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US-China relations
China’s extreme 996 work schedule meets US tech’s hustle culture
Why advocates believe 996, the controversial 9am to 9pm, six-day-a-week culture popularised in China, can give American firms decisive edge.
20 Feb 2026 - 11:51PM
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Artificial intelligence
The next interface race: how AI is bringing smart glasses into focus
20 Feb 2026 - 2:38PM
US-China trade war
Washington offers US$200 million to boost US smartphone industry in Indo-Pacific
20 Feb 2026 - 7:24AM
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US and China can again find common ground – in AI’s risks
If Beijing and Washington could meet in 1972 to manage a shared threat, today’s leaders can cooperate to shape the rules of AI.
19 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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US-China relations
Sudden Xi-Trump call, secret nuclear testing claims: 7 US-China relations reads
From China’s grip on minerals to the US’ Apec plans, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of February 2026.
16 Feb 2026 - 10:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Global AI race heats up as Chinese tech giant releases new model
With multimodal capabilities and open weights, Qwen-3.5 signals Alibaba’s ambition to anchor the next phase of global AI deployment.
16 Feb 2026 - 7:05PM
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Artificial intelligence
Humanoids go mainstream as China’s robotics champions appear at CCTV spectacle
ByteDance, Unitree, RedNote, Bilibili and Kuaishou among the firms involved in the unparalleled nationwide marketing opportunity.
17 Feb 2026 - 4:46PM
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US-China relations
How AI, quantum computing could help US overcome China’s rare earths advantage
Technologies for synthesising substitutes or alloys could cut time required to secure critical materials to just a few years.
16 Feb 2026 - 6:05PM
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Artificial intelligence
ByteDance ‘strengthening safeguards’ after Seedance AI video controversy
Pledge comes after Hollywood, governments speak out against tool amid deluge of video clips featuring celebrities, copyrighted characters.
15 Feb 2026 - 7:04PM
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Artificial intelligence
Why cooling is the new chips: China pivots to AI’s heat challenge
Chinese manufacturers are moving aggressively into liquid-cooling technologies as hyperscalers expand data-centre infrastructure.
15 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war
Companies should ‘uphold a fair and competitive’ environment to ‘foster innovation and healthy development’, regulator says.
15 Feb 2026 - 2:30PM
Artificial intelligence
Unitree CEO sees embodied intelligence overtaking the internet’s impact
Unitree founder says the shift from screen-based AI to real-world machines could unlock a far larger economic wave than today’s tech boom.
13 Feb 2026 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s Lenovo warns of ‘prolonged’ memory crunch, looks to AI for rebound
Top PC maker posts a 21 per cent profit drop amid chip squeeze, but bets on AI-powered devices to sustain growth amid industry upheaval.
12 Feb 2026 - 8:14PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen tops 120 million orders in 6 days amid China’s AI shopping battle
Campaign has sparked a behavioural shift towards AI-powered shopping, which Alibaba says is becoming a more popular lifestyle choice.
12 Feb 2026 - 5:07PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals
The GLM-5 represents a shift in AI development from ‘vibe coding’ to ‘agentic engineering’ to generate an enhanced performance.
12 Feb 2026 - 8:41PM
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Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek boosts AI model with 10-fold token addition as Zhipu AI unveils GLM-5
The upgrade will allow DeepSeek’s AI model to remember and process more information in a single conversation or task.
11 Feb 2026 - 10:29PM
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Artificial intelligence
Opinion
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China is leading in holistic AI development. Can the US catch up?
The country that will emerge victorious may not have the best models, but rather the applications which best meet people’s everyday needs.
11 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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Artificial intelligence
Alibaba unveils RynnBrain, an embodied AI model that gives robots a ‘brain’
The model, which was unveiled by Alibaba’s Damo Academy, matched leading embodied models from Google and Nvidia.
11 Feb 2026 - 8:00PM
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For clues to China’s next overcapacity cycle, watch the Spring Festival Gala
AI robots taking centre stage at the coming Spring Festival Gala – now a national tech showcase – will signal official endorsement and likely trigger herd investment.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:05PM
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Artificial intelligence
Indonesia telco chief warns of digital colonisation, backs China open-source AI
Indonesian executives stress that localisation and sovereignty are key to AI adoption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian market.
10 Feb 2026 - 11:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s ByteDance, Alibaba unveil AI image tools to rival Google’s popular Nano Banana
The tech giants’ new image models lower the barrier for individual users or businesses to produce professional-looking images.
10 Feb 2026 - 10:00PM
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance’s new model sparks stock rally as China’s AI video battle escalates
Seedance 2.0 thrills early adopters with cinematic realism and fuels debate over AI’s role in filmmaking and content creation.
9 Feb 2026 - 6:30PM
US-China relations
US and China defence sectors emerge as key battlegrounds in the race for AI
As both military powers vie to integrate innovative technology first, the race is on to develop and fast-track the latest advancements.
5 Feb 2026 - 1:41AM
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Alibaba
From chatbots to replays: Alibaba rolls out AI suite for 2026 Winter Olympics
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled AI assistants for the 2026 Winter Olympics, integrating its Qwen model into Games operations.
5 Feb 2026 - 2:06AM
Tencent
Tencent’s giveaway campaign for AI chatbot Yuanbao blocked – by WeChat
Units clash as super app blocks links from AI chatbot’s US$144 million promotion for ‘impacting user experience and causing harassment’.
4 Feb 2026 - 2:27PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI firms defend safety practices, push back on Western criticism
Chinese developers stress cultural context in AI safety, as domestic models narrow the gap with their US rivals to the closest level yet.
4 Feb 2026 - 12:01PM
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HKMA launches quantum readiness and cybersecurity projects for banks in AI era
Banking regulator sets fintech road map with quantum index and measures to boost security, data quality and skills.
3 Feb 2026 - 9:37PM
Artificial intelligence
Funding surge powers Chinese robotics firms as focus shifts to humanoid ‘brains’
State-backed funds, Big Tech drive fresh capital into robotics companies, betting on operating systems that underpin humanoid intelligence.
3 Feb 2026 - 8:00PM
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