China's tech billionaires

TurboDiffusion is expected to enable commercial-scale video creation at less cost and a faster pace.

Prosecutors in Seoul indict 10 people, including ex-Samsung executives, for allegedly leaking the firm’s technology to memory chipmaker CXMT.

The firm’s campaign to engage with the global tech community comes after it unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship GLM model series.

The fund, which will put state-backed money behind early tech bets, could guide trillions of yuan in private capital to chosen sectors.

The two companies expect to launch Tongxin Micro Technology as a developer of automotive domain controller chips.

ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba are in talks over Spring Festival Gala sponsorship packages, as AI rivalry becomes a fight for ad real estate.

Shanghai is headquarters for AI model developers MiniMax and SenseTime, as well as AI chip developers such as Biren Technology and Enflame.

The draft policy would cut down on excess capacity within e-cigarette sector and tighten enforcement of standards in production and export.

Hong Kong’s AI sector comprises 500 organisations, 290 companies and 183 investors active in finance, healthcare and government services.

The 17 Ultra’s US$998 starting price is nearly 8 per cent higher than the previous generation owing to the soaring cost of memory chips.

The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology.

Jetour is already present in more than 100 countries and regions after seven years in operation.

China’s AI toy sector is forecast to expand to US$12 billion by 2030, up from US$3.5 billion this year.

Shandong Yixun Information Technology’s scope of operations includes integrated circuit design and other AI-related fields.

ByteDance-owned Doubao remains the country’s top consumer AI app, as DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot takes the No 2 spot.

The president instructs central SOEs to drive industrial upgrading while securing critical technologies and supply chains in the face of geopolitical risks.

Investors shrug off weaker US Federal Reserve easing hopes and bet on resilient corporate profits into 2026.

Fast-growing robotics start-up expects to ship out 5,000 units in 2025 amid Beijing backing of the embodied intelligence industry.

Trump administration aims for deeper technology cooperation on new AI infrastructure with allies.

It would be irresponsible for Washington and Beijing to race ahead without engaging each other on the dangers – or the immense opportunities – AI presents.

The addition of foreign drone makers, including those from China, to a US trade blacklist is unlikely to heat up relations, observers said.

From China’s booster rocket woes to Beijing condemning US seizure of oil tankers, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

A YF Capital affiliate has taken a 2.1 per cent stake in InnoStar Semiconductor, making it the chipmaker’s 14th largest shareholder.

Chinese carmakers gain confidence in the premium segment as Maextro S800 – developed by Huawei and JAC Group – tops sales above US$100,000.

The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.

Smartphone-to-vehicle giant says it ‘has always been and continues to be a consumer product company’.

DingTalk is moving beyond software into a fuller-stack AI agent play, launching a dedicated operating system and physical terminals.

Short-video platform’s services are thrown into chaos on Monday night after the cyberattack it blames on ‘black and grey industries’.