The embedded AI inside ‘Made in China’
Western coverage of Chinese artificial intelligence still tends to treat the competition as a model contest: can a…
Call for Applications: Alibaba CoCreate Pitch 2026 for Product-Based
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has empowered more…
China cracks down on AI companions, forcing millions to break up with virtual partners
Seventeen-year-old Xiaoxue describes her boyfriend Xiaojun as a “sweet guy”. The pair spend hours each day talking about…
Just what the doctor ordered: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap
Li Bin, a doctor at the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, was among the wave of Chinese consumers…
Australian crime syndicates using fake tobacco packaging to flood legal market
Australian crime syndicates are using fake plain packaging — mass produced out of Chinese factories — to legitimise…
Alibaba Plans $1.5M Grants for African Startups in 2026
Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation are offering $1.5 m in grants to African entrepreneurs developing innovative…
How China could narrow a tech hub’s income gap – and avoid Silicon Valley’s fate
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is…
China’s AI crossroads: 3 divergent paths in the race for dominance
On a crisp January afternoon, the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, just a stone’s throw from Tencent Holdings’ headquarters,…
China’s software sector braces for spillover from AI-led global sell-off
Fears that increasingly capable AI agents pose existential threats to the traditional software business have rippled through global…
Why China’s AI models will have greater global appeal
While most American artificial intelligence (AI) firms focus on building ever-larger, proprietary models locked in corporate clouds, China…
Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech
“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech…
Chinese fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap booming eldercare, wellness demand
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has pressed ahead with its strategic move into the fast-growing healthcare sector with…