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With a market capitalisation of about US$53 billion, the Solana token is the world’s seventh-largest cryptocurrency, according to CoinMarketCap. Photo: Shutterstock
Fintech

Crypto heavyweight eyes Hong Kong expansion to tap growing tokenisation demand

City is still behind the US in tokenisation, but demand is beginning to accelerate, blockchain firm executive says.

Elon Musk

As political bet fails, what happens now to Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?

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US-China tech war

How Democratic sweep could slow AI growth in US – and help China’s ambitions

Semiconductors

China’s top EDA firm buys start-up to boost tools, back Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law

Empyrean’s purchase of Easy-Logic highlights efforts by Chinese firms to reduce reliance on Western chip-design software providers.

Microchip development relies on EDA software, a market long dominated by Western players. Photo: Shutterstock
Microchip development relies on EDA software, a market long dominated by Western players. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade

China to boost protection of trade secrets against foreign entities

Draft rules would kick overseas businesses out of the China market if they infringe on trade secrets and threaten national sovereignty and security.

Artificial intelligence

Beijing pushes for UN-led governance of artificial intelligence at global forum

China also advocates for open-source AI cooperation and a greater role for Global South at the three-day meeting.

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Mainland China

China’s AI race needs data fuel. Can a new state-owned giant deliver?

Beijing is supporting the entity with mega state-backed enterprises, including the country’s major telecoms carriers and power grid operators.

An aerial drone photo taken on March 27, 2026 shows the Xiong’an New Area in north China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial drone photo taken on March 27, 2026 shows the Xiong’an New Area in north China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Open Questions | Why cloud computing pioneer Wang Jian thinks space is the next AI frontier

Alibaba Cloud founder says open-source, closed-source AI philosophies not at odds, calls for more Chinese cloud competition to strengthen industry.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek, MiniMax secure licences to deploy AI overseas under China export rules

CCTV says the proposed measures are intended to establish clearer regulatory boundaries rather than shut the door on Chinese AI tech exports.

Biomedicine: Industry Trends

China takes step to standardise technology linking human minds to computers

As Beijing prioritises development of the technology, a China-led committee aims to dictate how it is built.

A man demonstrates a robotic hand with a brain-computer interface during the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 7. Photo: AFP
DeepSeek

DeepSeek ban forces US firms to rethink using Chinese AI, experts say

Ban may ripple beyond government agencies, influencing how software firms, cloud providers and other businesses choose models.

The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the Chinese AI model from their IT systems. Photo: dpa
The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the Chinese AI model from their IT systems. Photo: dpa
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek seeks ‘total victory’ with new open-source tool to slash AI cost

Open-source DeepInfer framework designed to make AI models cheaper and more efficient to deploy, Chinese start-up says.

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Artificial intelligence

China creates national data company to turbocharge its AI industry

The new firm – based in China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan – is tasked with developing a national data industry ecosystem.

Mainland China

China gains independent polar satellite link, ending reliance on foreign tech

The breakthrough came when scientists in the Arctic established video links with China’s Qinling station in Antarctica using domestic satellites.

A view of China’s Qinling research station in Antarctica on February 6, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

In Focus | The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

As businesses race to build AI workforces, supervising them is becoming the next big challenge.

Illustration: Huy Truong
Illustration: Huy Truong
Artificial intelligence

What will China’s proposed AI tech export bans mean for open-weight technologies?

A key uncertainty is how open-weight AI technologies would be affected by the proposed controls.

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Artificial intelligence

China, US discuss AI as chip stock rout hits Asian markets

Chinese and US negotiators are holding regular AI talks as investors ditch once red-hot tech stocks.

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Semiconductors

Lithography start-up provides glimpse of China’s chipmaking progress

Shanghai-based Langdao Silex displays self-developed EUV light-source system, marking crucial step in Beijing’s chip self-reliance drive.

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Langdao Silex’s EUV light-source machine. Photo: Sylvia Ma
Langdao Silex’s EUV light-source machine. Photo: Sylvia Ma
Apple

China approves Alibaba AI models for use in iPhone Duo and other Apple handsets

Apple confirms it will finally launch Apple Intelligence in China in October after years of regulatory delays.

Artificial intelligence

How China’s factories leap straight into agentic AI and take it global

Manufacturers are bypassing traditional digitalisation and deploying AI agents across operations, Chinese software firm Black Lake says.

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Artificial intelligence

What’s in a name? Trump calls it ‘SI’. China calls it ‘human-made’

While the term AI dates back to 1956, the Chinese version offers a different take on the relationship between humans and intelligent machines.

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An AI-themed display at the 2026 People and Technology Expo in Beijing on September 22. Photo: EPA
Xiongan New Area

China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan, hunting high-value tech firms: sources

New area aims to cultivate five companies valued at or above 10 billion yuan, 10 worth more than 5 billion yuan, and 100 core firms.

Staff members debug a robot at a training facility for embodied AI in the Xiongan New Area in March. Photo: Xinhua
Staff members debug a robot at a training facility for embodied AI in the Xiongan New Area in March. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

As AI floods China’s screens with microdramas, viewers are getting picky

Challenge has shifted from making videos at low cost to standing out in a market saturated with lookalike productions, creators say.

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Banking & finance

More Chinese banks likely to adopt AI rules after Ping An move: analysts

Other listed mainland lenders are expected to introduce similar governance frameworks as regulators tighten oversight of AI use.

Artificial intelligence

Trump wants to stamp out the term ‘artificial intelligence’. Why?

The US president’s insistence on using the term ‘super intelligence’ reflects a wider debate over the technology’s future, analysts say.

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SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk (right) corrected himself after accidentally using the term “artificial intelligence” during an appearance with US President Donald Trump earlier this week. Photo: EPA
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