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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan visits the booth of a local tech company at VivaTech in Paris, on May 24, 2024. Photo: Handout
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.

Electric & new energy vehicles

How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market

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Artificial intelligence

The kids are alright: Hong Kong AI scientist offers a vision for ‘parenting’ AI

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Semiconductors

Chinese chipmaker SMIC offloads stake in Ningbo unit to focus on core operations

SMIC’s asset sale reflects efforts by Chinese semiconductor firms to strengthen their operations amid tightened US tech restrictions.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp is mainland China’s top contract chipmaker. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp is mainland China’s top contract chipmaker. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks

Beijing and Washington maintained restrictions after Geneva truce – setting stage for tough negotiations on chips, jets and minerals.

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Apple

Apple gives Tata India iPhone repair business as partnership expands

As the US tech giant looks beyond China for manufacturing, Tata has quickly emerged as a key supplier.

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Semiconductors

China’s top three EDA firms under spotlight after US ban on chip design tools

Electronic design automation firms Empyrean, Primarius and Semitronix are poised to drive China’s chip design tools market after the US ban.

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The latest US export restrictions on China cover electronic design automation software used for developing semiconductors. Photo: Shutterstock
The latest US export restrictions on China cover electronic design automation software used for developing semiconductors. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

Huawei claims better AI training method than DeepSeek using own chips

Huawei’s progress in AI model architecture could prove significant, as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on US technologies.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek rekindles US venture capital’s interest in China’s AI scene

Thrive Capital and Capital Group have made separate visits to the country to discuss AI with local companies and funds, sources say.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s EV unit to become profitable this year, CEO Lei Jun says

Smart EV unit recorded 4.3 billion yuan of gross profit last quarter, trailing operating expenses by 500 million yuan, according to its financial report.

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Founder and CEO Lei Jun speaks at an event in Beijing on May 22. Photo: Reuters
Huawei

Huawei to launch premium Pura 80 smartphone series next week

The Chinese tech giant has remained silent amid speculation about an upgraded chip for the coming model.

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A Huawei flagship store in the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo
A Huawei flagship store in the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo
Electric & new energy vehicles

EV price war, BYD woes prompt fears of China Evergrande-style crisis

Chairman of Great Wall Motor says EV price war, profitability problem could nudge industry into a liquidity crunch.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia builds new AI chip for China with computing cluster capabilities: report

Company plans to produce more than 1 million units of its new China-tailored B30 chip this year, according to The Information.

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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | BTG Pactual eyes Hong Kong growth as China, Brazil strengthen ties

BTG took a delegation of more than two dozen Brazilian entrepreneurs and family offices on a tour of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong last week.

João Scandiuzzi, partner at BTG Pactual. Photo: Elson Li
Artificial intelligence

XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war

The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.

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XPrize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis poses at the Four Seasons while attending the UBS Asia Investment Conference on May 28. Photo: Matt Haldane
XPrize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis poses at the Four Seasons while attending the UBS Asia Investment Conference on May 28. Photo: Matt Haldane
Semiconductors

US chip design software firm Synopsys halts China sales, services

Synopsys, along with Cadence and Siemens’s Mentor Graphics, controls more than 70 per cent of China’s electronic-design-automation market.

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DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek closes in on US rival OpenAI with upgraded model

Benchmark results cited by DeepSeek show that R1-0528’s performance surpasses Alibaba’s Qwen3 and matches models from OpenAI, Google.

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Artificial intelligence

Meta partners with US military contractor to develop VR helmets

The ‘sci-fi-style military helmet’ named ‘Eagle Eye’ is one of several advanced products being developed for the US military.

Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.

Digital currencies

Vance says US should leverage bitcoin as strategic asset against China

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said China’s aversion to bitcoin should be reason for the US to lean into adopting the cryptocurrency.

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Nvidia

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

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The Nvidia logo is seen at its headquarter campus in Santa Clara, California, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
E-commerce

PDD faces profit challenge amid Trump tariffs, domestic e-commerce competition

‘Macroeconomic uncertainties and significant investments in the ecosystem’ are expected to continue affecting PDD’s earnings outlook, UBS analysts say.

Changes in US trade policies have created significant pressure for merchants on PDD Holdings’ Temu shopping platform. Photo: Shutterstock
Changes in US trade policies have created significant pressure for merchants on PDD Holdings’ Temu shopping platform. Photo: Shutterstock
TSMC

TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich amid Europe’s AI push

TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi refutes claims of using Arm-designed chip for XRing O1

Xiaomi’s first smartphone chip uses Arm’s Cortex cores, leading to speculation that it was using a customised solution from the British firm.

Semiconductors

Huawei pushes Ascend AI chip-based ‘Supernode’ architecture to developers

Huawei’s Supernode 384 computing architecture reflects the company’s efforts to overcome tightened US tech restrictions.

Huawei Technologies’ Ascend chip-based, high-performance computing architecture, Supernode 384, is touted as best-suited for training next-generation artificial intelligence models. Photo: Shutterstock
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A Huawei flagship store in the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo

Policy

China turns to robots for elderly care with national pilot programme

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A senior resident at a nursing home in Shenzhen interacts with a humanoid robot. Photo: Xinhua

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Hong Kong backs start-ups at VivaTech show in push for European market

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan visits the booth of a local tech company at VivaTech in Paris, on May 24, 2024. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship

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China’s top drone maker DJI comes down to earth with launch of robotic cleaner

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