European companies ‘becoming more reliant on China, not less’, EU chamber chief says
Europe’s push to reduce its dependence on China is driving many of its companies deeper into Chinese supply…
Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group enters the humanoid robot market with 12 deals
Zeroth W1, produced by Lexiang Technology, has obtained the Wall-E IP authorization for the Disney animated film “RoboCop”…
China claims biggest AI model trained on local chips, as Meituan releases LongCat-2.0
As China attempts to move beyond using domestic chips solely for model inference, food delivery giant Meituan released…
China’s first AI-powered cancer vaccine production line set to launch in Beijing
China has broken ground on what developers say is the country’s first production line for AI-assisted personalised tumour…
Open Questions | Economist Richard Koo on China and Japan’s shared ‘battle against time’
Nomura Research Institute chief economist Richard Koo is well-known for his “balance sheet recession” interpretation of Japan’s economic…
Will China’s new northern tech bases in Hebei and Tianjin spark local housing demand?
Chinese technology companies establishing new headquarters and offices in northern cities around Beijing are expected to boost local…
Hong Kong is betting on integration with mainland China but what are the risks?
In the second of a two-part series on the economy as Hong Kong marks 29 years since its…
China doesn’t need to de-throne the dollar to win global currency war
Renminbi and US dollar banknotes are captured in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, on March 1, 2026. (Photo…
Global hydropower outlook report puts China at the head of the pack
China is cementing its dominance in global hydropower, highlighted by the Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project – expected to…
In Venezuela, China’s oil-for-loan deals run into debt restructuring, US ‘gatekeeper’ risk
The United States represents the primary obstacle to continuing oil-for-loan arrangements between China and Venezuela, analysts say, creating…
Exclusive | Beijing’s brokerage probe to stop ‘leakage’, Paul Chan tells Davos Dalian event
Beijing’s recent investigation into three brokerages – Futu Securities, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge – was partly driven…
‘China Opportunity 2.0’: Li Qiang calls for revisal of Western narrative at Summer Davos
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday the western narrative of “China Shock 2.0” is not grounded in…