Nvidia

Zhongji Innolight shares fall on Hong Kong debut amid global AI sell-off

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China’s private sector

Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?

29 Jul 2026 - 8:01PMvideocam

Why is Zhongji unveiling US$1.2 billion in buy-backs before its Hong Kong debut?

The optical-module maker plans to buy back shares denominated in yuan to anchor pricing before its initial public offering in the city.

29 Jul 2026 - 6:01PM

A general view of Exchange Square in Central on July 21. Photo: Jelly Tse

Lenovo Capital takes aim at robotics, coding agents in ‘sniper’ AI strategy

Chinese firm makes long-term bets on 100 artificial intelligence companies, from chip and hardware manufacturers to models and applications.

29 Jul 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Malaysia

‘Take sides’? Malaysia insists on conditional neutrality in US-China tech ties

To keep US chips and Chinese capital flowing, Malaysia is working overtime to reassure both Washington and Beijing.

29 Jul 2026 - 4:47PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

AI boom will sustain Hong Kong’s export surge, lift GDP outlook, economists say

Baptist University’s Billy Mak says rising export values also reflect higher prices for AI components and relative easing in China-US trade tensions.

29 Jul 2026 - 11:37AM

Memory cards for sale at a Mong Kok shop. Hong Kong exports rose by 53.4 per cent in June, driven by demand for electronic products supporting AI. Photo: Jelly Tse

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

29 Jul 2026 - 5:42AMvideocam

Alibaba

From CXMT to Zhipu AI, Alibaba’s strategic investments are paying off

The company’s strategic shift to AI and chip investments is not only yielding significant returns, but also boosting its tech portfolio.

28 Jul 2026 - 9:30PM

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 triggers debate over US bans on Chinese open source models

Chinese open-weight models are gaining wider adoption overseas, raising concerns in Washington over China’s accelerating AI progress.

29 Jul 2026 - 9:24AM

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

28 Jul 2026 - 3:17PM

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI conference in San Francisco last year. Amodei is urging Washington to tighten chip export bans and clamp down on Chinese "distillation". Photo: Getty Images

China stock market

Shaky sentiment: Big Short trader’s bearish AI bets test China’s stock support

Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks.

27 Jul 2026 - 8:27PM

Supernodes hold promise to break China’s AI bottlenecks – but will they deliver?

Tech firms are racing to build colossal clusters for next-gen AI, but cost, power and scale remain challenges.

25 Jul 2026 - 9:00PM

China’s private sector

How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

25 Jul 2026 - 10:05AM

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PMvideocam

Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock

Opinion | China’s AI vision gives the Global South a seat at the table

A new global AI body gives Beijing the platform to push for affordable access and technological autonomy, framing AI as a public good.

25 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

IPO

Chinese GPU start-up MetaX confidentially files for Hong Kong listing: sources

Firm’s year-end listing plan underscores China’s chip self-reliance and follows Biren, Iluvatar and Moore Threads in the fundraising rush.

24 Jul 2026 - 6:34PM

More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals

Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.

24 Jul 2026 - 8:42AMvideocam

Findings from a Pew Research Centre survey reveal that more than one-third of Americans see China, rather than the United States, as the global leader in artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s tech firms push beyond hardware to power the global AI boom

China’s AI model developers, optical-module makers and warehouse-robot suppliers are taking different routes to reach global markets.

23 Jul 2026 - 6:00PM

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

23 Jul 2026 - 4:00AMvideocam

Zhongji Innolight already has 30 cornerstone investors for US$8b IPO: sources

The Chinese firm is aiming to raise US$8 billion in its Hong Kong listing on July 30, making it the city’s biggest share sale in seven years.

21 Jul 2026 - 9:31PM

Zhongji Innolight is set to launch its initial public offering in Hong Kong on July 30. Photo: Jelly Tse

Indonesia

Indonesia’s AI ambitions test US-China balancing act

Analysts warn joining the new body could limit Indonesia’s access to US-made AI models and proprietary technology.

21 Jul 2026 - 6:41PMvideocam

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto (left), who represented the country at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Thursday, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Xinhua

US-China tech war

The View | China cannot win the chip war through self-reliance alone

Beyond GPU supremacy, America’s greatest asset lies in its leverage over its allies’ critical technologies and capacities.

21 Jul 2026 - 5:31PMvideocam

SpaceX slump fails to dent Hong Kong tech as investors seen pivoting

Heavyweights such as Alibaba gain as analysts bet on business models of locally listed tech companies that differ from US counterparts.

21 Jul 2026 - 4:21PM

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 faces GPU crunch amid US-China tech rivalry

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

20 Jul 2026 - 5:48PM