CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Piling into ‘human skills’ AI
The public and foreign visitors alike visit the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 21, 2026. Evelyn…
The cost of AI, trade showdown and Iran’s ‘economic D-day’
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Alibaba…
Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
HONG KONG (AP) — Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun’s boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans…
Chinese humanoid robots break human records at Beijing’s robot games
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world…
Pay, perks, equity: China’s AI, chip firms lead way in offering rewards to lock in talent
In the high-stakes battle for China’s top talent, domestic tech companies – especially in semiconductors and artificial intelligence…
Exclusive | China and US push Southeast Asia over their AI blocs. Will it test region’s non-alignment?
Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in the great-power rivalry…
The Mistral paradox: Europe’s push for tech sovereignty relies on China’s Z.ai
On August 11, a tiny line buried in a lengthy press release from French company Mistral AI spoke…
In China first, project breathes new life into ageing wind turbines
China has launched its first batch-scale remanufacturing project for retired wind turbines in Jiuquan, Gansu province, as an…
China clears Geely for landmark satellite IoT test to spur commercial space sector
China has approved its first private-sector commercial trial for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, granting a permit…
Money and ‘a lot of noise’: how the US’ critical-minerals industry is vying with China’s
Patriot Critical Minerals of the US plans to dig into a long-abandoned mining site in the sparsely populated…
Record graduate influx lifts China’s youth jobless rate to 17.9% in July
China’s youth jobless rate climbed to 17.9 per cent in July, as a record wave of university graduates…
Humanoid resources: China’s robots search for workforce breakthrough
Children playing with robot named “Pangda” at the Hangzhou Robot school in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province…