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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

Made-in-China clock loses a second in twice the age of the universe

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Researchers from University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei have built this strontium optical lattice clock. Photo: CCTV

From years to a week: China’s superfast software for hypersonic weapon design

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Long-range CJ-1000 cruise missiles are displayed during a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP

NIH-awarded life scientist Shu Xiaokun abruptly shifts research from US to China

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Shu Xiaokun (right) was the Herfindahl Endowed Chair and a tenured professor at the University of California, San Francisco. According to the Fudan University, he has returned to Shanghai to join the faculty as a distinguished professor. Photo: Handout

Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?

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Hukeda-2 is China’s first commercial test satellite equipped with a flexible robotic arm, according to the state-owned Science and Technology Daily. Photo: Handout

Liu Guozhi, once top PLA scientist, wiped off Chinese Academy of Sciences site

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Liu Guozhi, 65, once headed the science and technology commission of the Central Military Commission – China’s top military decision-making and command body. Photo: Handout
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US-China trade war

China reports ‘stunning’ critical minerals finds as hi-tech US race heats up

Surveys in Sichuan reveal fresh reserves of rare earth oxides as well as ‘super-large’ deposits of fluorite and baryte.

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Robotics

Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI

US-China trade war

Trump administration moves to unify AI rules, bolster edge over China

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United States

Trump releases AI policy to pre-empt state rules

The policy aims to increase the federal government’s ability to ⁠fight AI-generated scams and national security concerns.

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The ​Trump administration has been pushing for a single AI policy legislative framework that can be applied uniformly across the country. Photo: EPA
Semiconductors

Huawei challenges Nvidia with powerful new AI accelerator card

The Atlas 350 can deliver 1.56 petaflops of FP4 computing power, a 2.8-times improvement over Nvidia’s H20 chip, an executive says.

IPO

China’s Unitree Robotics rides humanoid tide as it targets US$610m IPO

Prospectus reveals that company’s revenue jumped 335 per cent last year, while net profit surged nearly eight times.

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The Philippines

Why Philippines struggles to tap its US$1 trillion mineral wealth

Without a proper road map to grow its mining sector, the country remains a ‘second-tier mineral economy’.

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Nickel mining in southern Philippines. Analysts say a lack of a proper road map to realise the country’s mining potential is hindering its ambitions to grow the industry. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
Robotics

Video | Robot tennis player takes on humans

The robot developed by Tsinghua University and Galbot is able to return 88.69 per cent of shots it faces.

Qwen

Preview of Alibaba’s top AI model leads Chinese peers, lags US rivals

Qwen3.5-Max-Preview enters a global ranking at 15th, behind models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s new-generation SU7 launch sparks fresh EV fight with Tesla in China

Updated smart sedan debuts with improved safety and smart-driving features, intensifying competition with Tesla and domestic rivals.

Lei Jun says the new-generation SU7 offers strong value for money. Photo: Weibo
Huawei

Huawei capitalises on OpenClaw frenzy to boost computing demand for its chips

The company plans to launch AgentArts, an agent development platform for enterprises, on April 30 for public beta testing.

Huawei posted revenue of more than 880 billion yuan in 2025, its second highest on record. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

Alibaba targets US$100b in annual cloud, AI revenue despite results miss

T-Head, mentioned for the first time in the company’s earnings, has shipped more than 470,000 AI chips as of February.

Hollywood

AI version of late actor Val Kilmer to co-star in new movie

Kilmer will posthumously ⁠appear in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ in one of the boldest uses yet of AI in moviemaking.

US-China tech war

China’s global tech push

Chinese tech companies have become world leaders in areas such as AI, online entertainment, drones and autonomous driving, as they spearhead chuhai, the nation’s “going global” push.

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China society

Opinion | China’s OpenClaw mania driven by fear of missing next tech gold rush

Fear of missing out and people riding new technology waves to success are familiar narratives, but how will AI agents turn potential into profits?

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People queue to have OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, installed on their devices, at Baidu’s headquarters in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba and Baidu lift cloud prices by up to 34% amid AI demand surge

The Chinese firms’ price increases are ‘a reasonable response to evolving market conditions’, says IDC China analyst Cui Tingting.

Semiconductors

Nvidia restarts H200 AI chip production as China allows sales

Chinese AI developers will snap up Nvidia H200 chips, as the government pushes the development of domestic alternatives.

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Singapore

Too hot to handle? Southeast Asia’s AI data centre gold rush strains power grids

Data centres crave cold. Southeast Asia is anything but. Now, the AI boom is pushing tropical engineering to the limit.

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A technician works at a data centre in the United States last year. Photo: AWS/Reuters
Tencent

China’s Tencent pledges new wave of AI investment as it bets on WeChat agents

The tech giant reported a 17 per cent increase in net income last year, in line with analysts’ predictions, as fervour over AI agents grips China.

Banking & finance

Iran conflict drives fund managers to slash risk and hoard cash: BofA survey

Fund managers pile into cash at fastest pace since Covid-19 as geopolitical tensions, inflation replace AI as top concerns, bank finds.

OpenClaw

Tencent makes OpenClaw-based tool available as WeChat mini-program

Company says users will be able to use mini-program to send commands from smartphones to PCs via audio messages and images.

Tencent has made QClaw a WeChat mini- program as it promotes its OpenClaw AI agent. Photo: Handout
Alibaba

Tencent and Alibaba quarterly earnings preview: key things to watch

Analysts expect steady growth, but investors will focus on AI strategy, capex and signs of monetisation at China’s tech giants.

Shenzhen-based Tencent, operator of China’s largest social media platform and the world’s biggest video gaming business by revenue, is expected to report results on Wednesday after the market closes. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

How Chinese robot makers are tapping OpenClaw to take on real-world tasks

OpenClaw AI is being integrated into robots for real-world tasks, from household chores to enterprise services.

Nvidia

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

US-China relations

US sounds alarm over China’s humanoid robots amid security concerns

AI and robotics executives warn American lawmakers that China’s rapid advances – led by Unitree – threaten US dominance.

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Humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 3, 2026, where Chinese firms showcased advances in AI and mobile technology. Photo: Xinhua
OpenClaw

Opinion | Frenzy over AI agent OpenClaw shows the lobster has escaped the pot

AI agents are the next frontier in the tech race, which is rapidly accelerating as the distance between curiosity and adoption is compressed.

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People queue to have their laptops installed with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, at the Baidu headquarters in Beijing on March 11. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Can Nvidia’s inference push at GTC help or hinder China’s catch-up efforts?

Nvidia’s Groq 3 LPU chip widens the AI gap with China, but offers Chinese firms niche inference market opportunities, analysts say.

Smartphones

China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms

Oppo’s Find N6 debuts with ‘virtually’ crease-free screen amid growing buzz over a foldable iPhone that is expected to debut this year.

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