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US-China tech war
Microsoft abruptly cuts services to Chinese university, genomics firm
Concerns about technological decoupling have risen after Microsoft ended commercial services for some clients in China.
23 minutes ago
Robotics
Ex-Tesla engineer launches robotics start-up split between US and China
1 hour ago
E-commerce
TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU as tariffs triple on small parcels
9 Apr 2025 - 11:00PM
Biomedicine: Companies
US report highlights China’s biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry
China is ‘quickly ascending to biotechnology dominance’ and the US must ‘take swift action in the next three years’, the report says.
9 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM
The logo of Wuxi AppTec is displayed alongside the company’s website, in this illustration picture taken February 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba executive sees ‘explosive growth’ in AI applications in 2025
A four-day AI fair hosted by Alibaba Cloud in Beijing offers visitors a glimpse of the future.
9 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Semiconductors
Samsung denies halting chip foundry services for Chinese clients
Samsung operates one of the few foundries capable of rivalling industry-leading TSMC in producing advanced chips.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
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US-China trade war
Chinese semiconductor, auto parts suppliers expect to gain from US trade war
Their view reflects Chinese tech firms’ increased confidence in providing highly competitive alternatives to US imports.
8 Apr 2025 - 10:00PM
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China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday vowed to implement “countermeasures” against any move by the United States to further raise tariffs. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
China’s top chip tool maker Naura sees revenue surge amid US trade tensions
China’s largest chipmaking equipment supplier expects another 50 per cent jump in profits last quarter after its third year of growth.
8 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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E-commerce
Workers in ‘Shein village’ face uncertain future as trade war escalates
The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of workers are under threat in a Chinese export hub churning out T-shirts and jeans for US shoppers.
8 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China narrows gap with US in leading AI models, Stanford report shows
The performance difference of Chinese AI models versus their US counterparts shrank from double digits in 2023 to near parity last year.
8 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Artificial intelligence
IBM launches new mainframe system to handle heavy workload of AI models
The new z17 mainframe enables a chunk of business data to remain on customer-owned servers and not hosted on the cloud.
8 Apr 2025 - 3:38PM
IBM’s new z17 mainframe is powerful enough to handle the work of artificial intelligence models with stored data. Photo: Shutterstock
Digital currencies
Hong Kong remains upbeat on Web3 amid crypto market turmoil from US tariffs
Officials again touted the strength of the local Web3 industry, while Binance founder CZ avoided the event despite recent activity in the city.
7 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, ether rout extends as tariff war pain batters cryptocurrency assets
Cryptocurrency investors appear to be in full ‘sell mode’, according BTC Markets analyst Charlie Sherry.
7 Apr 2025 - 2:31PM
DeepSeek
DeepSeek unveils new AI reasoning method amid anticipation for R2 model
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, DeepSeek developed a technique combining reasoning methods to guide AI models towards human preferences.
6 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
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Stocks
US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one
The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.
5 Apr 2025 - 7:05PM
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba
How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom
By empowering innovations through its own technology and supporting former employees, the tech giant is reshaping China’s AI landscape.
7 Apr 2025 - 10:16AM
E-commerce
Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end challenge China’s e-commerce merchants
The policy changes affect many of China’s 120,000 online exporters, whose major market is the United States.
4 Apr 2025 - 6:39PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s ternary logic patent uses an old idea to improve AI chip design
The approach could be used to reduce the number of transistors on a chip, thus reducing energy consumption.
4 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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The Huawei booth at the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence
Quora-like platform Zhihu bets on AI to become China’s X and LinkedIn
‘In the era of AI, the influence of high-quality content will only grow,’ finance chief Wang Han says in an interview with the Post.
4 Apr 2025 - 7:23PM
Biomedicine: Companies
China’s biotech firms record surge in overseas licensing deals in first quarter
Chinese drug makers landed 33 licensing deals with overseas pharmaceutical firms, with transactions totalling US$36.2 billion.
4 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s lidar sensor firms Hesai, RoboSense stand to gain after fatal EV crash
Adoption of the laser-based sensors will increase as consumers demand safe self-driving systems, analysts say.
3 Apr 2025 - 8:43PM
Semiconductors
China’s Loongson unveils ‘AI era’ chips amid self-sufficiency drive
The new processors integrate Loongson’s central processing unit cores, which are based on its in-house instruction set architecture.
3 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
The Chinese flag is shown on a CPU in this illustration picture. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Private credit
Tencent-backed China Ruyi to tap bond market for US$500 million, sources say
The streaming media firm, behind series like ‘War of Faith’, is looking for new funds as Chinese firms accelerate offshore fundraising.
3 Apr 2025 - 5:44PM
Apple
Trump tariffs sink shares of Apple suppliers in China
China plays a crucial role in Apple’s global supply chain, with most iPhones being assembled there.
3 Apr 2025 - 5:30PM
Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong crypto firm HashKey jumps on AI bandwagon, joining Web3 players
HashKey’s first AI product is designed for content moderation, but it envisions a future of AI agents trading on blockchain on behalf of users.
3 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM
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Samsung denies halting chip foundry services for Chinese clients
9 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
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US report highlights China’s biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry
9 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM
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Alibaba executive sees ‘explosive growth’ in AI applications in 2025
9 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
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TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip in Huawei AI processor
9 Apr 2025 - 10:45AM
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