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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Developing | US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

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A visitor walks in front of the Alibaba booth during the third China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing in July 2025. Photo: AP

China begins large-scale delivery of gallium chips for space-ground 6G network

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Chips made from gallium nitride (GaN) are smaller and more powerful than silicon-based semiconductors. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese team injects moss gene into Xinjiang cotton to beat fungus, boost output

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A team led by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography say they genetically modified cotton for resistance to “cotton cancer”. Photo: Xinhua

New Energy | China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage

China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage

Tibet quartz discovery boosts China’s self-sufficiency push for hi-tech materials

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Chinese researchers say global high-purity quartz resources are “scarce and highly unevenly distributed, leading to significant supply chain risks”. Photo: Getty Images
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The Ministry of State Security advises local developers to choose authorised platforms and take precautions to protect user data. Photo: Reuters
MSS

China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models

Security ministry cautions developers on grey-market relay platforms, raising fears of privacy breaches and illicit data trading.

Alibaba

Alibaba forges Token Foundry as it hammers AI ambitions into shape

US-China tech war

SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI, solar power: report

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV giants challenge Tesla in race to commercialise humanoid robots

After years of competing with Tesla in electric vehicles and self-driving technology, Chinese manufacturers are targeting humanoid robots.

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Shaping up: Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD and Xpeng are now accelerating plans to mass-produce humanoid robots. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong data centres outpace global average for carbon footprint: UN study

City ranks among world’s largest data centre hubs in study, which calls for responsible strategy to tackle AI use.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech gauge welcomes MiniMax, Zhipu in AI milestone amid slump

Analysts say substantial passive inflows may follow the inclusion of MiniMax and Zhipu, though looming lock-up expiries risk diluting gains.

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Hong Kong

Moonshot AI eyes US$30 billion valuation as China’s AI race intensifies

The company behind the Kimi chatbot is aiming for a valuation that would place it among China’s most valuable AI start-ups.

Moonshot AI's new funding round could value the company at as much as US$30 billion. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Mainland China

Opinion | As AI upends humanity, we must focus on what makes us human

The case for an education in the humanities has never been stronger as the lines dividing what humans and AI can do become increasingly blurred.

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Japan

Japanese IT head says he made AI videos to smear Takaichi’s rivals during poll

The Sanae Token developer says he used generative AI to create 1,000 to 1,500 short videos criticising contenders Koizumi and Hayashi.

Mainland China

DeepSeek’s bargain AI triggers price war across China’s tech sector

DeepSeek’s pricing shock is rippling through China’s AI sector, pressuring rivals and unsettling cloud providers.

DeepSeek’s ultra-cheap V4 models have triggered a new round of competition, forcing rivals to rethink how they monetise AI. Photo: Reuters
Icons and Influencers

Meet Rick Dick, the AI artist blurring reality with playful imagery – interview

The 30-something Italian’s works, like his mock American Vogue cover and Met Gala fashion imagery, have drawn approval from his Instagram followers.

AI artist Rick Dick’s work is both playful and provocative. Photos: @rickdick_/Instagram
Mainland China

Green power: China computing hub boosts smart factory push

The launch of a prefabricated energy hub aims for more efficient industrial infrastructure while cutting costs and emissions from rising AI use.

ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Letters | With AI, humans must provide the purpose and moral compass

Readers discuss how generative AI works, and a new scheme for hiring native English-speaking teachers.

Banking & finance

The Stock Connect problem: why can’t investors buy the mainland’s top AI stocks?

Hong Kong’s investors have been unable to take advantage of the recent wave of blockbuster listings by Chinese AI companies on the mainland.

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A phone displays the skyrocketing share price of Moore Threads Technology, a Chinese chip firm, after its initial public offering in December. Photo: Getty Images
Malaysia

Malaysia’s gas-guzzling data centre boom clashes with its clean energy goals

Across Malaysia, dozens of data centres hum around the clock, powered by electricity that increasingly comes from gas-fired turbines.

A gas-fired power plant in Melaka. Gas-fired power generation has surged in Malaysia, driven by data-centre growth, electrification, climate stress and electric-vehicle uptake. Photo: Shutterstock
China jobs

China’s gig economy is an employment reservoir – but is the well drying up?

More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious.

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United States

Trump AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan to leave position

His departure comes as the US president looks at the possibility of the US government acquiring stakes ‌in AI firms.

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Semiconductors

Chinese memory makers step up challenge to Korea’s chip champions

CXMT and YMTC are nearing public listings, giving China’s memory-chip sector fresh firepower in its pursuit of Samsung and SK Hynix.

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Analysts say CXMT’s IPO approval is further evidence that Chinese memory-chip makers are becoming increasingly competitive with their US and Korean rivals. Photo: Getty Images
China’s private sector

With AI able to predict disease, can we treat ageing like a ‘bug’ in the system?

AI is transforming longevity as companies like METiS TechBio and Human Longevity use algorithms to combat ageing and predict health risks.

US-China relations

Opinion | Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

As China and the US race towards energy dominance, attention to climate resilience and resource security can ensure positive outcomes for all.

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Medicine

First AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ tested in humans

The experimental jab is intended to target a wide range of viruses, including those behind deadly outbreaks like Sars, Mers and Covid-19.

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Researchers hope that this type of vaccine could one day help fend off future pandemics. Photo illustration: Shutterstock
Technology

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

A recent study shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have deployed or piloted AI programmes. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

China launches space computing hub as SpaceX gears up for historic IPO

New institute highlights Beijing’s bid to leapfrog energy bottlenecks and underscores how tech race with US is moving off-planet.

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DeepSeek

Huawei chips refine DeepSeek model in leap for China’s AI self-reliance

While Chinese chipmakers have found success in supporting AI inference, they are struggling with the far more complex process of training.

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Banking & finance

China sees revival of foreign investors through IPOs, convertibles: UBS

The trend is part of a broader recovery of interest in Chinese assets from investors overseas.

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A terrace in Beijing’s central business district in China. Photo: Getty Images
Tencent

Tencent’s AI chief dismisses lag concerns, says race a ‘long-term game’

Yao says he does not think ChatGPT and Claude Code will be the only super apps, as ‘new opportunities will inevitably emerge’.

Yao Shunyu, Tencent’s chief AI scientist, speaks at the Tencent Cloud AI Industry Applications Summit on Friday. Photo: Handout
China stock market

AI effect vaults China’s Zhongji Innolight to top of stock benchmark

Maker of optical modules surpasses CATL in weighting thanks to off-the-charts demand from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Huawei.

Hong Kong stock market

Is Hong Kong losing its tech edge to the mainland’s AI boom?

Chinese investors are shifting from Hong Kong to mainland stocks, driven by AI opportunities and better returns.

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