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Alibaba stands at a critical inflection point in the development of artificial general intelligence, according to a letter to shareholders. Photo: AFP

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Alibaba signals next phase of AI growth from investment to commercialisation

Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant forecasts 30 billion yuan AI revenue in 2026, with agents driving more than half of cloud sales.

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Nvidia’s H200 sales prospects in China remain uncertain despite Huang visit

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Why is Chinese DRAM maker CXMT’s IPO attracting so much attention?

ChangXin Memory Technologies is sparking investor interest as DRAM profits soar, AI drives shortages and China pushes for chip self-reliance.

21 May 2026 - 9:21AM

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has seen profits increase amid the rising price of memory. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Alibaba unveils new Qwen model, custom chips in bid to become China’s AI factory

Chinese tech giant launches Qwen3.7-Max, its new large language model designed as a robust foundation for AI models.

20 May 2026 - 4:56PMvideocam

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OpenAI, which bars access to services in China, seeks Mandarin-speaking staff

US artificial intelligence giant wants to hire developer experience engineers in Singapore and growth partner managers in San Francisco.

20 May 2026 - 1:58PM

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Tiny capacitors are the latest AI-driven investor darling

Artificial intelligence boom is triggering a surge in demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors, report says.

20 May 2026 - 4:53PM

Ceramic capacitors. Photo: GettyImages

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AMD meeting with China’s vice-premier raises optimism on US AI chips

‘Relatively advanced’ chips to start entering China in second half, as US is ‘pulling back’ on tariff war and tech decoupling, analysts say.

19 May 2026 - 7:30PM

Big Tech

DeepSeek adds former Jane Street engineer to harness team amid agentic AI push

Move underscores start-up’s efforts to build harnesses – software that turns an AI model into a functional and autonomous AI agent.

19 May 2026 - 6:30PM

Tech Trends

Does China’s rapid chipmaking expansion threaten the global AI memory chip boom?

Rising Chinese output and shifting investment patterns may weigh on the semiconductor sector’s outlook, Samsung adviser says.

19 May 2026 - 5:30PM

Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

Alibaba teases new Qwen previews, highest-ranking Chinese AI models on Arena

The tech giant released previews of new flagship artificial intelligence models, which scored well on a crowdsourced platform.

19 May 2026 - 6:45PM

The company logo at an Alibaba office. Photo: Handout

China Economy

Chinese premier urges faster, broader adoption of AI in advanced manufacturing

Premier Li Qiang says boosting AI-powered manufacturing can help drive new growth for the economy.

20 May 2026 - 10:01AM

Big Tech

China’s Moonshot AI moves to unwind offshore structure in IPO pursuit: sources

Beijing-based unicorn tells shareholders it will dismantle VIE model as regulators tighten oversight, as shift may signal new era for foreign tech investment.

19 May 2026 - 3:35PMvideocam

Banking & Finance

Standard Chartered bets on Hong Kong as it raises long-term earnings goals

Bank refines 2030 profit plans, citing city’s role as a superconnector in wealth and global capital flows, with automation trimming costs.

19 May 2026 - 4:21PM

Hong Kong is Standard Chartered’s biggest and fastest-growing market, says Bill Winters. Photo: Enoch Yiu

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Exclusive | US AI outlay to yield returns despite open-source Chinese rivals: Goldman Sachs

A wave of demand for agentic AI will prove to be a pivotal ‘inflection point’ and vindicate high capital expenditure, Eric Sheridan says.

19 May 2026 - 11:03AM

Eric Sheridan, Goldman Sachs co-head of tech, media and telecoms research. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China EVs

Chinese firm Xpeng builds driverless cabs, challenging Tesla’s FSD software

The EV maker has embarked on mass production of robotaxis using its own chips and plans to trial the tech before the end of the year.

19 May 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

China EVs

Global growth of pure EVs faces hurdles in insurance, charging gaps: BNP Paribas

Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of pure electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference.

18 May 2026 - 8:43PM

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Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

25 Apr 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Big Tech

As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.

25 Apr 2026 - 6:40AMvideocam

Blockchain

Has Hong Kong laid the groundwork to become a world-leading crypto hub?

With its regulatory clarity and superconnector edge, the city is drawing global crypto firms as it emerges as a premier Web3 hub.

21 Mar 2026 - 12:03PMvideocam

Big Tech

Why China’s tech giants cannot afford to lose the global AI race

AI rivalry is challenging the traditional strategies of China’s ‘big tech’ firms and how they have monetised their products in the past.

21 Feb 2026 - 11:05AM

Illustration: Henry Wong

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China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit

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Alibaba signals next phase of AI growth from investment to commercialisation

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Alibaba stands at a critical inflection point in the development of artificial general intelligence, according to a letter to shareholders. Photo: AFP

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A ground crew member seen with a C919, China’s homegrown large passenger aircraft, at Harbin Taiping International Airport in Heilongjiang Province, April 15, 2026. Photo: Xinhua

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