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Semiconductors
Stanford-educated expert leads new semiconductor school in China
Wuhan University’s School of Integrated Circuits has teamed up with China’s top memory chipmaker to overcome US tech curbs.
11 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Global AI conference in Shanghai to showcase China’s prowess, vision
10 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
DeepSeek
Head of China’s state-owned firm regulator visits DeepSeek, Unitree
10 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
Blockchain
Bitcoin hits record US$112,000 amid Wall Street rally, crypto surge
Traders should stay vigilant for potential profit-taking or macroeconomic shifts that could spark corrections, one analyst says.
10 Jul 2025 - 12:45PM
Bitcoin has hit a record high. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Robotics
‘EV moment’ for humanoid robots may be 5 years away, UBS says
Global humanoid robot population will surpass 300 million by 2025, with annual demand reaching 86 million units, Swiss bank says.
9 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong’s financial centre status gives it an edge in AI market, experts say
SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng says ‘having easy access to capital is extremely important’ for AI companies.
10 Jul 2025 - 11:28AM
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Semiconductors
A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC
The acceleration of climate change may prove calamitous for semiconductor production, which relies on copper, a new report says.
8 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
Extreme climate and drought are threatening the chip industry, according to a new report from PwC. Photo: EPA-EFE
Blockchain
Eric Trump to headline Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong
The August event comes as the race for crypto supremacy has intensified, with both Hong Kong and the US moving to legalise stablecoins.
8 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM
US-China trade war
‘Historic opportunity’: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war
A few years ago, it beat extreme poverty – now, it’s a frontline province in Beijing’s economic shift.
8 Jul 2025 - 6:21AM
Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong’s AI ambitions take shape with 90% of supercomputing capacity now in use
Cyberport’s Supercomputing Centre, launched in December, is benefiting from a US$418.6 million subsidy scheme to attract companies.
4 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent
DeepSeek joins a global scramble for AI talent that includes the biggest players, from Meta and OpenAI to ByteDance and Alibaba.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
DeepSeek has posted a flurry of job listings on LinkedIn over the past week, all in Mandarin. Photo: dpa
E-commerce
France fines Shein US$47 million for ‘deceptive’ pricing amid EU scrutiny
Shein did not offer discounts based on the lowest price in the previous 30 days, and sometimes raised prices before applying a reduction.
4 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
US-China tech war
Tech war: US lifts export control of chip design software to China
Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence – three of the world’s largest EDA software developers – are set to resume sales to China.
3 Jul 2025 - 5:45PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s Sophgo adapts chip product for DeepSeek in self-reliance push
Heightened US chip export controls have prompted Chinese AI and chip companies to collaborate.
1 Jul 2025 - 1:02PM
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research
Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao share photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia.
29 Jun 2025 - 5:18PM
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens
Unesco hosted a forum in Bangkok this week to drive the adoption of its AI ethics recommendations.
27 Jun 2025 - 12:30PM
Digital currencies
Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition
Hong Kong is seeking an early lead in stablecoins and tokenisation as Trump pushes the US to become the ‘crypto capital of the planet’.
27 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
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Made in China 2025
How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse
Start-ups rise fast where traditional manufacturing once ruled – powering Beijing’s innovation and self-reliance push.
25 Jun 2025 - 9:25AM
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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.
24 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM
China technology
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
CEO Eddie Wu said the restructuring ‘marks a strategic upgrade from an e-commerce platform to a comprehensive consumer platform’.
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’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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11 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
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11 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
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