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ByteDance
ByteDance raises pay, boosts bonuses to retain staff amid AI talent war
The TikTok owner has announced higher bonuses, wider pay bands and faster equity payouts as it seeks to stay competitive in the global talent race.
20 Dec 2025 - 4:41PM
Robotics
China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories
20 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
Artificial intelligence
China’s Sugon launches AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia, Huawei
19 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Semiconductors
China eyes mastery of EUV lithography, bolstering AI chip ambitions: analysts
‘As the semiconductor dream has become a national security issue, I would not underestimate China’s ambition,’ Natixis analyst Gary Ng says.
19 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Chinese scientists at a high-security Shenzhen laboratory earlier this year built a prototype extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. Photo: Shutterstock
E-commerce
Alibaba ramps up China instant commerce push with Cainiao and Tmall tie-up
Partnership designed to expand warehouse network and boost Taobao Shangou’s rapid service as rivals Meituan and JD.com scale up facilities.
19 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
Semiconductors
US launches review of Nvidia’s H200 chip sales to China: sources
The inter-agency licensing review involves the US departments of Commerce, State, Energy and Defence.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:35PM
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Hong Kong’s Insilico, Aramco to partner on sustainable fuels and materials
AI drug discovery unicorn Insilico Medicine is set to sign a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and a subsidiary during Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu’s official visit to the country.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:22AM
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Insilico opened a regional research centre in Abu Dhabi this month. The opening ceremony was attended by Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico’s co-founder and CEO, Omar Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Ahmed Baghoum, the acting CEO of Masdar City, and Alex Aliper, Insilico’s co-founder and president. Photo: Handout
Made in China 2025
Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?
China’s battery makers raise prices amid lithium rebound and global AI energy demand.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
Artificial intelligence
SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot
The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dogs under new venture Ace Robotics.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:51PM
Robotics
CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant
The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Alibaba
Alibaba deepens ecosystem with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and more
The integration marks Alibaba’s first full tie-in for Qwen, as the company pushes for more synergy across its sprawling consumer platforms.
18 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
Amap has become the first Alibaba ecosystem service to be fully integrated with its Qwen app. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance pushes frequent updates to Doubao AI as privacy concerns persist
Strong demand for Doubao AI phone eclipses concerns its agent-like functions pose a security risk.
18 Dec 2025 - 12:52AM
Artificial intelligence
Tencent shakes up AI operations, names recent recruit as chief AI scientist
Vinces Yao Shunyu now serves as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to Tencent president Martin Lau.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Xiaomi
Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge
Supplies of memory products for electronic devices squeezed by AI pivot of chipmakers, spurring companies to pass on costs to consumers.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts more affordable robots soon
He Xiaoping’s recent trip to the US, where he met more than 30 professionals in the AI field, helped form his conclusions about the industry.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:44PM
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng poses for a photograph at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, April 14, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
Artificial intelligence
Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, OpenAI systems
MiMo-V2-Flash ‘particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios’, Xiaomi says.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:51PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Why Nvidia chip is unlikely to derail ambitions of China’s Huawei, Moore Threads
China’s huge demand for AI computing power leaves room for growth for both US and domestic chips, analysts say.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence processors will give China a much-needed boost in computing power. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China tech war
Kimi developer Moonshot shows China’s growing AI depth: US government report
Washington’s evaluation highlights an increasing number of Chinese companies developing world-leading open-weight AI models, not just DeepSeek.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Made in China 2025
China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones
Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s EV battery giants wade into shipbuilding to bolster Beijing’s dominance
CATL and Gotion add momentum to China’s efforts to build new-energy vessels amid an accelerated decarbonisation drive.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock
The turning point came when DeepSeek released its V3 and R1 models, which were on par with OpenAI’s GPT and Meta’s Llama models at the time.
14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
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Artificial intelligence
Meta sees role reversal as it adopts Alibaba’s Qwen to train AI models
Throughout 2023 and 2024, Chinese firms keen to catch up with the US used Meta’s Llama to help them build their own models.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:39AM
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Artificial intelligence
Alipay and Rokid open up AI payment function on smart glasses to developers
The function has been made available to participants in the Rokid Spatial Joy 25 Global AR and AI Developer Competition.
15 Dec 2025 - 11:49AM
Huawei
Huawei bolsters AI ambitions with foundation model unit, recruits global talent
In a recruitment ad posted in October, the Shenzhen-based firm said it was building a world-class AI team, wooing global talent.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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