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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.
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Alibaba
Joe Tsai says open-source AI will boost Alibaba’s cloud business
11 Jun 2025 - 11:46PM
DJI
DJI launches US$10,000 enterprise drone that can avoid power lines at night
11 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
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
Huawei’s Ascend 910 chip is displayed during the 2023 PT Expo China show. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Made in China 2025
GoPro rival Insta360 eyes global expansion after strong Shanghai IPO
After the Star Market’s biggest debut in a year and a half, executive Max Richter touted the company’s commitment to global markets amid trade tensions.
11 Jun 2025 - 3:32PM
Artificial intelligence
France’s Mistral launches Europe’s first AI reasoning model
Mistral is considered Europe’s best shot at having a home-grown AI competitor, but has lagged behind in terms of market share and revenue.
11 Jun 2025 - 11:40AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV battery maker Eve Energy jumps on Hong Kong IPO bandwagon
The firm joins more than a dozen smart-mobility companies from mainland China aiming to raise funds amid the city’s listing surge.
11 Jun 2025 - 7:30AM
Eve Energy, based in Huizhou in China’s southern Guangdong province, said the timing of its share sale would hinge on market conditions. Photo: Handout
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
Apple
Apple’s most sweeping software redesign disappoints mainland Chinese consumers
The hashtag ‘iOS26 Ugly’ was microblogging app Weibo’s top-trending topic on Tuesday, as thousands of netizens expressed their discontent.
10 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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
TikTok
TikTok adds 500 UK jobs in expansion as US fate remains uncertain
A new 135,000 sq ft office is set to open in early 2026, as the ByteDance subsidiary expands in Europe amid looming US sell-or-ban deadline.
10 Jun 2025 - 4:59PM
Huawei
Huawei founder Ren says state-of-the-art chip performance can be achieved
Ren Zhengfei says his firm is just one of many Chinese chipmakers, adding that the US has ‘exaggerated Huawei’s achievements’.
10 Jun 2025 - 2:49PM
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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
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan visits the booth of a local tech company at VivaTech in Paris, on May 24, 2024. Photo: Handout
ByteDance
ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship
Li Tong, who led Douyin’s content quality team, is no longer listed in ByteDance’s internal employee system, according to sources.
9 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
Semiconductors
Qualcomm chips away at smartphone reliance with US$2.4 billion Alphawave AI bet
As Qualcomm looks to lessen its reliance on the smartphone market, Alphawave would provide it with technology used in data centres.
9 Jun 2025 - 5:44PM
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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
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Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning identification tech expands to UK
The Orb scan creates a digital credential, called World ID, based on the unique properties of a person’s iris.
9 Jun 2025 - 11:40AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
The competition for budget-conscious EV buyers in China heats up
Apart from hefty price discounts, carmakers are offering more bells and whistles in their latest models to stand out from the crowd.
9 Jun 2025 - 5:28PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market
Volkswagen, Renault and other EU stalwarts prepare a slew of smaller, cheaper EVs to fight an influx of Chinese models.
9 Jun 2025 - 6:30AM
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BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded on a ship are stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in September 2024. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence
The kids are alright: Hong Kong AI scientist offers a vision for ‘parenting’ AI
HKUST scientist De Kai says AI is more akin to climate change than a geopolitical challenge, requiring a new way of thinking.
8 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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VR and AR
Chinese AR glasses maker Rokid is going global with Alibaba partnership
Rokid will launch its AR Spatial glasses on AliExpress through the platform’s ‘BigSave’ programme, shaving off about US$100 off the US$650 eyewear.
7 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM
Robotics
Unitree eyes pre-IPO fundraising, valuing robot maker up to US$2 billion: report
Raising fresh capital casts a spotlight on how China’s leading humanoid robot makers are pushing forward mass production this year.
7 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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