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Xiaomi is sharpening its focus on semiconductor development in China. Photo: Shutterstock
Xiaomi

Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says

Lei said Xiaomi reached that milestone in April after spending US$2 billion of its 10-year, US$6.9 billion allocation for chip development.

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Leapmotor European production to move from Poland to another Stellantis facility

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s two-ton AI systems not easily smuggled to China, CEO says

Huang spoke after joining a US delegation to the Middle East led by President Donald Trump, lauding the opening up of trade of Nvidia’s hardware.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacts with the media and supporters outside a restaurant in Taipei on May 16. Photo: Reuters
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacts with the media and supporters outside a restaurant in Taipei on May 16. Photo: Reuters
Tencent

China’s lack of advanced chips hinders adoption of AI models: Tencent executive

Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.

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US-China tech war

US curbs on Huawei chips add uncertainty to China’s AI investment

New guidance on US export rules could deter Chinese firms with global ambitions from using Huawei processors, analysts say.

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Semiconductors

US lawmakers introduce bill to stop smuggling of AI chips to China

Some chips have continued to flow to China despite the US seeking to clamp down on their export.

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Data centre servers and components containing the newest AI chips from Nvidia. Photo: Reuters
Data centre servers and components containing the newest AI chips from Nvidia. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Trump says he told Apple CEO: ‘I don’t want you building in India’

The comments throw a wrench into Apple’s plan to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India rather than China.

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Semiconductors

Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips

Huawei’s significance in China’s AI sector stems from its ability to produce advanced chips that rival Nvidia’s in performance.

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US-China tech war

Nvidia’s consumer graphics cards see price hikes in China after H20 sales ban

The RTX 5090D GPU has been especially popular in the country, with prices rising more than 10 per cent in the past month.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds up the company’s RTX 5090 graphics card, during a keynote address at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, January 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI stalwart Zhipu eyes expansion on back of Belt and Road Initiative

Zhipu AI’s plan reflects intensifying efforts by both Chinese and US companies to widen the global adoption of their AI systems.

Zhipu AI has been pitching governments around the world to help them launch localised sovereign artificial intelligence agents. Photo: Shutterstock
Zhipu AI has been pitching governments around the world to help them launch localised sovereign artificial intelligence agents. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Shenzhen steps up chip investments with city-backed fund worth US$692 million

Shenzhen’s latest move underscores its strategy to leverage state-backed capital to support the semiconductor sector.

United States

US can curb AI chip risks without halting tech exports, US official says

The Trump admin is dropping the Biden-era diffusion rule blocking the spread of AI chips overseas as part of a bid to limit Chinese access.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s humanoid robot makers lack unified ‘end-to-end’ AI system: Unitree CEO

That system allows robots to execute general tasks, which dispenses with running separate programs for specific activities.

The G1 humanoid robot model from Unitree Robotics gives a hug at the firm’s exhibition hall in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, on April 23, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

Tech war: China’s top chipmakers see shares plunge amid tariff uncertainty

SMIC and Hua Hong both warned of challenges in the second half of 2025, but reported strong revenue growth for the first quarter.

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The logo of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation at the chipmaker’s facilities in Shanghai on March 15, 2024. Photo: AFP
The logo of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation at the chipmaker’s facilities in Shanghai on March 15, 2024. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources

Chinese customers have been notified by Nvidia that it aims to release the downgraded version of the H20 chip in July, sources say.

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Huawei

Huawei unveils a HarmonyOS laptop, its first Windows-free computer

The device features Huawei’s AI assistant and a wide range of Chinese software, including WPS and Alibaba’s DingTalk.

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Semiconductors

How China’s self-sufficiency drive is dividing the global tech ecosystem

Countries need to be ready for a world of bifurcated supply chains and data flows, economist Gary Ng says during a panel hosted by the Post.

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Trade disputes with the US have spurred China’s investment in technological independence, especially in semiconductors, said Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank. Photo: Shutterstock
Trade disputes with the US have spurred China’s investment in technological independence, especially in semiconductors, said Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Beijing pours tens of millions of dollars into fostering Chinese AI

The Yizhuang Development Zone aims to establish a nationally leading AI industry ecosystem using only Chinese technology.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s AI system gets faster with Tencent’s open-source boost

The leading Chinese AI start-up has adopted an open-source technical solution from Tencent, leading to a ‘huge speed boost’.

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US-China tech war

For Nvidia, losing China’s AI market would be ‘tremendous loss’, CEO says

China’s AI market is likely to grow to US$50 billion in the next two to three years, Huang told US broadcaster CNBC.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is working to preserve his company’s business in the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

DeepSeek tech is ‘overblown’ and not a threat, Anthropic co-founder says

Jack Clark, a former journalist turned AI policy expert, said DeepSeek ‘might become a closer competitor’ if it had access to more computing resources.

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An Anthropic co-founder has dismissed progress from DeepSeek as people await the Chinese start-up’s next-generation R2 reasoning model. Photo: Reuters
An Anthropic co-founder has dismissed progress from DeepSeek as people await the Chinese start-up’s next-generation R2 reasoning model. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple sales in China dip as US tariffs add to headache

As iPhone sales in China continue to fall, Apple also faces US$900 million tariff costs this quarter.

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia raises concerns about Huawei’s growing AI chip capabilities

US export restrictions on Nvidia’s chips to China could make Huawei’s chips more competitive, CEO Jensen Huang says.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s new maths-solving model is generating buzz, but mostly about R2

The Prover-V2 release has captured attention online, with many on social media wondering what it means for the start-up’s next reasoning model.

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A quiet update to a specialised maths AI model has fuelled speculation about when DeepSeek will release its next-generation reasoning model. Photo: TNS
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Huawei, UBTech team up to bring humanoid robots to factories and homes

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Big Tech

Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says

Xiaomi is sharpening its focus on semiconductor development in China. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

Ant Group’s global unit pulls in US$3 billion in revenue ahead of spin-off

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Big Tech

Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech

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Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote speech for Computex 2025 in Taipei on May 19. Photo: AFP
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