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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

US and Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as a ‘triumph’

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The Beijing Spectrometer III particle detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider in Beijing, where researchers have found the strongest evidence yet for the long-sought glueball. Photo: Handout

What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force

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The Beijing Spectrometer III of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II has helped prove the existence of “glueballs”. Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China’s lunar research station could be guarded by robot watchdogs: scientists

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Chinese researchers have drawn up blueprints that could see robot dogs helping astronauts scout hazards, collect rock samples and undertake detailed scientific work. Photo: CCTV

Chinese scientists find some Yangtze flood controls may do more harm than good

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An aerial view of a partially submerged temple in in Ezhou, Hebei after the Yangtze River flooded. Photo: AFP/China OUT

Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips

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A simple change to the stacking arrangement of graphene layers gives rise to remarkable properties. Photo: Shutterstock
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People visit the Moore Threads booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
Moore Threads

China’s ‘little Nvidia’ plans Hong Kong listing after 147% revenue jump

The Chinese AI chip developer plans a listing in Hong Kong to deepen its ‘international strategic footprint’.

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Mainland China

Jevons Paradox: why China’s cheap AI models could be good for Silicon Valley

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Technology

Outside In | Why Asia need not match West’s fear over data centre buildout

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Hong Kong workers/labour rights

How a Hong Kong charity is using AI to help migrant workers tackle exploitation

Migrasia says AI chatbot PoBot serves as centralised call centre, providing instant support and gathering data to identify patterns of abuse.

(From left) Migrasia’s chief operating officer Paras Kalura, co-founder and director David Bishop and chief programme officer Isla Wilson. Photo: Dickson Lee
United States

‘Better ways to use gas’: Amazon finances massive US plant for data centres

The site, in Texas, would be allowed to emit over 30 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases a year, above any other source in the country.

Trending in China

Chinese virtual actress in trending AI drama sparks deep industry concerns

Unlike typical strong drama heroines, Fang is vulnerable, compromises; netizens widely resonate with this portrayal of an ordinary girl.

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Mainland China

The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

The global supply of high-quality, publicly available human-generated text could be fully exhausted within the next six years.

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A visitor looks at a large Chinese language dictionary at an exhibition in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong on May 12, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
European Union

Europe hails AI gigafactory plan, but industry fears deeper US tech reliance

Brussels’ €30b tender for up to 7 AI hubs already benefits US chipmakers and could result in EU-funded computing capacity being sold to US tech giants.

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Semiconductors

Cambricon posts 108% surge in revenue amid China’s massive AI chip drive

The Chinese AI chip giant saw revenue reach 6 billion yuan in the first half of the year, as Beijing pushes to replace foreign hardware.

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China trade

Lab-made diamonds ride AI demand for chip cooling as China leads industrial boom

Exports surge in first half of year, as the superior heat dissipation of diamonds expands market beyond jewellery, positioning China for further growth.

A worker checks a diamond at a facility in China’s Henan province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s private sector

Sugar for the pill: US$8b fund boosts Hong Kong’s biotech hub ambitions

Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.

Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) Photo: Enoch Yiu
Kimi

China’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes a closed cyber test: researchers

Kimi K3’s escape did not involve the hacking of an external system, unlike recent breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models.

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Hong Kong science and tech

In Focus | Hong Kong aims to be a global tech hub, but can it hold on to its young talent?

An increasingly risk-averse culture and a lack of early-stage support may push young start-up founders to look overseas, critics warn.

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Robotics

Programmed to impress: AI make-up arm dazzles in Hong Kong hackathon

Personalised make-up assistant handed top honours after lipstick demonstration, beating more than 160 global competitors in finals.

Personalised make-up assistant Iron Bestie is powered by vision-language models and voice recognition. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

The ‘rice of electronics’: AI boom is fuelling China’s MLCC supply chain

Driven by the insatiable computing needs of global AI infrastructure, the upstream MLCC supply chain is racing to expand capacity.

In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 5, Shandong Sinocera Functional Materials says it is planning to expand its capacity for AI servers and vehicles. Photo: Handout
Nvidia

Unrelenting AI demand spawns new plant for PCB maker Victory Giant

Nvidia supplier to invest at least US$444 million in plant for ‘AI high-end electronic circuit smart manufacturing’ in southern city Huizhou.

Science

Chinese AI robot delivers needle-free pig vaccinations with 93% accuracy

Beijing researchers combine artificial intelligence and a six-axis robotic arm to automate swine vaccinations.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek signals ‘significant’ price hike, testing its low-cost edge

Plans for a major price hike underscore the challenges the company faces to maintain aggressively low prices amid fierce competition.

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A notice of price increase comes a week after the release of DeepSeek's latest model, a 284-billion-parameter lightweight version of the V4 series. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

China’s retaliation against US shows depth of its trade war strategy: analysts

Beijing’s latest export controls and sanctions against American companies show its ‘countermeasures framework and toolkit have come of age’.

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China's military weapons

In Focus | China’s Palantir? Private tech firms surge into defence AI, aiming to match US giants

Some mainland companies’ tech proficiency may be closing gaps with American counterparts, but challenges remain, analysts say.

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Marine safety

China urged to protect underwater cables amid growing fears of ocean sabotage

Prominent policy journal says Beijing should pass a law to close the gap between traditional maritime law and modern grey-zone warfare.

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Underwater fibre-optic cables carry about 99 per cent of global intercontinental data. Photo: Shutterstock
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September.

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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shake hands after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, on May 15. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Chinese optical-module stocks rebound as analysts weigh ‘mild’ US AI curbs

FCC plan would preserve existing supplies while targeting next-generation products, forcing Washington to balance security concerns with cost of replacing Chinese capacity.

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Goldman Sachs

What triggered Goldman Sachs to lift its China AI revenue forecast by 30%

Bank forecasts a sharp revenue surge after Chinese AI models slash costs, boost capabilities and capture global token share.

China technology

Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

Shares of firms including Zhongji Innolight, newly listed in Hong Kong, dive on news US is working on plan to ban imports from China of new models of their core product.

The stock code of Zhongji Innolight is displayed in Exchange Square, Central, after its Hong Kong listing. Photo: Sam Tsang
US-China trade war

Beijing decries ‘bullying’ US tech curbs that ensnare Chinese firms and products

State mouthpiece warns that Washington’s bans on green energy and advanced manufacturing will backfire, while defending China’s open-source AI models.

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A humanoid robot serves as a guide for visitors at the Space Museum of the Harbin Institute of Technology in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Photo: Xinhua
IPO

China’s Moonshot AI seeks US$50b round as year-end Hong Kong IPO eyed: sources

Unicorn dismantles offshore structure to pave way for potential listing as investor appetite surges after release of Kimi K3 model.

Robotics

China’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO: sources

The start-up joins a growing list of domestic robot makers in China raising capital.

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