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Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future.
Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly gaining ground in terms of their cyber capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

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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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek opens tools to help Huawei chips supplant Nvidia in AI

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Mainland China

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

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US-China relations

Trump rejects calls to work with China on AI safety despite Xi summit progress

US president also announces voluntary accord signed by leaders of six major US tech companies to address concerns surrounding AI technology.

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US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered federal government portal, in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Artificial intelligence

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.

Artificial intelligence

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.

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Artificial intelligence

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
Alibaba

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.

Science

China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

Top research body also names quantum technology, brain-computer interfaces and controlled nuclear fusion as priorities for five-year plan.

Artificial intelligence

As AI risks grow, China mulls how to make open-weight models less dangerous

Open-weight models allow AI’s “brains” to be freely downloaded, modified, fine-tuned and run independently by anyone online.

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Z.ai’s logo on a smartphone. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
US-China relations

Can the US and China verify an AI deal? Start-ups are building the tools

Researchers are developing technology to monitor AI development without relying on trust between Washington and Beijing.

A data centre rack operated by RISE in Sweden. Photo: Handout
US-China tech war

In Focus | Will Xi and Trump find common ground on AI risk amid an escalating tech war?

Despite US AI leaders’ warnings over the risks of rapid development, they remain locked in a high-stakes race against each other – and China.

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China stock market

AI trade rallies on falling oil and Meta’s Muse agent ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates.

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud set to open new data centres in Europe as overseas push gains pace

The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence.

Visitors at the 2026 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images.
Semiconductors

China’s Hygon expands into physical AI with new chips for robots and factories

Shanghai-listed firm says new chips will help bring AI from cloud servers to factory floors and industrial machines.

The launch event for the Hygon 1000 series processors in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

China’s old Han Xin barcode gets a second life – this time shrunk on silicon

After failing to unseat the QR code years ago, Beijing is betting that a “micro” version of its home-grown barcode can gain a foothold in the global semiconductor supply chain.

Alibaba

Alibaba debuts ‘China’s most powerful’ AI chip, teases 10-trillion-parameter model

The tech giant also aims to scale its Alibaba Cloud global data-centre capacity to more than 20 gigawatts by 2032.

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Fashion

Beyond Phoebe Gates’ Phia: 5 female-owned fashion-tech apps to know

From Indyx and By Rotation to SSQRD, these apps help you organise your wardrobe, rent clothes and discover indie brands at the tap of a button.

(From left) Beyond Phoebe Gates – Nabihah Ahmad and Eshita Kabra-Davies are among the many female founders also making a splash in the world of fashion and tech. Photos: @phoebegates; @nabihah.ahmad; @arentyoueshita/Instagram
Ant Group

Fintech giant Ant Group restructures Alipay around AI agents to drive growth

Agentic commerce is entering a phase of ‘explosive, large-scale growth’, Ant CEO Cyril Han Xinyi said in an internal letter on Monday.

China technology

Consumer MLCC frenzy cools in China, but AI server demand remains high

Shenzhen distributors say speculative buying in consumer MLCCs is fading, but demand for AI server parts continues to strain supply.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi summit

Top Democrat on the House China committee calls for international inspections of leading AI laboratories and a ban on self-improving systems.

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US House Select Committee on China ranking member Ro Khanna speaks with journalists before an Artificial Intelligence briefing on September 16 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Artificial intelligence

AI investors in Asia seen shifting focus to earnings ahead of Xi-Trump summit

Investments in artificial intelligence increasingly hinge on monetisation, Bank of America survey finds, as ‘fundamentals drive everything’.

In a recent Bank of America survey of fund managers, four out of five respondents said proven, tangible AI monetisation would most increase their conviction to add to AI-related stocks. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China tech war

Neither the US nor China can win the AI race alone, BofA analyst says

American power grid limits and China’s reliance on overseas chips mean both nations must lean on international cooperation.

Semiconductors

Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion to robotics market

New chip targets range of physical AI applications, where machines interact directly with their environments.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

US announces AI dialogue with China, launches Board of Trade

Key outcomes released after eight-hour marathon meeting in New York.

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng arrives to meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at JPMorgan Chase’s global corporate headquarters in New York on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI firm Z.ai faces reputation hit after unauthorised uploads

‘It’s basically like stealing something from users, and the malicious intent is what concerns me,’ Shanghai-based AI developer says.

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Z.ai apologised and said it had fixed the issue, adding that it would release ZCode’s codebase for review. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | AI doesn’t just answer questions – it legitimises bad ones

Readily available AI analysis can give weak ideas credibility they have not earned. Decision-makers need to get the question right before reviewing the answer.

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Huawei

China to see major shift to Huawei for AI model training in 2027: deputy chair

The firm’s Ascend chips are ahead of Nvidia in domestic market, Huawei’s Eric Xu Zhijun says.

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