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Apple
Apple joins China’s subsidy scheme to lift sales amid heated local competition
Consumers in Beijing and Shanghai can avail themselves of discounts of up to US$278 on select models of Apple devices, including the iPhone.
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Anker, Romoss recall over 1.2 million power banks amid fire risks
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Alibaba
Alibaba folds delivery app and travel agency into e-commerce group
23 Jun 2025 - 5:56PM
Blockchain
Hong Kong Web3 group issues blueprint for accelerating blockchain development
Web3 Harbour, in collaboration with PwC Hong Kong, will launch five action groups in August on stablecoins, funds and other critical segments.
23 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
Visitors attend the Web 3 Festival at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 14, 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
TikTok
TikTok ‘continues to work with’ Vance on deal as its US fate remains uncertain
TikTok said it was ‘grateful’ for Trump’s deadline extension to September 17, which would allow it to keep serving its 170 million US users.
20 Jun 2025 - 9:30PM
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TikTok
TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations
Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.
18 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global
‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:30AM
Visitors look at a display at the booth of SemiDrive Technology at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Getty Images
Robotics
China’s robotics market set to double in four years: Morgan Stanley
Robotics is a key part of the Made in China 2025 initiative, launched a decade ago to position the country at the forefront of hi-tech industries.
16 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
Taiwan blacklists leading chipmakers Huawei, SMIC amid US-China tech rivalry
The move will further tighten existing loopholes and curb collaboration between Chinese firms on the entity list and Taiwanese tech leaders.
15 Jun 2025 - 2:59PM
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Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong plans new AI supercomputing centre to boost tech hub status
The facilities will provide computing power for the Greater Bay Area and beyond, says innovation chief Sun Dong during a tech show in Paris.
14 Jun 2025 - 10:30AM
Automotive industry
Hong Kong to allow drones with higher payloads to boost low-altitude economy
Laws and regulations are being amended to promote the development of the low-altitude economy, deputy financial secretary says.
13 Jun 2025 - 8:03PM
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Visitors at Xpeng’s booth at the Hong Kong International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo on Thursday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Ant Group
Ant International and Ant Digital to seek stablecoin licences in Hong Kong
The two Ant units’ move aligns with its global ambitions as other companies, including rival JD.com, line up to issue fiat-backed cryptocurrencies.
12 Jun 2025 - 6:29PM
Blockchain
With early stablecoin law, Hong Kong looks to keep edge as finance hub
Hong Kong is looking to ‘secure a leading role in global payment systems’, one analyst says, as law comes ahead of a similar US stablecoin bill.
12 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
Artificial intelligence
iFlytek says using local chips in AI models extends development time by 3 months
Liu’s comments show how some Chinese tech companies are determined to improve their AI capabilities without access to Nvidia chips.
11 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
China manufacturing
China plans to turn Shenzhen into AI and aviation hub amid US sanctions
Beijing is deepening reforms to accelerate the development of emerging industries in the Chinese tech hub, which faces a barrage of US trade curbs.
11 Jun 2025 - 2:01PM
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Shenzhen plans to focus on accelerating the development of local hi-tech industries, as it grapples with the impact of US tariffs and export controls. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors
Chinese academy launches automated system to speed up chip design
The system, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses AI for semiconductor design, dispensing with the need for human developers.
10 Jun 2025 - 10:00PM
Semiconductors
A quantum leap: Chinese institute begins photonic chip production
Photonic chips are a critical hardware component for quantum computing and high-speed optical communications.
10 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
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Business of climate change
China’s solar panel makers seek antidote to market ills as glut, price war, tariffs bite
Market players should aim for technological innovation, enabling higher profit margins and sustainable growth, GCL founder Zhu says.
10 Jun 2025 - 6:35PM
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Workers producing photovoltaic modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province in January 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war
Chinese premier urges faster tech applications amid US export controls
China needs to move swiftly to turn new technologies into real-world products, Premier Li Qiang says.
10 Jun 2025 - 5:08PM
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Robotics
China turns to robots for elderly care with national pilot programme
Amid a demographic crisis, the government is encouraging the use of robots to care for senior citizens in institutional and home settings.
9 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Start-ups
Hong Kong backs start-ups at VivaTech show in push for European market
Local start-ups from HKSTP and Cyberport will appear at the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at VivaTech from June 11 to 14.
9 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
DJI
China’s top drone maker DJI comes down to earth with launch of robotic cleaner
Shenzhen-based DJI will introduce a combo vacuum-mopping robot this month, a project that has been in development for four years.
9 Jun 2025 - 5:00PM
The DJI logo is displayed at the Cebit 2017 exhibition in Germany. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence
RedNote says its new open-source AI model bests DeepSeek in Chinese
The company, known for its Instagram-like platform, on Friday unveiled dots.llm1, a mixture-of-experts large language model.
9 Jun 2025 - 2:00PM
Robotics
Beijing academy unveils ‘RoboBrain’ AI model for China’s humanoids
The launch comes amid efforts to leverage rapidly advancing AI technology to improve the capability of robots.
7 Jun 2025 - 7:22AM
Made in China 2025
China eyes 10 new national data zones in digital economy push, AI race with US
Beijing targets a booming data industry, turning some regions into digital leaders to advance cutting-edge tech.
6 Jun 2025 - 4:28PM
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