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Ben Jiang
Senior Reporter, Technology
Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode.
Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode.
Areas of Expertise:
Start-ups, tech trendsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue.
The subdued results came after the firm reported its first quarterly loss in the fourth quarter last year amid an ongoing price war.
Move underscores strategy by China’s technology firms to revamp their flagship e-commerce platforms via an accelerating AI push
E-commerce giant is integrating Qwen with Taobao and Tmall, enabling shoppers to use natural-language commands instead of keyword searches.
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ByteDance is allocating a proportionally larger budget to domestic AI chips to mitigate geopolitical risks and heed Beijing’s call.
Backers include AI-focused affiliates under the third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, sources say.
The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
AI start-up MiroMind has relocated some staff to Singapore to divide operations for compliance amid heightened scrutiny.
Chinese-made humanoids are being deployed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as Japan’s aviation industry struggles with a shrinking workforce.
Stores empty shelves as e-commerce sites including Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com stop shipments to comply with ban effective on Friday.
Ultra-fast charging technology and a wave of smart features are helping Chinese EVs win over overseas buyers.
Licensing curbs follow a Wuhan system failure that stranded passengers, as authorities shift focus from rapid roll-out to safety oversight.
The Reit’s underlying asset will be Jiaxing Park, a key Cainiao logistics and fulfilment facility located in Zhejiang province.
Pony AI and WeRide harness China’s supply chain strength to cut costs, boost efficiency and scale robotaxi fleets worldwide.
Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.
Market watchdog flags AI abuse and traffic-driven tactics as it launches first campaign to overhaul online advertising.
The model is relatively small with only 295 billion parameters, bucking a recent trend of large models with trillions of parameters.
DeepSeek is raising a small funding round not for cash, but to set a valuation benchmark and retain talent as rivals ramp up poaching.
From marathon-winning humanoids to potential robot guide dogs, tech firms showcase breakthroughs as Beijing backs robotics as growth driver.
The Lightning humanoid developed by Chinese firm Honor competed against more than 100 other robots and thousands of much slower humans.
Alibaba’s introduction of Happy Oyster model for real-time creation of virtual worlds follows unveiling of Spark 2.0 from Li’s World Labs.
Country remains ‘enmeshed in Asian supply chains’ and is likely to benefit from US AI spending, report says.
Project claims to distil co-workers’ skills into downloadable form – not to mention luminaries like Steve Jobs and Buddha.
HappyHorse’s debut on the global stage has put the spotlight on its creator, Zhang Di, who has been away from Alibaba for five years.
Policy push comes as surging token consumption strains supply and pushes up cloud computing costs.
Chinese developers have been having a field day, scrambling to download copies of the leaked code and poring over files to learn detail.
Some Apollo Go self-driving cars stopped suddenly across the central Chinese city, dealing a blow to the tech giant’s global ambitions.
Mainland China users briefly access Apple Intelligence before the update vanishes, raising questions over compliance and regulatory approval.
Other Chinese AI chipmakers, including Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX, also posted stellar revenue growth for 2025.
