apps on Apple’s online App Store in mainland China published unlicensed content owned by COL Digital Publishing Group.

Support for the practice of requiring employees to work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week, comes from the top, and is exacerbated by poor regulation of labour practices. Regulators should take steps to balance the power dynamics between companies and employees.