China’s export growth slows in August under shadow of trade war uncertainty
China’s exports continued to rise in August, though at a slower pace, with the near-term outlook clouded as…
Tech war: Anthropic’s Claude restrictions put overseas AI tools backed by China in limbo
An abrupt decision by American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to restrict service to Chinese-owned entities anywhere in the…
China’s latest AI gadget is credit card-sized recorder as Alibaba’s DingTalk takes on Plaud
The latest artificial intelligence gadget in China is a credit-card sized note-taking recorder from Alibaba Group Holding’s DingTalk…
For China, Trump’s furniture-tariff threat could complicate efforts to reassemble trade
US President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on imported furniture could erode some of China’s exports…
Chinese unicorn Z.ai, Alibaba Cloud team up to deploy new AI agent for smartphone users
Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, has joined forces with Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing…
US underestimating China’s AI progress, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
“I’m worried about China,” the 40-year-old Altman was quoted as saying on Monday in a report by American…
Dear Abby: My drama-filled sisters could lose out on my generous help if they don’t shape up
DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old man who has two sisters. Recently, I was at my younger sister…
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers shared office space for US$4 a day, promotes personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up…
China mandates more domestic AI chips for data centres to cut reliance on Nvidia
China is requiring its data centres to use more home-grown computing chips in a move that underscores Beijing’s…
Chinese man spends US$120,000 on 300-year gym membership, seeks refund; owner vanishes
A man in eastern China has sued a gym after he paid it more than 870,000 yuan (US$120,000)…
Hong Kong welcomes hit Mughal exhibition with more than 100 works of art
An exhibition featuring more than 100 works of art such as jewellery, weaponry and fragments of architectural history…
Chinese tourism unlikely to rebound; TAT targets 2026 to match 2024
Safety is key; Nihao Month launched Chuwit Sirivejkul, TAT regional director for East Asia marketing, said China now…