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The company is gearing up to go head-to-head with leading US labs following the release of the GLM-5.2 model last month. Photo: Shutterstock Image

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Zhipu AI’s new tool turns GLM-5.2 into agent amid Anthropic rivalry

Firm also known as Z.ai rolls out promotions to lure developers as US rival Anthropic responds to claim it covertly tracked Chinese users.

Can China’s memory chip giant CXMT keep thriving after IPO and AI boom?

Shanghai unveils quantum computing hub as China races for tech supremacy

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EVs | China’s AI-defined vehicles make smart motoring human-centred

Artificial intelligence is transforming the in-car experience for drivers and passengers, with Chinese EV makers among the first to embrace a new era on the road.

China’s AI-defined vehicles make smart motoring human-centred

Big Tech

Temu owner PDD embraces China’s ‘city of the future’ after regulatory debacle

Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area.

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Big Tech

Will share buy-backs help Chinese big tech companies rescue battered valuations?

Firms like Tencent and Alibaba are trying to boost investor confidence in the sector, whose stock prices have recently hit alarming lows.

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Exclusive | China’s Kling AI nears US$3 billion round at US$18 billion valuation: sources

The Kuaishou Technology spin-off aims to start Hong Kong listing process within a year, as annual recurring revenue soars following latest AI video model release.

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Kling AI is said to be close to completing a US$3 billion fundraising round that would value the company at US$18 billion post-investment. Photo: Shutterstock
Kling AI is said to be close to completing a US$3 billion fundraising round that would value the company at US$18 billion post-investment. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech

China unveils industrial internet road map, with AI and 5G at core of upgrade

Plan sets target of 50,000 industrial 5G private networks by 2030, with industrial internet sector’s value added to exceed 2.5 trillion yuan.

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UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China

The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms’ drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.

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The AI industrial revolution: why US faces a historic tech reckoning from China

From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.

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Big Tech

Now hiring: Nvidia’s robotics team ramps up its China talent hunt

The US chip giant says it is recruiting for more than a dozen roles as it looks to move robots from research labs to real-world deployment.

Visitors tour the Nvidia booth displaying humanoid robots at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. Photo: AP
Visitors tour the Nvidia booth displaying humanoid robots at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. Photo: AP

Tech Trends

Beyond GPUs: AI-driven shortages hit chip materials and components

Makers of power semiconductors, including Germany’s Infineon, US-based Texas Instruments and China’s Yangjie Technology, have raised prices.

Policy

JD.com’s bid for Europe’s Ceconomy clears German hurdle but EU subsidy probe looms

Other member states have also put the deal under scrutiny, including an ongoing foreign investment clearance process in Austria and Spain.

Policy

Education powerhouse: China blueprint tackles talent crunch, tech self-reliance

China issues blueprint to strengthen education’s role to respond to fierce global tech rivalry while adapting to falling birth rates.

Children play with a humanoid robot on May 28 in Huaibei, Anhui province. Kindergartens and primary schools are closing while university dormitories remain packed amid falling birth rates – a mismatch that captures the challenge facing China’s education planners. Photo: Getty

Big Tech

DeepSeek bucks China’s AI price war with peak-hour surcharges for API services

DeepSeek triggered a price war in May when it announced a permanent 75 per cent discount on V4 API access.

Peak hour costs for DeepSeek’s V4 Pro will be charged at US$1.77 for every million output tokens. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Peak hour costs for DeepSeek’s V4 Pro will be charged at US$1.77 for every million output tokens. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Tech Trends

Meituan claims China’s biggest AI model trained on local chips

LongCat-2.0 boasts 1.6 trillion parameters and a million-token context window, on par with DeepSeek’s latest flagship model.

China Business

Hong Kong draws royalties giant as mainland China biotech licensing heats up

Royalty financing offers new cash source as global investors pursue Chinese drug breakthroughs despite US pressure, Royalty Pharma says.

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For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
Illustration: Brian Wang

Big Tech

Can Huawei’s ‘chip queen’ help China beat the US tech blockade?

He Tingbo says her epiphany came from an ancient irrigation system in Sichuan province, built without modern machinery or electricity.

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Tech War

A cloud above the clouds: US, China jockey for position in computing space race

China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets.

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Tech

Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

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Can China’s memory chip giant CXMT keep thriving after IPO and AI boom?

The CXMT logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photograph take on May 28, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China Business

China AI drug-design deals swell as US scrutiny mounts

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Industry insiders say AI-powered drug-design tools have the potential to shorten development timelines from years to as few as 18 months. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong assets hit record US$5.38 trillion on renewed China appetite: SFC

People walk through Central district in Hong Kong. Assets and wealth under management in the city have surged to a record high. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tech Trends

Huawei and Cambricon tighten grip on China’s AI chip market as Nvidia slips

Chinese chipmakers led by Cambricon and Huawei are expected to significantly expand their share of the domestic AI server market as Beijing pushes for greater semiconductor self-reliance. Photo: Getty Images

China Business

New technologies power China’s Tesla challengers to monthly sales records

A Leapmotor Lafa 5 Ultra on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April. Photo: AFP
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Chinese robots show America they have ‘got talent’

In the talent competition show America's Got Talent, that aired on Tuesday evening local time, eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine alongside Wu Yufei, a Chinese dancer from Sichuan province. The performance was part of an audition for the talent competition show, with competitors vying for the grand prize of US$1 million. Photo: America's Got Talent
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