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Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek challenges Google DeepMind with new AI model

DeepSeek’s V3.2-Speciale equals Google’s Gemini 3 Pro in reasoning capabilities, the Chinese start-up says.

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China manufacturing

How China’s industrial tourism is creating a new generation of tech-savvy kids

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Artificial intelligence

ByteDance’s drug unit presents AI-designed therapies at global conferences

Artificial intelligence

Chinese firms face pressure on AI investments as US peers’ spending soars

Largest US companies on track for US$700 billion in AI capital expenditures this year, versus about US$105 billion in China.

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Google and Microsoft both expect 2026 capex to reach about US$190 billion. Photo: AP Photo
Google and Microsoft both expect 2026 capex to reach about US$190 billion. Photo: AP Photo
Semiconductors

Samsung, SK Hynix flag record supply squeeze in memory market as AI demand soars

South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027.

DeepSeek

‘The whale can now see’: DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move

On DeepSeek’s chat interface, a new ‘image recognition mode’ has been added alongside the ‘expert’ and ‘flash’ chat modes.

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Semiconductors

Cambricon vaults to China’s costliest stock after profits soar 185% amid AI boom

China’s chip foundries also benefit from the country’s efforts to achieve semiconductor self-reliance.

People visit the MetaX booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
People visit the MetaX booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
China trade

Beijing touts mineral dominance, boosts autonomy drive, ahead of Trump’s visit

Ministry of Natural Resources boasts world-leading reserves of 14 minerals and vows to keep boosting output and exploration as geopolitical risks weigh on resources.

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Artificial intelligence

If it can’t stop the Meta-Manus AI deal, how can Beijing exert its authority?

Case shows US-China competition has expanded beyond chips and models to areas of engineering and product design, analyst says.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?

Researcher Chen Deli is emerging as DeepSeek’s new public face as speculation over the whereabouts of the company’s founder and CEO lingers.

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DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek prices new V4 AI model at 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5

DeepSeek’s move aims to attract more enterprise clients, developers and agent-based users, according to an academic.

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The DeepSeek app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on January 27, 2025. Photo: AFP
The DeepSeek app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on January 27, 2025. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Chinese optical chipmaker’s profit soars 1,153% on strong AI demand

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion

Pony AI and WeRide harness China’s supply chain strength to cut costs, boost efficiency and scale robotaxi fleets worldwide.

Artificial intelligence

China blocks Meta’s Manus deal after months-long probe, thwarting purchase

Economic planner asks both parties to withdraw from deal for AI firm, in move with wider implications for other start-ups operating overseas.

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Artificial intelligence

Underwhelming or underrated? DeepSeek V4 shows “impressive” gains

Benchmark shows V4 trailing Kimi and US frontier models, though gains raise hopes of another R1-style breakthrough.

While V4 Pro marks a clear improvement on its predecessor, V3.2, it still lags top competitors. Photo: Handout
While V4 Pro marks a clear improvement on its predecessor, V3.2, it still lags top competitors. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

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US-China tech war

US crackdown threat could shake out China’s ‘distillation’ AI copycats: analysts

US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year.

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DeepSeek

Huawei, DeepSeek strengthen China’s AI self-reliance with V4 collaboration

DeepSeek says its V4 model will have throughput issues until the second half of the year, until Ascend 950PR supernodes ‘ship at scale’.

Huawei Ascend 384 supernode chips on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 26, 2025. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Huawei Ascend 384 supernode chips on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 26, 2025. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Why China’s optical communications sector is the latest AI boom beneficiary

What are optical modules, why are they so critical and which Chinese makers’ stocks are soaring?

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek unveils next-gen AI model as Huawei vows ‘full support’ with new chips

The company says its cost-efficient new V4 model is competitive with top closed-source models from OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

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Artificial intelligence

Why Anthropic’s Mythos has energised China’s cybersecurity industry

Following the Mythos announcement on April 7, shares of major Chinese cybersecurity firms rose for several consecutive days.

Demand for AI-driven cybersecurity and compliance solutions could accelerate. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

Tencent unveils first flagship AI model under former OpenAI researcher

The model is relatively small with only 295 billion parameters, bucking a recent trend of large models with trillions of parameters.

Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Hong Kong stock market

AI-driven Hong Kong stock inflows from mainland China slow as options multiply

Wave of listings provides more ‘pure-play’ AI investment options across mainland and Hong Kong exchanges, BNP Paribas says.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba opens Qwen app to partners with China Eastern Airlines tie-up

Company pledges more partnerships to expand the agentic capabilities of its flagship consumer chatbot app.

Artificial intelligence

Can ‘token exports’ give China an edge in the AI era?

As AI tokens emerge as a new commodity, China’s cost advantage is reshaping global model competition, though monetisation gaps remain.

Starting this year, models from Chinese companies have intermittently ranked among the global top tier in token usage. Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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