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The United States’ growing dependence on China’s pharmaceutical industry for its supply chain is concerning US lawmakers. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

Fears grow over US drug supply’s growing dependence on Chinese ingredients

Beijing’s global pharmaceutical push follows same playbook as rare earths, semiconductors and electric vehicles, warn US lawmakers.

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China society

Opinion | China’s OpenClaw mania driven by fear of missing next tech gold rush

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China manufacturing

Global EV uptake expected to accelerate as Iran war causes petrol price hikes

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Semiconductors

Nvidia restarts H200 AI chip production as China allows sales

Chinese AI developers will snap up Nvidia H200 chips, as the government pushes the development of domestic alternatives.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Photo: AFP
Tencent

China’s Tencent pledges new wave of AI investment as it bets on WeChat agents

The tech giant reported a 17 per cent increase in net income last year, in line with analysts’ predictions, as fervour over AI agents grips China.

Banking & finance

Iran conflict drives fund managers to slash risk and hoard cash: BofA survey

Fund managers pile into cash at fastest pace since Covid-19 as geopolitical tensions, inflation replace AI as top concerns, bank finds.

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China-India relations

Opinion | India’s reopening to Chinese investment reflects strategic pragmatism

Concerns about signalling weakness misread India’s careful policy design. Foreign investment rules have not been abolished, only recalibrated.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “Make in India” ambitions for the country. Allowing cautious Chinese investment would enable Indian companies to localise supply chains rather than remain dependent on imports. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Northern Metropolis land-use laws won’t undermine board’s authority: experts

Compressing procedures to two months will break traditional development ‘shackles’, lawmaker argues.

Robotics

How Chinese robot makers are tapping OpenClaw to take on real-world tasks

OpenClaw AI is being integrated into robots for real-world tasks, from household chores to enterprise services.

Nvidia

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Nvidia GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
OpenClaw

Opinion | Frenzy over AI agent OpenClaw shows the lobster has escaped the pot

AI agents are the next frontier in the tech race, which is rapidly accelerating as the distance between curiosity and adoption is compressed.

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People queue to have their laptops installed with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, at the Baidu headquarters in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Measures to streamline Northern Metropolis land-use procedures unveiled

Proposed Development Bureau legislation aims to cut process from nine months to just two and remove bottlenecks.

Semiconductors

Can Nvidia’s inference push at GTC help or hinder China’s catch-up efforts?

Nvidia’s Groq 3 LPU chip widens the AI gap with China, but offers Chinese firms niche inference market opportunities, analysts say.

Drones

China leads world in anti-drone patent race with US far behind, law firm finds

Patent filings for anti-drone technology surged 27 per cent last year amid rising global security concerns, says Mathys & Squire.

A police officer presents an anti-drone gun during the Railway Police Open Day at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, Hubei province. Photo: Getty Images
Smartphones

China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms

Oppo’s Find N6 debuts with ‘virtually’ crease-free screen amid growing buzz over a foldable iPhone that is expected to debut this year.

The crease on Find N6’s screen is virtually imperceptible, according to Oppo. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock market

First HKIC bet SmartMore seeks Hong Kong IPO amid booming tech pipeline

Unicorn’s AI platforms power firms from Tesla to Apple suppliers, highlighting the government fund’s role in the city’s tech investment push.

Artificial intelligence

Editorial | China must manage the risks of AI agents without stifling innovation

OpenClaw’s popularity shows authorities are right to urge caution, even as companies race to localise the new tech.

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Artificial intelligence

HKGAI to launch world’s first governed AI agent network amid OpenClaw frenzy

System aims to let AI agents collaborate under strict rules, as HKGAI rolls out tools for school selection, budgeting and racing data.

HKGAI said it would soon offer on an open-source basis a human-AI agent collaboration network named “ClawNet”, designed to ensure AI agents “only do things that are allowed”. Photo: HKUST
Artificial intelligence

Tencent sponsors OpenClaw after creator’s complaints of copying

Chinese tech companies are aggressively promoting the deployment of the AI agent amid a nationwide frenzy.

US-China relations

Beijing on Iran war, Trump trade plan, new AI arena: 7 US-China relations reads

From a new US maritime strategy to the Iran crisis, here are highlights from SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of March 2026.

Robotics

China’s industrial robot output accelerates as factories ramp up deployment

Output of industrial robots jumps 31 per cent in year’s first two months, while production of service robots rises 1 per cent in same period.

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A robot carries a tray of food at the China Mobile booth during MWC Barcelona earlier this month. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong science and tech

Fix, don’t fire ‘digital employee’ OpenClaw over security risks: Paul Chan

Finance chief’s remarks follow Digital Policy Office’s advice to government departments to avoid installing AI agent.

OpenClaw functions as a proactive assistant – once permissions are granted, it controls applications, organises files, processes emails, sorts data and executes coding workflows. Photo: Getty Images
Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers Vivo, Oppo raise prices as memory costs surge

Unable to absorb rising memory-chip prices, popular handset makers are passing on the costs to consumers.

Semiconductors

Precision strike: China targets US, Japan stranglehold on photoresist supply

Essential material for advanced semiconductor processes expected to enter stage of accelerated breakthroughs, major Chinese supplier says.

US-China relations

Opinion | 3 realities shaping China-US tech competition

Beijing’s policy priorities point to a more intense, multidimensional contest, with a smaller but still meaningful space for cooperation.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance said to hold Seedance AI video tool launch after copyright row

Reported moves follows copyright complaints by Disney and other Hollywood studios.

ByteDance had been aiming to make ​the new video model available to customers worldwide in mid-March. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Jet engines can provide the thrust for AI firms seeking power solutions

Using old engines to provide energy for data centres runs counter to climate commitments, but the proven technology is easier to scale than green energy.

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Artificial intelligence

Letters | Future of journalism should be defined by humans standing behind facts

Readers discuss the future of journalism, the success of the LIV Golf tournament, and Cathay Pacific’s results.

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