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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s car market faces turbulence as discounts end, sales tax expires
Near-term car demand is likely to be suppressed after Beijing’s directives to end discounting and restore market order, Fitch says.
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Blockchain
China convicts crypto money launderers who embezzled US$20 million
29 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
DJI
Insta360’s Antigravity challenges DJI with 8K 360-degree drone
29 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
China manufacturing
China to ‘tighten oversight’ in crowded sectors such as EVs and solar power
Corporate competitiveness is being reshaped in key industries as Beijing moves to quell ‘involution’ while speeding up hi-tech developments to boost consumption.
29 Jul 2025 - 4:54PM
Science
China says Mazu weather warning AI will help nations prepare for disaster
China Meteorological Administration nods to sea goddess in unveiling Multi-hazard Alert Zero-gap and Universal system.
29 Jul 2025 - 4:15PM
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Semiconductors
Chip design tool supplier Cadence to plead guilty to US for China sales
Cadence is accused of illegally selling chip design software and hardware to the National University of Defence Technology.
29 Jul 2025 - 10:00AM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s Big Tech vies for AI agent supremacy after Manus relocates
Tencent showcases a dozen AI agents at China’s biggest AI event, intensifying the competition in a heated market.
29 Jul 2025 - 9:00AM
Autonomous vehicles
Pony.ai steps up mass production of robotaxis, targets overseas expansion
Co-founder says firm to partner with carmakers GAC, BAIC and Toyota on production, targeting a fleet of 1,000 robotaxis this year.
29 Jul 2025 - 7:30AM
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Smartphones
Apple shuts Dalian store as Huawei tops mainland China’s smartphone market
Huawei garners 18 per cent of the market in second quarter, pushing Xiaomi to second place with a 17 per cent share, according to Canalys.
28 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s AI dominance in China challenged by Alibaba’s Qwen
DeepSeek has seen use of its models drop to 80 per cent from 99 per cent on Chinese cloud computing platform PPIO.
28 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
Semiconductors
US to release result of chip import investigation in 2 weeks
The Trump administration is looking into whether extensive reliance on imports of semiconductors poses a national security threat.
28 Jul 2025 - 9:55AM
Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong must grow ‘exponentially’ to match Shenzhen: outgoing Science Park CEO
Albert Wong says achieving I&T success requires attracting talent and capital, as he prepares to hand over reins at government-backed tech hub.
28 Jul 2025 - 8:30AM
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From our archives
In pictures: when Hong Kong was the centre of toy manufacturing
There was a time when the toys of children all around the world bore the stamp ‘Made in Hong Kong’.
28 Jul 2025 - 8:00AM
Robotics
Back to basics: Keenon Robotics takes pragmatic approach with humanoids
The Chinese robot maker aims to identify simple tasks manageable by current humanoids, instead of creating an all-purpose robot.
28 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
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Artificial intelligence
‘Global approach’ to AI regulation urgently needed, UN tech chief says
She insisted regulations are key as concerns mount over fears of mass job losses, the spread of deepfakes and disinformation, and society’s fabric fraying.
27 Jul 2025 - 9:32PM
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Alibaba
Alibaba previews its first AI-powered glasses, joining heated race
The Quark glasses underscore the tech giant’s significant AI investments, which encompass both software and hardware products.
28 Jul 2025 - 3:25PM
Artificial intelligence
AI experts urge US-China collaboration at Shanghai conference
From Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, experts warn about the risks that AI poses.
26 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
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As AI gets more powerful, humans and human values must remain in charge
Amid unbridled technological advance, AI must be steered towards the common good, its threats turned into catalysts for an equitable future.
26 Jul 2025 - 4:30PM
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Hong Kong police
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Hong Kong should welcome new police technology to keep city safe
It’s time the city rolled out surveillance technology, as other places have, but with sufficient safeguards to ensure it complies with privacy laws.
26 Jul 2025 - 6:45AM
Music
What the Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ scandal says about privacy for us all today
‘There’s no such thing as the private life any more,’ says one expert as the fallout from Coldplay concert saga continues.
26 Jul 2025 - 4:24AM
China military reform
How China’s Information Support Force gears military up for PLA modernisation
PLA Daily articles offer glimpse into how force established last year fits into President Xi Jinping’s vision of a futuristic military.
25 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
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India
India’s drones take flight as ‘cost-effective’ solution to fighter jet wait
Pakistan conflict has sharpened India’s focus on boosting production of drones indigenously as well as deploying them, analysts say.
25 Jul 2025 - 5:41PM
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s wiretap pact could create digital dragnet for dissent, critics warn
The deal gives prosecutors direct access to telecoms' user data, raising fears of unchecked surveillance powers.
25 Jul 2025 - 4:01PM
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E-commerce
JD.com eyes US$2.6 billion takeover of German electronics retailer
JD.com has been hunting for acquisitions to expand amid weakness in the Chinese economy.
25 Jul 2025 - 3:12PM
Smartphones
Samsung aims to expand smartphone AI beyond Google Gemini
The South Korean giant is in talks with the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity to give users more options on its coming GalaxyS26 series.
25 Jul 2025 - 12:32PM
Google
Google street nude? Man pictured naked in his yard gets payout
Argentine court rules Google violated dignity by capturing and publishing homeowner’s image from his backyard.
25 Jul 2025 - 11:37AM
Semiconductors
Intel slashes a fifth of staff as new CEO revamps chipmaking business
The company will halt planned factories in Poland and Germany, and consolidate chip packaging operations in Vietnam and Malaysia.
25 Jul 2025 - 11:19AM
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Science
In a first, Chinese team captures rare quantum friction effect in folded graphene
Team at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics made unexpected finding while folding ultra-thin sheets of graphene.
25 Jul 2025 - 10:23AM
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