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Hong Kong stocks trade lower on disappointment over China-US trade negotiations
Concerns about trade tensions between China and the US drove Hong Kong stocks lower for a second day, as the world’s two largest economies stopped

WAIC Shanghai: China’s humanoid robots put on a show as Tesla’s Optimus kept behind glass
“Society urgently expects robots to be widely adopted in real-world applications,” said Zhang Zhengyou, chief scientist and head of Tencent Holdings’ Robotics X Lab, during

Alibaba, Standard Chartered partner to accelerate AI adoption in banking sector
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding that would see Standard Chartered leverage solutions from Alibaba Cloud – the Hangzhou-based firm’s AI and cloud

Hong Kong’s ‘superconnector’ status highlighted in US-China AI talent flow
More than half of the world’s artificial intelligence talent comes from the US and China, according to new research, which also highlighted Hong Kong’s role

Hong Kong stocks take a breather ahead of Fed decision and earnings reports
Caution returned to Hong Kong stocks as the city’s benchmark fell from its highest point in more than three years, with investors gearing up for

Apple shuts Dalian store as Huawei tops mainland China’s smartphone market
Apple is closing a retail store in Dalian, marking the US firm’s first shutdown of a directly managed outlet on the mainland amid struggling iPhone

WAIC Shanghai: China reveals new great leap forward with 1,509 AI models
China is now home to 1,509 AI models, which accounts for more than 40 per cent of the world’s total, according to data from the

DeepSeek’s AI dominance in China challenged by Alibaba’s Qwen and rising rivals
DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models are the most commonly used products of its kind in China, but the company is quickly losing market share to rivals

Back to basics: SoftBank-backed Keenon Robotics takes pragmatic approach with humanoids
Deploying humanoid robots in the real world will be a gradual process, beginning with simple and repetitive tasks, while truly versatile humanoid robots remain a

Tencent’s new AI-powered programming tool fully automates application development
Tencent Holdings this week commenced beta testing on CodeBuddy IDE, a smart programming tool for software developers that provides artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language

WAIC Shanghai: Tencent, SenseTime launch new AI models to stir up industry rivalry
Tencent Holdings and SenseTime launched new artificial intelligence (AI) models at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Sunday as Chinese Big Tech

Towngas to build hydrogen-powered EV charging stations amid mixed industry signals
Hong Kong’s major natural gas company is looking to produce hydrogen for application in other industries, showing commitment to the market at a time when

China’s booming low-altitude economy spurs demand for ‘drone flight planners’
China has officially recognised “drone flight planner” as a profession amid a talent crunch in the low-altitude economy – a sector the government sees as

AI experts urge US-China collaboration at Shanghai conference
Renowned scientists and business leaders from the US and China are calling for greater collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns that

Alibaba previews its first AI-powered glasses, joining China’s heated smart wearable race
The Quark AI glasses, named after Alibaba’s AI assistant, were showcased to the public for the first time at the event on Saturday. The company

Pfizer, Chinese biotech firm 3SBio complete worldwide licensing deal for cancer drug
First announced in May, the deal will see 3SBio – based in Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning province – receive a US$1.25 billion upfront payment

China Future Tech webinar | How China’s open-source movement changed the landscape of AI
Date and time: Thursday, August 7, 2025 10.30-11.30am (HKT) The webinar will be live-streamed on this page. Bookmark it or add the event to your

China’s Unitree debuts US$5,900 humanoid robot in race to make cheaper products
Unitree Robotics, which is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO), unveiled its R1 humanoid model priced from 39,999 yuan (US$5,900), making it affordable

League of Legends world championship returns to China as mainland esports sector grows
The annual professional competition, also known as the Worlds, will kick off in Beijing from October 14 and then move to Shanghai for the quarter-final

Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy
Shanghai will host its eighth annual flagship artificial intelligence (AI) conference this weekend as China ramps up competition against the US for supremacy in the

China’s quest for AI self-reliance undeterred by Trump’s new action plan
Despite recent concessions and shifts in rhetoric, US President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence action plan leaves the core of American policy towards China unchanged

TikTok owner ByteDance debuts robotic system in latest AI development
TikTok owner ByteDance, which has made artificial intelligence development a top priority, has demonstrated a system that acts as a brain to enable robots to

Leapmotor rolls out smart EV at half the price of Tesla’s Model 3 in push for global sales
Stellantis-backed Leapmotor has announced the latest phase in its global push by launching an electric midsize sedan that offers similar features to Tesla’s Model 3

Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 backs Huawei chips despite return of Nvidia’s H20
Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 is supporting Huawei Technologies for the chips it needs for artificial intelligence (AI) development, signalling a growing trend among Chinese

China tops India, US and EU with growing pool of open-source developers, experts say
China is emerging as a major force in the global open-source community with a growing number of developers and widely adopted projects such as DeepSeek’s
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