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Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly gaining ground in terms of their cyber capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock

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Anthropic raises alarm over Chinese GLM-5.3 model’s elite hacking ability

The open-weight AI model almost matches Claude Mythos for cyber capabilities, but has far weaker safeguards, Anthropic says.

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Trump relies on AI giants to self-police after ruling out China deal

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can it last?

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong’s first 9 months of IPOs break record, but Nasdaq leads capital race

A growing pipeline and potential megadeals bolster hopes of a record IPO year for the Hong Kong stock exchange, industry players say.

The HKEX has made moves widely seen as enhancing the city’s appeal as an IPO destination. Photo: Jonathan Wong
The HKEX has made moves widely seen as enhancing the city’s appeal as an IPO destination. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Banking & Finance

Mainland China’s PCB giant clears final hurdle for Hong Kong listing: sources

Shenzhen-listed Dongshan Precision’s share sale could rank among the city’s largest IPOs in the fourth quarter, sources say.

Tech Trends

DeepSeek opens tools to help Huawei chips supplant Nvidia in AI

With introduction of suite of six tools, AI model developer aims to create ‘independent’ software ecosystem for AI processors.

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Chinese biopharma’s global expansion

Chinese developers of innovative drugs are tying up with industry giants to accelerate overseas growth, raise funds and share risks.

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China Business

Can mainland Chinese, Hong Kong stocks rebound after a bruising third quarter?

Weak stimulus, Fed tightening and shifting AI sentiment may keep mainland and Hong Kong equities under pressure, analysts say.

China Business

China’s firms face profit squeeze, but AI power edge offers hope: Natixis

China’s corporate health continues to lag global rivals, but power surplus has become a key advantage in AI race, bank says.

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Big Tech

Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at President Xi Jinping's state dinner in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AP

Tech Trends

More than half of China’s population is now using generative AI: report

Nearly half of users employ AI tools to process images or videos, while 38 per cent use it for text processing and 33 per cent for work notes.

Visitors line-up for a free gift at an AI booth during the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 26, 2026. Photo: Getty Images
Visitors line-up for a free gift at an AI booth during the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 26, 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Policy

Hong Kong falls behind mainland China in business AI adoption: Accenture

Only one in 10 firms has deployed generative AI across multiple functions, compared with about one in five on the mainland, consultancy says.

Tech Trends

CXMT leans on Chinese toolmakers in US$5.2b expansion push: source

As it begins massive output increase, China’s top memory supplier sets ‘aggressive’ target for local chipmaking equipment, source says.

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China Business

AstraZeneca, Merck, Novo deals inject fresh global momentum into Chinese biotech

Deals involving novel cancer therapies and weight-loss drugs reinforce the growing global appeal of Chinese biotech innovation.

AstraZeneca has moved to advance Chinese biotech firm Akeso’s flagship cancer drug. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs for US$8.2b, escalating rivalry with Nvidia

Acquisition gives US chipmaker greater exposure to world-model technology seen as crucial for robotics and physical AI.

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs. Photo: Reuters
AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs. Photo: Reuters

Tech

Shein falls 14% to record low after profit misses in first results since IPO

Revenue growth stalls and margins narrow as higher tariffs and freight costs weigh on online fashion retailer.

Big Tech

Alibaba deepens sports tech push with new Brooklyn Nets partnership

The Chinese tech titan becomes the NBA team’s official technology and cloud partner and jersey patch sponsor ahead of its 60th anniversary.

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Tech War

In Focus | Will geopolitics put a potential Musk merger between a rocket and a hard place?

Security concerns in Beijing and Washington could create ‘bottleneck’ if Elon Musk attempts to combine the two flagship companies.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Tech Trends

In Focus | Once known for livestock, a rural Chinese city pivots to AI super units

Fueled by cheap wind power and a cool climate, Inner Mongolia’s Ulanqab is turning energy produced in its pastureland into power for the AI boom.

Tech Trends

After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China?

In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.

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Policy

How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

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A worker produces chips for mobile phones, cars and LED lighting at a workshop in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

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Anthropic raises alarm over Chinese GLM-5.3 model’s elite hacking ability

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Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly gaining ground in terms of their cyber capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock

China EVs

Tesla audits Chinese suppliers, China outlines 2030 battery goal: 7 EV reads

This photo taken on March 12, 2021 shows a worker handling lithium ion car batteries at a factory in Nanjing, China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

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DeepSeek opens tools to help Huawei chips supplant Nvidia in AI

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Huawei’s CloudMatrix 384 system with Ascend 910 AI processors is displayed at the World Internet Conference in Tongxiang, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on November 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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China pushes back against US claims of AI being ‘too powerful’

Chinese researchers say a slowdown would protect established US AI firms while freezing latecomers out of the market
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Over 700 cardholders report unauthorised iPhone pre-order charges in Hong Kong

he unauthorised charges are linked to pre-orders of Apple’s newest iPhones, with the largest single case involving HK$114,000 (US$14,500).
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