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Ling Zhifeng will head the Special Service Bureau, an agency responsible for the security of senior officials. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

China names Zhejiang-born Ling Zhifeng to head the Special Service Bureau

Ling, 56, has been promoted to vice-minister overseeing an agency responsible for the security of senior officials.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s chatbot sees a drop in downloads as AI apps for work, education rise

Hong Kong transport

UAE airline Emirates seeks to wow Hong Kong with premium travel offerings

Robotics

China robotics firm Unitree eyes IPO filing this year

The company is on track to become the first humanoid robot maker to list on a mainland bourse.

A humanoid robot from Unitree Robotics. Photo: AFP
China property

Shangri-La luxury brand lures Chinese tourists with unique cultural experiences

‘Affluent Chinese travellers, particularly millennials and Gen Z in mainland China, are reshaping the meaning of luxury,’ hotelier says.

Artificial intelligence

Southern China launches ‘AI super league’ to groom start-ups for Asean

Bordering Vietnam, Guangxi has long been a centre for cooperation with Southeast Asia, where AI demand is set to boom.

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Artificial intelligence

How open-source AI is helping China win hearts and market share

China’s free-for-all AI models, developed by firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba, present a viable alternative to US closed-source systems.

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China’s open-source AI models are competing against closed systems from the likes of Google and OpenAI. Illustration: Henry Wong
Wealth management

Explainer | Why family feud at Wahaha is no laughing matter for China’s private businesses

At stake is succession planning at Wahaha, China’s biggest privately owned soft drink bottler with US$7.2 billion of sales in 2022.

Wealth management

Wahaha heiress’ inheritance battle puts Chinese family firms in spotlight

Lawsuits raise questions about corporate governance amid pressure from shaky economy and keen competition, analysts say.

China’s Communist Party

China’s local governments urged to use legislation ‘propeller’ to power economy

People’s Daily calls for urban governments to develop and rule in ways suited to own characteristics and contribute to China’s modernisation.

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Xiongan has been cited by the People’s Daily as an example of rapidly growing urban development as the outlet calls for local governments to develop in ways suited to their own characteristics. Photo: Xinhua
Robotics

Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree sees significant delivery growth in 2025

CEO Wang Xingxing says China’s humanoid robots have caught the world’s attention, signalling a potentially vast market for the sector.

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Unitree Robotics founder and CEO Wang Xingxing stands beside one of the firm’s G1 humanoid robots in January. Photo: Unitree
US-China trade war

What if Chinese, US firms make humanoid robots together? CEO calls for a collab

With advantages respectively held by China and the US, the founder of Unitree Robotics points to opportunities for their private companies to work together.

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Robotics

Robot makers AgiBot, Unitree, UBTech land more orders from Chinese enterprises

A subsidiary of China Mobile has ordered US$17.3 million worth of humanoid robots from AgiBot and Unitree.

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | ‘More Asean, Middle East flights needed for Hong Kong under belt and road plan’

Belt and Road Office chief Nicholas Ho says greater connectivity will help city explore new ‘core development markets’.

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The skyline of Surabaya, Indonesia. Belt and Road commissioner Nicholas Ho says Hong Kong will explore new “core development markets” in Southeast Asia under the national initiative. Photo: Getty Images
US-China trade war

What are China’s ‘future industries’? And why they count in the global tech race

From humanoids to quantum computing, Beijing wants to reshape its economy – and lead the world in next-gen technologies.

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China has made huge advances in humanoid robotics in recent years – now hosting more than half of the world’s publicly traded firms in the sector, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Xinhua
DeepSeek

Head of China’s state-owned firm regulator visits DeepSeek, Unitree

Zhang Yuzhuo says state-owned enterprises should learn from the agile innovation practices of private firms.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer New World eyes sale of China assets after refinancing deal

New World plans to sell property assets in China, including landmarks like its K11 buildings in Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai, sources say.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent

DeepSeek joins a global scramble for AI talent that includes the biggest players, from Meta and OpenAI to ByteDance and Alibaba.

DeepSeek has posted a flurry of job listings on LinkedIn over the past week, all in Mandarin. Photo: dpa
Artificial intelligence

Meta’s AI lab is stacked with Chinese talent, drawing attention back home

Seven of 11 publicly listed recruits at the new Meta Superintelligence Labs graduated from prestigious Chinese universities before moving to US.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba leads US$14 million funding round in Chinese AI agent start-up

AI agents, designed to perform specific tasks, are increasingly seen as the future of business automation.

China trade

‘Risky choice’: why Canada’s tough stance towards US and China may backfire

Canada may be heading for a reality check after trying to take on both of its biggest trading partners at the same time.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said improving ties with China is a “top priority” for his government, but Ottawa risks increasing tensions with Beijing over its decision to ban a Chinese surveillance company on national security grounds. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China catching up fast with US in algorithms: ex-Microsoft AI head

While the US is still far ahead in AI chip technology, China is following very closely in algorithms, says computer scientist Harry Shum.

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Harry Shum Heung-yeung, former head of AI and research at Microsoft, speaks at an economic summit hosted by the HKU Business School on Friday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong leader taps 2 tech heads from Hangzhou’s ‘Little Dragons’ as advisers

Han Bicheng, CEO of BrainCo, and Wang Xingxing, head of Unitree Robotics, are among three new additions to John Lee’s advisory council.

China economy

Opinion | China is taking Silicon Valley’s market ‘hacks’ to a whole new level

From ‘blitzscaling’ to leveraging network effects, China is using these same methods to dominate supply chain and disrupt markets.

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Made in China 2025

How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

Start-ups rise fast where traditional manufacturing once ruled – powering Beijing’s innovation and self-reliance push.

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China technology

Opinion | China offers an alternative to Western ‘technofeudalism’

China’s answer to the Western model focuses on planning, an open source approach and whether the new technology earns its place in society.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, an open-source advocate, at a meeting of entrepreneurs in Beijing on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud to bring AI capabilities to global data centres this year

The company operates more than two dozen data centres worldwide, including two in the US and one in London.

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Robotics

Unitree Robotics now a unicorn with ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent funding

The Chinese humanoid and robot dog maker is valued at US$1.3 billion in its latest financing round.

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