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RedNote

China’s RedNote sees valuation soar with backing from GSR Ventures

The social media platform has garnered traction among investors following the Chinese government’s pledge to support private firms.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-China trade war goes nuclear with Trump’s chip software ban

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Huawei

Huawei claims better AI training method than DeepSeek using own chips

Huawei’s progress in AI model architecture could prove significant, as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on US technologies.

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Huawei researchers say they have improved on an AI training method used by DeepSeek. Photo: EPA-EFE
Building global prosperity

Industry experts endorse Hong Kong’s potential as commercial space hub

Global Prosperity Summit 2025 calls for working group with the government to advance the city’s aerospace industry to support wide-ranging applications.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | As geopolitics hits venture capital, Asia must start funding its own tech

For all its technical firepower, Asia remains undercapitalised. With funds no longer flowing freely, it needs a financial system that serves its purpose.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek rekindles US venture capital’s interest in China’s AI scene

Thrive Capital and Capital Group have made separate visits to the country to discuss AI with local companies and funds, sources say.

An interactive robot seen at an AI exhibit in an expo in Nanning, Guangxi. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

‘Getting seriously worse’: EU firms sound alarm over China’s rare earth curbs

Influential European lobby group says it senses Beijing is overwhelmed with applications to export the highly sought-after minerals.

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The Philippines

US sanctions Philippine tech firm over ‘pig butchering’ romance scams

Funnull Technology’s infrastructure supported more than 332,000 domain names linked to cryptocurrency scams, US Treasury Department says.

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US-China trade war

Why new US curbs on China’s tech tests could raise prices for American consumers

Or is this another ‘Taco’ moment for the Trump administration?

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Workers assemble electronic products at a Chinese factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in May. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s EV unit to become profitable this year, CEO Lei Jun says

Smart EV unit recorded 4.3 billion yuan of gross profit last quarter, trailing operating expenses by 500 million yuan, according to its financial report.

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Founder and CEO Lei Jun speaks at an event in Beijing on May 22. Photo: Reuters
Huawei

Huawei to launch premium Pura 80 smartphone series next week

The Chinese tech giant has remained silent amid speculation about an upgraded chip for the coming model.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s AI speed trap plan sparks backlash as lorry crash deaths pile up

The government says the AI-based system will enhance safety, while detractors argue trucks pose a greater threat, as shown by recent accidents.

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China manufacturing

‘Full of gunpowder’: price wars of China’s carmakers deepen, draw Beijing’s ire

A barrage of official condemnation over ‘involuted’ auto sector comes after major industry players offered big discounts amid overcapacity concerns.

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Workers assemble electric vehicles at a factory in Chongqing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk raises new funds for xAI as he steps back from politics

The billionaire is selling US$5 billion in debt for his AI start-up through Morgan Stanley.

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Elon Musk is refocusing on his business after leaving Washington. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft cuts hundreds more jobs after firing 6,000 last month

The AI boom has roiled the tech labour market, as companies prioritise AI-focused jobs and harness the technology to save money.

IOC

Hong Kong AI creator’s mental health system for athletes inspired by Biles

San Francisco-based entrepreneur Jonathan Wan hopes Ironmind.ai can provide early warning of mental and physical struggles.

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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | BTG Pactual eyes Hong Kong growth as China, Brazil strengthen ties

BTG took a delegation of more than two dozen Brazilian entrepreneurs and family offices on a tour of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong last week.

João Scandiuzzi, partner at BTG Pactual. Photo: Elson Li
US-China relations

Explainer | How dependent is America’s arsenal on China’s critical mineral supply?

Beijing has leveraged its dominance in critical mineral production and refining as a key negotiating point in trade wars.

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Artificial intelligence

Silicon Valley venture capitalists sit back from investing in AI

Amid sky-high valuations, even major venture capital firms can no longer compete with deep-pocketed backers like SoftBank and Microsoft.

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Artificial intelligence

XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war

The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.

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XPrize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis poses at the Four Seasons while attending the UBS Asia Investment Conference on May 28. Photo: Matt Haldane
ETFs

Exclusive | Thematic Hong Kong AI and biotech ETFs next for Saudi investors: exchange CEO

Proposed new rules could allow Hong Kong companies to list on Saudi Exchange by offering depositary receipts, CEO Al-Rumaih says.

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Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Rumaih, CEO of Saudi Exchange, pictured at the Capital Markets Forum in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: May Tse
Asean

Opinion | As Malaysia’s Huawei chip storm shows, sovereign AI is a fraught pursuit

For third states, what is there to differentiate a Chinese AI stack from an US one when both lock in external reliance in the longer term?

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US-China tech war

China’s 2030 metrology action plan targets chip, quantum wins in race with US

Plan aims to tackle several ‘pain points’ or shortcomings in China’s metrological capabilities, official Science and Technology Daily says.

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Apple

Apple faces another year of iPhone woes in China as Huawei rises

Fierce competition from Chinese rivals and a broader economic slowdown are contributing to another weak year for Apple, IDC says.

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Customers browse iPhones displayed in an Apple store in the Huangpu district in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
China education

China needs academic shake-up for more innovations like DeepSeek, scholar says

Leading scholar Wang Shuguo’s criticism that narrow doctoral studies ‘shackle’ talent reverberates through higher education circles.

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Criticism from noted academic comes as China works to overhaul its higher education system to cultivate talent amid intensifying rivalry with the United States. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

US chip design software firm Synopsys halts China sales, services

Synopsys, along with Cadence and Siemens’s Mentor Graphics, controls more than 70 per cent of China’s electronic-design-automation market.

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Taiwan economy

Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo

As Trump threatens to reinstate high tariffs on Taiwan, tech-sector exporters reliant on the US market fear the worst.

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