Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, Russia and North Korea – ramp up military activities in the region, the …
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Alibaba-Backed Chinese AI Startup Files for Hong Kong IPO
MiniMax has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling the onset of a race among China’s generative AI startups to tap …
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: From Didi to DeepSeek
Foreign investors are returning to China in search of opportunities in artificial intelligence startups, including those in their early stages.
How Hong Kong stock exchange has simplified the IPO process
Jack Chan, EY China’s chairman, describes how the HKEX and SFC’s new Technology Enterprises Channel has streamlined the process for technology firms.
US-China spy wars intensify under Trump 2.0 as tech competition heats up
Both sides boosting espionage and counter-espionage efforts, increasingly publicise spy arrests and covert operations.
China cuts electricity emissions to record lows in 2025
Surging clean power supplies have allowed China’s utilities to reduce their emissions from electricity production to record lows during the opening half of 2025.
Nvidia Boss Expects to Get First H20 China Export Licenses Soon
Nvidia Corp. boss Jensen Huang anticipates getting the first batch of US licenses to export H20 AI chips to China soon, formally allowing the company to resume sales of a much sought-after component …
Jensen Huang lauds China’s AI models as Nvidia gears up to resume chip exports
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised China’s AI models a day after the U.S. chipmaker said it expected to resume sales of a key product to China. “More than 1.5 million developers in China build on…
⚔️ U.S. and China locked in shadow spy war over secrets in silicon
In a dramatic escalation of what experts now call a full-blown “spy war,” the United States and China are rapidly intensifying their covert operations against each other. The recent arrest of a …
China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower
Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
China’s Xpeng revises up 2025 planned hires to 8,000, founder says
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng’s planned hires for this year have been revised up to 8,000 from 6,000, founder He Xiaopeng said in an internal speech.
White House AI czar says resuming Nvidia’s chip sales to China is all about capping Huawei’s growth
David Sacks said this would “deprive Huawei of basically having this giant market share in China.” …
New plants, US trade worries to drive China’s 2025 naphtha imports to record
China’s naphtha imports will hit record levels this year as new plants and caution over U.S. propane and ethane purchases will drive demand and support refiners’ margins for the petrochemical …
