The microdrone was showcased on state broadcaster CCTV 7, where NUDT student Liang Hexiang demonstrated its capabilities by holding it up for the camera. Barely larger …
Monthly Archives For June 2025
Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on AI hardware market
Amid rising demand for AI hardware in China and U.S. sanctions, China’s GPU industry is rapidly expanding, with companies like Biren, Moore Threads, MetaX, and Zhaoxin pursuing IPOs to secure funding …
China Is Way, Way Ahead in the Car Business—Can the West Catch Up?
Industry vet Terry Woychowski shares learnings from ShanghaiAuto 2025 and his vehicle benchmarking firm Caresoft, to suggest what that might take.
China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can’t ‘invade’ what is already its territory
China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan’s government, and said it is impossible …
China to private enterprises: invest in cross-border infrastructure like AIIB is doing
Finance minister, speaking at Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank meeting, says more mobilisation of private capital could help overcome bottleneck of insufficient public investment for infrastructure …
China’s Premier promises to open its doors to trade and share technology advancements
China’s Premier, He Lifeng, vowed to open China’s doors to trade activities and share technological advances with other countries.
COVID-19: ‘Razor-Blade Throat’ Variant Spreading Rapidly In US
A new COVID-19 variant marked by a painful “razor-blade throat” symptom is spreading rapidly in the United States. The strain, NB.1.8.1, also called Nimbus, is an offshoot of the highly transmissible …
OpenAI says China’s Zhipu AI gaining ground amid Beijing’s global AI push
OpenAI said on Wednesday its analysts have seen notable progress by Chinese start-up Zhipu AI in securing government contracts across several regions, signaling China’s growing momentum in pursuing …
Exclusive: China-backed AI firm targets new markets
OpenAI says Chinese competitor Zhipu AI is aggressively courting governments in developing countries, aiming to entrench Chinese AI systems ahead of Western rivals. Why it matters: OpenAI and others …
China will be able to navigate around restrictions imposed by others, emerge more resilient: PM Wong
BEIJING] Whatever restrictions it may face from other countries, China is likely to find a way around them by developing its own capabilities, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (Jun 25).
China makes pitch for more private cash in cross-border projects
BEIJING] China’s Finance Minister Lan Fo’an has urged a greater role for private investment in ensuring sustainable funding for cross-border infrastructure, warning that emerging countries are running …
China, reeling from floods, braces for second tropical cyclone in two weeks
A tropical depression may hit southern China as early as Thursday, meteorologists cautioned, bringing rain and gales to a flood-hit region still recovering from the impact of Typhoon Wutip two weeks …
Trump says China ‘can now continue to purchase oil from Iran’—but he hopes Beijing will buy U.S. crude instead
In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump wrote that “China can now continue to purchase oil from Iran.” That would be a major shift in U.S. policy, which has tried to constrai …
