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Made in China 2025
China’s pharmaceutical industry transforms into a global innovation powerhouse
The China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, a new gauge, highlights top drug makers on the mainland for the first time.
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Made in China 2025
Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?
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Artificial intelligence
SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot
18 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM
Robotics
CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant
The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Built by start-up Spirit AI, the Xiaomo humanoid robot works on the assembly line of electric vehicle battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology. Photo: CATL
Alibaba
Alibaba deepens ecosystem with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and more
The integration marks Alibaba’s first full tie-in for Qwen, as the company pushes for more synergy across its sprawling consumer platforms.
18 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance AI model usage grows over tenfold on strong demand from Chinese firms
‘AI is being adopted at an unprecedented speed,’ Tan Dai, president at cloud unit Volcano Engine, says.
18 Dec 2025 - 8:56PM
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Artificial intelligence
AI agent maker Manus hits US$100 million revenue milestone in 9 months
Manus 1.5, launched in October, boasts improvements in speed and reliability across research and web development tasks.
18 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Manus claims to be the first general-purpose AI agent capable of reliably carrying out tasks autonomously on behalf of users. Photo: Shutterstock Images
IPO
Holiday rush: Hong Kong IPO market sparkles with busiest December in years
From biotech to AI, December’s listings – including at least 15 down the stretch – crown the city’s revival in equity fundraising.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing for mass production
BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China.
18 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks tread water as tech giants stumble on AI bubble jitters
Hang Seng Tech Index slides after US equities slump, while investors await inflation report.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
Robotics
China cements global lead in smart vacuums as Picea acquires Roomba maker iRobot
Last month, Picea subsidiary Santrum bought about US$191 million of iRobot’s outstanding debt from the investment firm Carlyle Group.
18 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
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Roomba robot vacuums for sale in a store in Miami, Florida, December 15, 2025. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Artificial intelligence
China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: report
The report calls on US actors to engage with Chinese firms as the AI landscape continues to evolve.
17 Dec 2025 - 9:16PM
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Artificial intelligence
Tencent shakes up AI operations, names recent recruit as chief AI scientist
Vinces Yao Shunyu now serves as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to Tencent president Martin Lau.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Xiaomi
Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge
Supplies of memory products for electronic devices squeezed by AI pivot of chipmakers, spurring companies to pass on costs to consumers.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts more affordable robots soon
He Xiaoping’s recent trip to the US, where he met more than 30 professionals in the AI field, helped form his conclusions about the industry.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:44PM
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng poses for a photograph at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, April 14, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
Artificial intelligence
Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, OpenAI systems
MiMo-V2-Flash ‘particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios’, Xiaomi says.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:51PM
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI in talks to raise US$10 billion from Amazon and adopt Trainium chips
The deal is under discussion could value OpenAI upwards of US$500 billion, a source said.
17 Dec 2025 - 3:50PM
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Artificial intelligence
Rapid advances in China’s AI video space lead to widespread tech adoption
Cutting-edge tools from Shengshu, Kuaishou, Alibaba Cloud and SenseTime transform content creation for marketers and creators alike.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Chinese AI start-up Shengshu Technology has released a new version of Vidu, its text-to-video tool similar to OpenAI’s Sora. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market
Deregulation to legalise L3 technology represents a leap forward in commercialising autonomous driving systems in China.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM
IPO
Biren Technology’s Hong Kong IPO gets go-ahead from Beijing
Shanghai-based Biren plans to float about 372 million shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:01PM
IPO
MetaX set for Shanghai debut amid frenzy over AI chip stocks, Nvidia uncertainty
The Shanghai-based graphics processing unit designer plans to raise US$596 million from the sale of 40.1 million shares.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Made in China 2025
Chinese biotech Scizeng’s global licensing deal to yield up to US$1.44 billion
Yarrow Bioscience gets exclusive global rights for the GenSci098 therapy to treat thyroid eye disease and Graves’ disease.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:47PM
A number of Chinese biotech firms have clinched licensing deals with multinational companies this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles
Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving
The cars, both pure EVs, can only navigate urban streets and highways in designated areas, according to the ministry.
16 Dec 2025 - 1:13PM
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance dominates China’s tech hiring as AI talent demand surges
ByteDance tops rivals Meituan and Alibaba in recruitments this year, according to professional social networking platform Maimai.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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