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DeepSeek
Weixin is testing DeepSeek to put China’s super app on steroids
Beta users can click an ‘AI Search’ option within Weixin to access DeepSeek, in addition to Tencent’s Hunyuan foundational model.
16 Feb 2025 - 4:07PM
E-commerce
China’s online sellers face turmoil after Trump’s tariff reversal
16 Feb 2025 - 10:30AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
How DeepSeek’s AI has become a must-have feature in Chinese smart EVs
16 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese sex doll maker sees jump in 2025 sales as AI improves user experience
WMDoll founder Liu Jiangxia says the integration of generative AI models ‘makes the dolls more responsive and interactive’.
16 Feb 2025 - 7:33AM
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About 90 per cent of WMDoll’s sales are outside mainland China, with sex doll shipments to the US making up half of the company’s export volume. Photo: Thomas Yau
IPO
Chinese spatial design firm Manycore Tech files for IPO in Hong Kong
Manycore and DeepSeek are part of a group of start-ups, called ‘Six Little Dragons’, that have bolstered the tech-hub status of Hangzhou.
15 Feb 2025 - 7:36PM
Hong Kong property
NWD sells out State Pavilia flats on offer amid ‘attractive’ pricing
As of 6.22pm, New World Development sold out all of the 168 units on offer this weekend at its latest residential project in North Point.
15 Feb 2025 - 7:11PM
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China's economic recovery
How a Valentine’s Day fad sparked a ‘gold rush’ in China
Demand for gold jewellery spiked in China ahead of Valentine’s Day as consumers pivoted away from other luxury gifts.
15 Feb 2025 - 8:09AM
Demand for gold jewellery soared in China during the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Photo: Getty Images
China property
Shanghai’s Temple Square mall sells below valuation in bankruptcy auction
Once coveted by foreign funds including CarVal, the shopping complex has been abandoned since 2017 after its owner fell into a debt crisis.
14 Feb 2025 - 9:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Zeekr joins China’s autonomous-driving race, to unveil tech at Shanghai car show
New York-listed Zeekr, which finalised a merger with Lynk on Friday, will reveal its L3 self-driving system in April.
14 Feb 2025 - 8:53PM
Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek spurs Baidu, other AI competitors to adopt open-source strategy
Baidu on Friday said the next generation of its Ernie large language models will be open source from June 30.
14 Feb 2025 - 6:30PM
China technology
President Xi to meet China’s tech entrepreneurs in nod to breakthroughs
Between 20 and 30 founders and chief executives of China’s largest technology companies are expected to assemble in Beijing on Monday, according to sources.
14 Feb 2025 - 11:50PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with representatives from American business and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba
Jack Ma tours Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket in central China
The Alibaba founder was spotted visiting one of the company’s grocery stores just days after visiting its Hangzhou campus.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:00PM
Banking & finance
Estée Lauder, L’Oreal suffer as global brands’ lustre fades in China
Tit-for-tat tariffs add to peril for global brands as consumers favour high-quality domestic rivals amid a spending slump, analysts say.
14 Feb 2025 - 11:00AM
TikTok
Apple, Google restore TikTok app in US after assurances from Trump
The Chinese video app briefly went dark last month to comply with a federal ban.
14 Feb 2025 - 10:44AM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks post best weekly-gain streak in 2 years
A measured US approach to reciprocal tariffs assuages investors as DeepSeek mania continues to power tech stocks.
14 Feb 2025 - 6:41PM
A view of Exchange Square in Central, home to the city’s bourse operator, on January 9, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
China deflation
‘Farmers can’t bear it!’: China’s poultry industry scrambled by falling prices
While the US faces egg shortages, China’s poultry farmers are dealing with the opposite problem: plunging prices due to chronic overproduction.
13 Feb 2025 - 10:56PM
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Artificial intelligence
Baidu to offer Ernie Bot service for free as DeepSeek heats up China’s AI market
From April 1, the Ernie Bot platform will be free to use and provide access to Baidu’s Ernie large language models.
13 Feb 2025 - 11:14PM
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Smartphones
Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek
DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.
13 Feb 2025 - 8:51PM
Customers test an iPhone at an Apple store in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong to ease IPO rules for mainland Chinese firms
Market watchdog and exchange are studying the issue and will propose changes this year, treasury chief Christopher Hui says.
13 Feb 2025 - 8:44PM
Alibaba
Chinese apps are slowly returning to India 5 years after border clash
Apps including Alibaba’s Youku streaming platform and Tencent’s hit PUBG Mobile have returned under new names amid a thaw in China-India relations.
13 Feb 2025 - 8:49PM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s Joe Tsai hails DeepSeek as open-source inspiration for AI developers
‘Let’s find out what are the actual problems in the world and use AI to solve them’, Tsai says at the World Governments Summit.
14 Feb 2025 - 12:47AM
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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks slip from 4-month high as DeepSeek mania takes a pause
Hang Seng Tech Index gives up gains of as much as 4.2 per cent to end 0.9 per cent lower; Alibaba maintains momentum.
13 Feb 2025 - 5:32PM
Hong Kong’s stock market is currently in the midst of a steaming rally. Photo: Dickson Lee
Electric & new energy vehicles
CATL eyes global dominance in EV battery market with US$5 billion cash reload
Overseas business made up 31 per cent of CATL’s total sales in the first nine months of 2024, versus 32.7 per cent in 2023, according to exchange filings.
13 Feb 2025 - 12:43PM
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US-China trade war
China’s ‘iPhone City’ eerily quiet as Foxconn moves production amid trade war
The giant iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou has cut back on hiring as Apple loses market share in China and Foxconn shifts production overseas.
13 Feb 2025 - 10:28AM
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek fuels China’s push to cut reliance on Nvidia ecosystem
Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.
12 Feb 2025 - 10:04PM
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OPINION
Nancy Qian
Opinion
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Why Trump believes the US can outlast China in the tariff war
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Khushboo Razdan
Opinion
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Why China’s not in a rush to make trade concessions to Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 8:30PM
Stanley Chao
Opinion
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DeepSeek raises fear of a cold war powered by accessible AI
10 Feb 2025 - 5:30AM
Joseph Chan
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John Siah
Opinion
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How Macau’s rise as financial hub opens doors for Hong Kong
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Zhou Xin
My Take
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How China can achieve its next wave of economic growth
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