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Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future.
HarmonyOS continued to strengthen its position in China during the first quarter, accounting for 19 per cent of the smartphone operating system market. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Huawei arms HarmonyOS with 2,000 AI agents in challenge to Apple

HarmonyOS 7 introduces an agent-friendly architecture and upgraded AI assistant as Huawei seeks to capitalise on Apple’s China AI gap.

China's economic recovery

AI has boosted the US economy. Why isn’t it doing the same for China?

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SpaceX

Blast off on Wall Street: record SpaceX IPO could make Musk a trillionaire

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Artificial intelligence

Could the AI ‘self-evolution’ trend add fuel to the China-US tech war?

Anthropic says its Mythos model is edging closer to ‘recursive self-improvement’ as Chinese developers seek to close gap.

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US-China trade war

US Congress warned: AI race winner will rule world, and it must not be China

As Washington and Beijing battle for global supremacy in artificial intelligence, US must establish next technological edge, Congress told.

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Hong Kong stock market

How the AI trade is stirring dotcom-era jitters across global markets

Signs of excess are mounting in AI trade, with soaring IPOs and stretched valuations echoing run-ups to past market peaks, analysts say.

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Artificial intelligence

China sounds alarm over AI ‘skills’ that evade guard rails and mine crypto

Malicious AI skills can trick users into running crypto-mining software and expose sensitive data, CNCERT warns.

China's cybersecurity watchdog is raising red flags over the rapid emergence of a grey market for unregulated AI extensions. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Amid a memory supercycle, CXMT rival UniIC pushes for mainland IPO

As markets see a global, AI-driven demand for memory, UniIC is a step closer to listing in China.

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic opens powerful Mythos AI model to public – with some safeguards

Access was previously limited to organisations like the US government due to the model’s ability to unearth cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Artificial intelligence

Zhipu vs MiniMax: what’s driving the widening valuation gap in Hong Kong

Zhipu’s valuation now eclipses MiniMax, but looming lock-up tests may unleash volatility in Hong Kong’s AI stocks, analysts say.

At the market close on Monday, Zhipu’s market cap stood at HK$585.8 billion, about 2.6 times higher than Minimax’s HK$159.3 billion. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

US adds Alibaba, BYD, other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.

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E-commerce giant Alibaba has been added to a list of entities that the US says are linked to China’s military. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models

Security ministry cautions developers on grey-market relay platforms, raising fears of privacy breaches and illicit data trading.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba forges Token Foundry as it hammers AI ambitions into shape

Alibaba consolidates key AI teams under CEO Eddie Wu and appoints Qwen leader Zhou Jingren as chief scientist.

US-China tech war

SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI, solar power: report

The company’s expected listing may boost overall satellite industry profit as it expands into more space-based applications.

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A SpaceX booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off at Starbase, Texas, on May 22. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s bargain AI triggers price war across China’s tech sector

DeepSeek’s pricing shock is rippling through China’s AI sector, pressuring rivals and unsettling cloud providers.

DeepSeek’s ultra-cheap V4 models have triggered a new round of competition, forcing rivals to rethink how they monetise AI. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

‘Not afraid’: TSMC brushes off mainland chip rivals amid AI boom

Wei’s comments come as mainland foundries expand mature-node capacity and Huawei pushes alternative chip-scaling ideas under US sanctions.

Artificial intelligence

More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI

DeepSeek takes top spot on ‘trending’ list as companies look for alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic, spending tracker’s report says.

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Artificial intelligence

Order coffee, book a flight, buy a burger: Alibaba broadens Qwen’s reach

As Tencent prepares a rival WeChat agent, Alibaba is moving quickly to turn Qwen from a chatbot into a digital concierge for everyday life.

The latest upgrade to Alibaba’s Qwen platform brings consumer brands into its AI ecosystem, challenging rivals including Tencent in the battle for China’s next digital gateway. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance thinks its Doubao AI is worth paying for. Are China’s users buying it?

The tech giant’s paywall gamble may have backfired after teasing its paid-subscription options for flagship chatbot Doubao saw users bolt.

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US-China trade war

Trump looks to balance ‘lead over China’ and national security with AI order

Voluntary framework to vet powerful new AI systems up to 30 days before their public release, stopping short of mandating review regulations.

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Alibaba

Alibaba elevates tech chief Wu Zeming to elite committee amid AI push

Wu joins Jack Ma and Joe Tsai in committee of five overseeing group that steers company’s strategy.

A visitor walks in front of an Alibaba booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 18, 2025. Photo: AP Photo
IPO

Why Hong Kong is now the launch pad for mainland China’s AI champions

City emerges as a price-discovery hub, with mainland AI firms reversing a decades-old dual-listing order to secure global benchmarks.

Zhipu and MiniMax are spearheading the new trend of listing first in Hong Kong before selling shares in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance loses key AI research leader behind Seed models

Gu Quanquan helped oversee the tech giant’s release of its latest flagship AI model, Seed 2.0.

Artificial intelligence

Tencent shares jump 10% on expectations of AI agent within WeChat

An AI agent would leverage the app’s ecosystem of mini-programs, payments, content and commerce for 1.4 billion users.

China stock market

China index reshuffle to entrench tech trades and boost AI rally: brokerages

Shanghai exchange revamp lifts tech weighting and adds chipmakers, signalling policy support and investor confidence.

The shake-up is projected to spur US$3.1 billion of inflows into tech hardware and semiconductor makers, according to Goldman Sachs. Photo: Reuters
China technology

Editorial | US pressure has only helped make China’s tech giants stronger

Huawei can now bypass ASML’s technology to make the advanced chips that the US has barred from export to China. This has become a familiar story.

Huawei plans to scale up production of chips with transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes by 2031. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

AI firm MiniMax prepares for mainland China listing after Hong Kong shares surge

Chinese AI model company hires Citic Securities to prepare a mainland share sale, with the listing venue yet to be confirmed.

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Artificial intelligence

How MuleRun plans to outpace OpenClaw: Alibaba bets on ‘always-on AI workforce’

MuleRun lowers adoption hurdles, positioning Alibaba’s agentic AI as a safer alternative, with reach across 43 countries.

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