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China’s top player Empyrean eyes opportunities from US chip curbs on design software
Chinese chip-design software company Empyrean Technology has pledged to become one of the world’s top electronic design automation (EDA) providers, as new US export restrictions

TikTok ‘continues to work with’ VP Vance on deal as its US fate hangs in the balance
TikTok, the popular short video app owned by China’s ByteDance, thanked US President Donald Trump, while stating it was still working with Vice-President J.D. Vance

Unitree Robotics reaches unicorn status with ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent funding
Unitree Robotics, a leading player in China’s booming robotics industry, has completed a new round of financing, attracting investment from some of the country’s biggest

Ant Group pushes wider adoption of AI-enabled smart glasses for mobile payments
The first such payment outside mainland China was recently completed in Hong Kong using Meizu’s StarV smart glasses, according to a statement on Thursday by

Meituan’s food delivery market dominance in China remains stable at 70%, report says
Meituan, the Chinese on-demand delivery giant, is maintaining a steady hold on its 70 per cent market share in domestic food delivery, despite intensifying competition

Alibaba and JD.com claim record participation in 618 sales event, boosted by subsidies
More than 453 brands each surpassed 100 million yuan (US$14 million) in gross merchandise value (GMV) on Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall platforms during the weeks-long

Alibaba Cloud to open second data centre in South Korea as AI demand rises
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) unit of Alibaba Group Holding, is set to launch its second data centre in South Korea

Huawei defends role as AI, 5G infrastructure supplier at Shanghai MWC trade show
Huawei Technologies is seeking to deepen its role as a global supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G infrastructure for network operators, as the telecoms

Where is Trump’s ‘all-American’ phone made? Supply chain analysts say Asia, probably China
The search is on to identify the actual manufacturer behind the US$499 Trump Mobile T1 smartphone, as most supply chain analysts cast doubt on the

TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell platform’s US operations
The fate of short video app TikTok in the United States remains in limbo, according to analysts, even as the Trump administration gives owner ByteDance

Alibaba recruits top Chinese AI scientist Li Xiangang to lead speech-recognition push
Li Xiangang, a leading Chinese scientist in speech recognition, has joined Alibaba Group Holding to spearhead its artificial intelligence (AI) voice team, boosting the tech

China’s humanoid robot firms pay 3 times national average amid AI talent crunch
As China witnesses a boom in humanoid robotics, companies in the sector are offering salaries more than three times the urban average to lure top

Unitree Robotics boosts capital base, paving the way for new fundraising round
Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, a rising star in China’s booming robotics industry, has increased its registered capital from 2.6 million yuan to 2.9 million yuan (US$400,000),

DeepSeek rival MiniMax says its first AI reasoning model halves compute of R1
Shanghai-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up MiniMax has launched an open-source reasoning model that it said requires just half the computing resources of rival DeepSeek’s models

China hails Nvidia expo appearance as ‘vote of confidence’ amid tensions
China has announced that US semiconductor giant Nvidia will attend its flagship supply chain event for the first time, despite growing tensions between the two

China internet pioneer urges students to skip graduate school, defer start-up plans
Citing his own experiences, Zhang said his postgraduate degree did not contribute much when he set up and began running his own company, according to

Chinese router maker TP-Link cuts staff at Shanghai chip unit, retains Shenzhen facility
TP-Link, China’s leading Wi-fi router manufacturer, has laid off most employees at a chip development unit in Shanghai amid setbacks, according to people familiar with

Shanghai firm sues to liquidate Hozon amid EV maker’s financial struggles
The cutthroat competition in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market threatens to sink Hozon New Energy Automobile, as the maker of Neta-branded cars faces a

Ant International issues first sustainability report after spin-off amid IPO speculation
Ant International, which was spun off from fintech giant Ant Group last year, published its first independent sustainability report on Monday, underscoring its operational autonomy

How a Chinese AI start-up helps Nike, Gap, Urban Revivo predict fashion trends
Founded in 2018 at fast-rising Chinese technology hub Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, Zhiyi Tech is focused on compiling style and sales data from

Huawei’s HarmonyOS gains traction in China with 103 million smartphones shipped
Huawei Technologies has shipped more than 103 million smartphones and 21 million tablets running its proprietary HarmonyOS operating system, with nearly half delivered in 2024,

Meet Goku, the Chinese quant trading fund with AI ambitions beyond finance
Goku Technologies, a Shanghai-based quantitative trading fund, is expanding its ambitions beyond finance, looking to artificial intelligence (AI) as a means to overcome challenges faced

Taiwan adds Huawei, SMIC to trade blacklist amid escalating US-China tech rivalry
Taiwan added Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), two of China’s leading chipmakers, to a trade blacklist a mid an intensifying tech rivalry

Hong Kong virtual insurer OneDegree seeks more Middle East growth, eyes Europe and Africa
Hong Kong virtual insurer OneDegree is gaining ground in the Middle East and has signed 20 contracts since entering the region in 2023, according to

Huawei’s AI semiconductor output limited to 200,000 in 2025, US commerce official says
Huawei Technologies is expected to ship no more than 200,000 of its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors this year, according to a senior Trump administration
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