Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?
China’s unaddressed economic structural problems are swallowing profits and leaving its multinationals falling far behind their US peers…
Opinion | ‘China shock 3.0’ is coming. And it’ll be AI-powered robots
The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as…
Chinese AI chip start-up exits stealth mode, bets on 3D stacking to bypass US controls
A Chinese artificial intelligence chip start-up led by industry veteran Wei Shaojun has emerged from stealth mode, joining…
Has China’s ‘618’ shopping festival lost its shine as consumers turn cautious?
For the past few days, Tan Zhaohui has seen a familiar sight every time she has returned to…
How DeepSeek’s landmark funding secures Liang Wenfeng’s grip as China’s AI rivalry heats up
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek closed its first-ever external fundraising in an unusual and high-stakes deal that could…
Chinese tech giants, from Alibaba to Tencent, race to dominate AI-powered digital gateways
China’s technology titans from Alibaba Group Holding to Tencent Holdings are locked in a race to decide who…
Hong Kong’s strategy for HKIC to prop up city’s office market seen as challenging
Hong Kong’s government-backed investment fund is being redeployed to support the city’s sluggish commercial property sector, signaling authorities’…
Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war
China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition,…
China’s outbound investment surges to 7-year high amid data centre, energy boom
China’s global outbound direct investment surged to a seven-year high in 2025 as Chinese firms pivoted their capital…
China’s AI toy boom: Huawei, JD.com, UBTech make big push into growing sector
Huawei Technologies in late November sold more than 10,000 units of its artificial intelligence toy, Smart Hanhan, in…
Chinese pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 17 break records amid strong demand
Pre-order sales of Apple’s new iPhone 17 series have got off to a robust start in China, shattering…