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China’s AI toy boom: Huawei, JD.com, UBTech make big push into growing sector

Huawei Technologies in late November sold more than 10,000 units of its artificial intelligence toy, Smart Hanhan, in the first…

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China shares edge lower as hopes fade for near-term stimulus boost

Mainland Chinese stocks fell on Thursday, as hopes for stronger near-term policy support faded after the central bank reiterated a…

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Golden era: prices surge as rally heads towards US$5,000 in 2026, analysts forecast

Gold has hit multiple records in 2025, but analysts believe the rally is far from over, with some forecasting the…

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China expands digital-yuan push to Singapore and Asean trade routes

In an effort to further promote the internationalisation of China’s currency, Beijing has pledged to expand the use of its…

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AI-for-Science start-up DP Technology raises US$114 million in Series C round

DP Technology – the developer of a suite of AI tools used by researchers for work spanning drug design to…

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Chinese AI champion iFlytek sets up new entity to expand into semiconductor design

The new entity, Shandong Yixun Information Technology, was incorporated last week with a registered capital of 50 million yuan (US$7.1…

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Hard work and long hours fuelled China’s rise. Now, it mulls the benefits of longer breaks

Whether in China’s urban centres or its remote rural areas, Christmas is not typically celebrated with the fanfare seen in…

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China’s Deep Robotics joins IPO rush as embodied intelligence sector heats up

Deep Robotics, a Hangzhou-based maker of quadruped and humanoid robots, has taken the first formal step towards a mainland stock…

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BYD’s big plans in Brazil, Xpeng tries to go global: 7 EV reads

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to…

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China’s Xi urges state giants to be pillars of national development

President Xi Jinping has instructed central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to serve as the bedrock of national development, urging them to…

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