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Chinese AI chip designer Cambricon posted its first annual profit since listing in 2020. Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

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Chinese chip firms Cambricon, Moore Threads post sales jump on domestic demand

Cambricon reports first full-year profit since listing in 2020, while Moore Threads’ revenue jumps 243 per cent.

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Moore Threads’ flagship AI chip compatible with latest Alibaba models

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Germany’s Merz meets China’s tech vanguard, including Alibaba and Unitree CEOs

Hangzhou visit reflects Germany’s attempt to work further with the engines of China’s digital and robotics economy.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is given a tour of Unitree by CEO Wang Xingxing. Photo: DPA
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is given a tour of Unitree by CEO Wang Xingxing. Photo: DPA

China Business

Hong Kong stocks cap worst month since October on AI disruption angst

Concerns over AI’s disruptive impact on traditional industries continue to unsettle investors.

Big Tech

Huawei targets global comeback with Mate 80 Pro smartphone, new smartwatch

The handset’s launch in Madrid marks Huawei’s renewed push into the global smartphone market.

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Baidu touts AI chips’ potential amid sluggish fourth quarter

Revenue from the company’s AI-related business for the December quarter rises 48 per cent year on year to more than US$1.6 billion.

Baidu reported revenue of 32.74 billion yuan for the fourth quarter. Photo: AFP
Baidu reported revenue of 32.74 billion yuan for the fourth quarter. Photo: AFP

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Facebook owner Meta goes ahead with Manus merger despite Beijing probe

Some Manus employees in Singapore move into Meta’s offices and have been given corporate accounts and other access, two sources said.

Big Tech

JD.com renews on-demand delivery fight with US$2.9 billion in grocery subsidies

JD.com says the subsidies will make the ‘Billion-Yuan Supermarket’ its largest subsidised product category, surpassing electronics.

Big Tech

China computing tech stalwarts Hygon, Sugon post revenue surge amid AI boom

Their strong 2025 revenue reflects a broader trend across China to increase support for domestic technology suppliers.

A Hygon accelerator used in artificial intelligence model training and inference. Photo: Hygon

China Business

Hong Kong stocks retreat as Nvidia earnings fail to sustain AI momentum

Hang Seng Index drops 1.4 per cent, led by tech losses, after US chip giant’s results disappoint investors betting on perpetual AI growth.

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Nvidia’s earnings fail to impress investors, who are now betting on perpetual AI growth, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
Nvidia’s earnings fail to impress investors, who are now betting on perpetual AI growth, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance

In a rare instance of collaboration, the Chinese tech titan will partner with US and European firms to improve standards in the field.

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Nvidia reports record earnings quarter as China’s H200 sales freeze persists

Nvidia warns China market for powerful GPU remains uncertain, even as data centre revenue surges to new highs.

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Big Tech

Why SJ Semiconductor matters in China’s race to build home-grown AI chips

SJ Semiconductor’s listing highlights the growing role of chip packaging in China’s strategy to narrow the technology gap.

SJ Semiconductor, a key player in China’s advanced chip packaging sector, has received approval to list on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

ByteDance valuation said to hit record US$550 billion in proposed equity sale

Pending sale by US private equity firm General Atlantic shows ByteDance’s valuation has surged from US$400 billion as recently as mid-2025.

The ByteDance logo is seen at the company’s office building in Shanghai, on July 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters
The ByteDance logo is seen at the company’s office building in Shanghai, on July 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

China’s MiniMax, Moonshot top AI token use ranking, ending year of US dominance

AI hosting platform OpenRouter’s latest ranking shows high demand for Chinese open-source models following a series of new releases.

Big Tech

Xiaomi deepens push into chips and AI as peers race to develop humanoid robotics

Xiaomi bets big on core technologies, including operating systems, to position itself as a deep-tech player amid China’s self-reliance push.

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Tech War

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Tech War

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

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Tech War

How Huawei and DeepSeek are tending the garden of China’s AI aspirations

Amid growing AI rivalry with the US, the two companies are leading China’s drive to shake off the nation’s dependence on Nvidia processors.

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Big Tech

Immediate gratification: instant commerce transforms China’s retail market

Instant commerce has developed over a short period of time, as providers expanded their on-demand delivery coverage beyond food.

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Anthropic said that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax AI allegedly used roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate more than 16 million exchanges with its Claude models. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

Moore Threads’ flagship AI chip compatible with latest Alibaba models

Moore Threads’ latest initiative reflects how Chinese chip developers are rushing to support the country’s top-performing AI models. Photo: Moore Threads

Big Tech

Huawei targets global comeback with Mate 80 Pro smartphone, new smartwatch

Huawei Technologies’ flagship Mate 80 series made its international debut in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. Photo: Handout

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China computing tech stalwarts Hygon, Sugon post revenue surge amid AI boom

A Hygon accelerator used in artificial intelligence model training and inference. Photo: Hygon

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China’s tech surge leaves Japan and South Korea trailing in global rankings

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A humanoid robot plays piano during a traditional music performance in Beijing on Thursday. China has elevated science and technology to the core of its national development strategy. Photo: AP
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