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China’s Shenzhen lays down marker for tech investment with US$22 billion pledge

China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen plans to “fully compete” in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence, announcing 160 billion…

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China’s population woes deepen as marriage registrations plummet to lowest level since 1980

China recorded its lowest number of new marriages for four decades in 2024, in a sign that the country’s challenges…

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Chinese auto-part maker APT Electronics rethinks global expansion amid Trump tariffs

Guangzhou-based APT Electronics, a supplier of automotive lighting and LED components, is adopting a more cautious approach to overseas expansion…

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How AI start-up DeepSeek upended industry assumptions and changed China’s narrative

In 2022, under the pseudonym “an ordinary little pig”, the founder of artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek quietly donated 138…

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As trade war threats rain down, Premier Li says China must ‘turn pressure into motivation’

With the United States slapping an additional 10 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods this week, Beijing is looking…

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DeepSeek attracts China’s young jobseekers as AI firm ramps up recruitment

DeepSeek, China’s hottest tech start-up, has become one of the most coveted destinations for young jobseekers across the country, as…

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Explainer | How tech start-up DeepSeek emerged as the unlikely game changer in US-China AI war

The Hangzhou-based firm over the past several weeks released two powerful new AI models, DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1, that were built…

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Bloom and gloom: China’s Spring Festival flower sales hit by weak demand, warm weather

Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for the country’s economy. As more…

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Beijing meeting puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng

Liang Wenfeng, 40, took part in the meeting where a select group of industry experts – in the fields of…

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More foreign property investors are likely to sell their Greater Bay Area assets in 2025

More foreign property investors in the Greater Bay Area are likely to sell off assets this year amid lingering uncertainties…

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