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Chinese robotics firm thanks ‘sales consultant’ Trump as tariff threat spurs orders

A Chinese exporter said it has seen a sudden surge in orders as US humanoid robot makers and artificial intelligence…

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China’s economy can grow by up to 5% until 2030: ex-finance vice-minister Zhu

China can sustain annual growth of 4.5 to 5 per cent over its next five-year plan period, former finance vice-minister…

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US-China tit-for-tat escalation is now a feature, not a bug

Beijing has expanded export controls on rare earths. The latest move requires foreign buyers to obtain a Chinese export licence…

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Alibaba, Ant buy top 13 floors of One Causeway Bay in vote of confidence for Hong Kong

Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Group have agreed to pay HK$7.2 billion (US$925 million) to buy the top floors of…

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Alibaba confident AI tools will drive sales and empower Singles’ Day shoppers

At the campaign’s launch in Shanghai on Thursday, Alibaba vice-president Zhang Kaifu, who also serves as head of applications for…

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Outside In | Trump may be realising he has less leverage over China than he thought

When did you last notice that laptops invariably carry a little “Intel inside” sticker? Aware that its microprocessors were important…

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Nvidia chief holds onto hope for policy change as China market share drops to 0 from 95%

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s position in China has dropped from 95 per cent of the…

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US start-up Anthropic unveils cheaper model to widen AI’s appeal

Artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic has overhauled its smallest AI model, Haiku, as companies increasingly opt for AI systems that are…

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Why China’s next 5-year plan will double down on food security

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set…

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US-China trade war hotspots could put fire in Beijing’s belly: scholars

With trade tensions between China and the United States reignited less than two weeks before a major political gathering in…

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