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Nvidia CEO meets China’s commerce minister to discuss AI cooperation
In a meeting with Jensen Huang, Minister Wang Wentao says China’s doors are wide open for Nvidia and other multinational firms.
18 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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E-commerce
Meituan executive bemoans ‘irrational’ price war with Alibaba, JD.com
17 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
TSMC
Chipmaking giant TSMC raises 2025 sales forecast amid AI optimism
17 Jul 2025 - 5:21PM
Artificial intelligence
AI for science, drug discovery to have ‘greatest impact’, says Nvidia’s Huang
Biology was created by nature and therefore harder to ‘manipulate’, Huang said at the China International Supply Chain Expo on Thursday.
17 Jul 2025 - 5:05PM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang adjusts his glasses as he speaks during the opening of the China International Supply Chain Expo, in Beijing, July 16, 2025. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia CEO praises China’s open-source models as ‘very advanced’
DeepSeek’s models, Alibaba’s Qwen and Chinese start-up Moonshot’s Kimi are ‘the best open reasoning models in the world today’, says Huang.
17 Jul 2025 - 12:29PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia, AMD to win market share in China as US eases export curbs
The return of Nvidia's H20 chip is set to increase foreign chip imports in China, where Huawei has been gaining ground, analysts say.
17 Jul 2025 - 8:00AM
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E-commerce
Chinese state newspaper strikes friendly tone towards internet giants
In an editorial, the official Economic Daily emphasises the need for both chipmakers and food delivery platforms in China.
16 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
Delivery riders seen in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo
Artificial intelligence
Baidu signs deal with Uber to deploy Apollo Go robotaxis in Asia, Middle East
This week, Tesla expanded the ‘geofence’ for its robotaxi pilot service in Austin, Texas, less than a month after its launch.
16 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
Smartphones
Huawei becomes China’s top smartphone seller for the first time in 4 years: IDC
Tech giant holds 18.1 per cent share of the mainland’s market in the second quarter, but shipments fall 3.4 per cent to 12.5 million units.
16 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
Semiconductors
ASML shares tumble amid trade tensions and growth uncertainty
The company’s shares fell as much as 7.1 per cent, after it highlighted the threat of US tariffs for new systems and parts.
16 Jul 2025 - 3:56PM
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Semiconductors
China’s open source AI is ‘a catalyst for global progress’, Jensen Huang says
China’s open source AI is a ‘catalyst for global progress’ that is ‘giving every country and industry a chance to join the AI revolution’, Huang says.
16 Jul 2025 - 1:53PM
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President and CEO of Nvidia Corporation Jensen Huang heads to deliver his speech for the opening ceremony of the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025. Photo: AP Photo
Alibaba
Alibaba’s ‘Super Saturdays’ event to heat up China’s on-demand delivery market
The programme will be implemented over the next 100 days under Alibaba’s instant commerce brand, Taobao Shangou.
15 Jul 2025 - 10:00PM
Robotics
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree sees significant delivery growth in 2025
CEO Wang Xingxing says China’s humanoid robots have caught the world’s attention, signalling a potentially vast market for the sector.
15 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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Autonomous vehicles
Tesla’s Autopilot in spotlight at a trial over a student killed while stargazing
A judgment against Tesla could be especially damaging as the company plans to roll out hundreds of thousands of robotaxis on US roads.
18 Jul 2025 - 11:55AM
Semiconductors
Nvidia to resume selling H20 graphic processing chips to China
Nvidia has applied to sell the H20 GPU again, and the US government has ‘assured Nvidia that licences will be granted’.
16 Jul 2025 - 9:38AM
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Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
TikTok
TikTok urgently pitches Canada security solution to avoid shutdown
TikTok started this month to freeze spending after a directive to close its Canadian unit, which cited national security concerns.
15 Jul 2025 - 5:35AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Driverless taxis in mainland China could control more than 6% of market: HSBC
HSBC says potential addressable market for robotaxis in mainland China is estimated to be around US$40 billion a year.
14 Jul 2025 - 8:59PM
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI delays open-source AI model challenging DeepSeek
Founder and CEO Sam Altman says the release will be indefinitely delayed for additional safety tests.
18 Jul 2025 - 3:51PM
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
Tech war: China approves Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys after US lifts EDA ban
The State Administration for Market Regulation gives the green light to the US$35 billion deal under certain conditions.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
E-commerce
Alibaba delivers 80 million orders in 1 day amid price war
Meituan, Taobao, Ele.me and JD.com shower consumers with freebies and promotions, leaving customers gleeful and merchants overwhelmed.
14 Jul 2025 - 7:59PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
CATL, BYD partner with BHP to electrify Australia’s mining industry
The Chinese firms will collaborate with BHP on battery development for mining equipment, locomotives and rapid charging infrastructure.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:01PM
Huawei
Huawei eyes export of AI chips to Middle East, Southeast Asia to rival Nvidia
The Chinese firm has reached out to potential clients in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Thailand about buying its Ascend 910B processors.
12 Jul 2025 - 1:08PM
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Huawei is offering Ascend 910B AI chip volumes in the low thousands to potential customers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei
Huawei’s Pura 80 roll-out in Dubai is latest move in global smartphone push
The Pura 80 series, which debuted in mainland China last month, marks Huawei’s latest expansion into major overseas markets.
11 Jul 2025 - 5:02PM
Robotics
Robot maker AgiBot seeks stake in Shanghai firm in potential back-door listing
The Tencent-backed start-up plans to acquire a controlling stake in Swancor Advanced Materials for US$279 million.
11 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
US-China relations
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets Trump before heading to China
The world’s most valuable tech company has become ensnared in a broader US-China conflict as the foremost producer of AI chips.
11 Jul 2025 - 4:23AM
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China unveils world’s first humanoid robot that changes its own batteries
18 Jul 2025 - 6:20PM
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18 Jul 2025 - 6:03PM
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