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China’s AI start-ups have ‘no choice’ but to explore overseas markets despite challenges

“Right now, the entire AI industry is shaped by two ends- the US and China.” Its booming AI industry, prompted…

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New Business

Hong Kong fintech start-up offers loans to unpaid subcontractors amid building slump

A Hong Kong building subcontractor surnamed Chan, who was responsible for electrical and mechanical work in air-conditioning systems on a…

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Chinese AI apps eye overseas markets for growth amid tough competition, regulation at home

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) app developers are increasingly eyeing international users, as the domestic market environment turns too competitive, according…

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New Business

Will Thailand’s new PM seek Chinese funding for land bridge? Definitely, maybe

The land bridge project, a potential replacement to the shelved Kra canal linking the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of…

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New Business

How China and Japan’s brotherhood of steel – forged by Deng Xiaoping – ultimately corroded

Symbolic of this seismic shift, the Japanese metals giant Nippon Steel – citing those dwindling sales figures – has announced…

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China AI: game company launches tool for creating 3-minute dramas with music and plot

Kunlun Tech, an online game publisher, has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that it says can produce short dramas,…

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Alibaba’s Lazada posts first monthly profit amid intense competition in Southeast Asia

Lazada, the Southeast Asian online shopping platform of Alibaba Group Holding, has achieved a monthly profit for the first time,…

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New Business

China’s Asean trade faces more barriers amid fears of overcapacity, imbalance

A total of 96 trade barrier investigations targeted at China were announced by its trade partners from January to July,…

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New Business

Mainland China’s demand for warehouses plunges as Singapore’s surges: Knight Frank

Rents for industrial spaces across much of Asia-Pacific continued on an upwards trajectory in the first half of 2024, but…

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Thailand to tighten scrutiny of PDD-backed shopping app Temu to protect local merchants, report says

Thailand to tighten scrutiny of PDD-backed shopping app Temu to protect local merchants, report says Thailand authorities are tightening regulations…

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