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United States
US House passes ‘Genius Act’ crypto regulation bill, sending it to Trump
The stablecoin vote marks a watershed moment for the digital asset industry, which has been pushing for US federal legislation for years.
18 Jul 2025 - 4:37AM
Semiconductors
Nvidia, AMD to win market share in China as US eases export curbs
17 Jul 2025 - 8:00AM
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ASML shares tumble amid trade tensions and growth uncertainty
16 Jul 2025 - 3:56PM
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China’s open source AI is ‘a catalyst for global progress’, Jensen Huang says
China’s open source AI is a ‘catalyst for global progress’ that is ‘giving every country and industry a chance to join the AI revolution’, Huang says.
16 Jul 2025 - 1:53PM
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President and CEO of Nvidia Corporation Jensen Huang heads to deliver his speech for the opening ceremony of the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025. Photo: AP Photo
US-China relations
Apple to buy rare earths from Pentagon-backed US firm in US$500 million deal
The minerals are crucial to tech products and have become a flash point in Trump’s trade war with China.
16 Jul 2025 - 1:30AM
Robotics
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree sees significant delivery growth in 2025
CEO Wang Xingxing says China’s humanoid robots have caught the world’s attention, signalling a potentially vast market for the sector.
15 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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Nvidia to resume selling H20 graphic processing chips to China
Nvidia has applied to sell the H20 GPU again, and the US government has ‘assured Nvidia that licences will be granted’.
16 Jul 2025 - 9:38AM
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Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI delays its first open-source AI model challenging DeepSeek
Founder and CEO Sam Altman says the release will be indefinitely delayed for additional safety tests.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
Semiconductors
Tech war: China approves Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys after US lifts EDA ban
The State Administration for Market Regulation gives the green light to the US$35 billion deal under certain conditions.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
E-commerce
Meituan’s daily orders hit record 150 million amid rivalry with JD.com, Alibaba
Daily delivery volumes at the mainland’s top on-demand delivery giant reached 150 million from 120 million last week.
13 Jul 2025 - 2:21PM
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US-China trade war
What are China’s ‘future industries’? And why they count in the global tech race
From humanoids to quantum computing, Beijing wants to reshape its economy – and lead the world in next-gen technologies.
13 Jul 2025 - 9:35AM
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China has made huge advances in humanoid robotics in recent years – now hosting more than half of the world’s publicly traded firms in the sector, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Xinhua
Huawei
Huawei eyes export of AI chips to Middle East, Southeast Asia to rival Nvidia
The Chinese firm has reached out to potential clients in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Thailand about buying its Ascend 910B processors.
12 Jul 2025 - 1:08PM
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US-China tech war
Chinese lidar maker Hesai loses lawsuit against US government for blacklisting
Hesai, the world’s largest maker of automotive lidar sensors, was added to the Pentagon’s blacklist last year.
12 Jul 2025 - 11:21AM
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
Huawei
Huawei’s Pura 80 roll-out in Dubai is latest move in global smartphone push
The Pura 80 series, which debuted in mainland China last month, marks Huawei’s latest expansion into major overseas markets.
11 Jul 2025 - 5:02PM
Huawei chose Dubai to launch its Pura 80 series on the global market. Photo: Ann Cao
Artificial intelligence
Global AI conference in Shanghai to showcase China’s prowess, vision
High-level meeting on AI governance to be held in tandem with the three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference, starting on July 26.
10 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia CEO Huang to meet Chinese officials amid US tech tensions
Huang plans to meet top officials, including the commerce minister, while attending the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing next week.
10 Jul 2025 - 5:54PM
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China-EU relations
EU urges China for rare earth access amid US tariffs, growing supply worries
European officials demand action to reduce dependency – but analysts warn more time needed to implement strategy.
10 Jul 2025 - 5:31PM
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EU and Chinese flags on March 20, 2025. Illustration: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Artificial intelligence
Chinese start-up Manus AI relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs
Manus AI has begun recruiting in the city state, offering positions such as data analyst and AI agent engineer.
11 Jul 2025 - 10:45AM
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
Meta’s AI lab scoops up two more Chinese experts from Apple, OpenAI
The new recruits include Pang Ruoming, manager of Apple’s foundations model team, and OpenAI researcher Li Yuanzhi.
8 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
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
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Eric Trump, the second eldest son of US President Donald Trump, is set to attend next month’s Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks snap 3-day decline on optimism about US trade deals
US President Donald Trump tells Japan and South Korea that new tariffs will take effect on August 1.
8 Jul 2025 - 4:30PM
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.
15 Jul 2025 - 3:31PM
Huawei
Huawei defends AI models as home-grown after whistle-blowers raise red flags
An account on the open-source community GitHub alleged that the Huawei model had ‘extraordinary correlation’ with Alibaba’s Qwen-2.5 14B.
7 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
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