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Anker, Romoss recall over 1.2 million power banks amid fire risks
Anker has stopped selling the affected portable chargers, and is urging customers to return them for a refund or replacement.
23 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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
23 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
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
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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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A humanoid robot walks down the runway at a fashion show in Tianjin, northern China. Photo: Xinhua
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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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
Ant International is one of the largest tech firms yet to announce its intention to issue a stablecoin in Hong Kong. Photo: Ant International
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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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
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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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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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China is accelerating efforts to become technologically self-sufficient, as the United States restricts exports of a string of strategic technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
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
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
Chinese social media company RedNote has joined the AI race with its own open-source model, boasting of its performance in Chinese language understanding. Photo: Shutterstock
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
Digital currencies
Hong Kong’s stablecoin law to take effect in August
The stablecoin ordinance passed in May takes effect on August 1, requiring issuers to be licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
6 Jun 2025 - 4:48PM
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