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Big Tech

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.

Second phase of Hong Kong’s eMPF reform to start in March with more enhancements

China’s online sellers face turmoil after Trump’s tariff reversal

China Business

How DeepSeek’s AI has become a must-have feature in Chinese smart EVs

Some two dozen carmakers, including BYD and Leapmotor, have unveiled plans to equip their models with AI developed by DeepSeek.

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Car industry insiders say DeepSeek has become a new source of national pride and it will help Chinese carmakers boost sales. Photo: Reuters
Car industry insiders say DeepSeek has become a new source of national pride and it will help Chinese carmakers boost sales. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

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’.

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Tech Trends

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.

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China Business

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.

Potential buyers form a long queue at the Quarry Bay sales office for New World Development’s State Pavilia project in North Point. Photo: Edmond So
Potential buyers form a long queue at the Quarry Bay sales office for New World Development’s State Pavilia project in North Point. Photo: Edmond So

Companies

Exclusive | New Galaxy Macau chairman builds constellation of 5-star hotels

Francis Lui adds the opulent Capella hotel to the second-largest casino and resort operator’s growing universe of lodgings and attractions.

Big Tech

TSMC considers running Intel’s US factories at Trump team’s request

Trump officials raised the idea of a deal between the two companies in recent meetings with the Taiwanese chipmaker.

China Economy

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.

Demand for gold jewellery soared in China during the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Photo: Getty Images

China Business

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.

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The commercial zone of the City God Temple complex in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock
The commercial zone of the City God Temple complex in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock

China EVs

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.

Markets

Hong Kong’s market watchdog reviews 8 brokerages amid IPO frenzy

SFC monitoring brokerages with respect to their risk management of margin financing for new stocks, CEO Julia Leung says.

Business

4 Hong Kong developers submit bids for Tung Chung residential land

Government put the plot on the market in 2023 but withdrew it when bids were judged to be underwhelming.

Bernadette Linn Hon-ho, the secretary for development. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Business

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.

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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
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

Companies

Bridgewater misses rally after pruning Alibaba, adding bets on Li Auto, Baidu

The value of US-listed Chinese stocks in Bridgewater’s 13F filing fell by 23 per cent last quarter to about US$267 million.

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Tech Trends

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.

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Policy

From ‘piglet’ to powerhouse: how DeepSeek changed China’s AI narrative

A unique innovation around AI models from a start-up spun out of a hedge fund roiled Western markets and is changing how China sees its role in the industry.

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Like its logo, DeepSeek has become an industry whale in its own right, becoming impossible to ignore as it resets assumptions about what it takes to be an artificial intelligence leader. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Like its logo, DeepSeek has become an industry whale in its own right, becoming impossible to ignore as it resets assumptions about what it takes to be an artificial intelligence leader. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Big Tech

How Trump 2.0’s embrace of TikTok has given the app a new lease on life in US

Trump’s new-found love for TikTok, born out of his popularity on the Chinese app, has opened a path for a new deal with ByteDance despite legal hurdles.

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Companies

How to make it in America: pressures, pitfalls for China consumer firms going global

As domestic spending falters, Chinese consumer brands are eyeing global markets, but tariffs and cultural barriers could get in their way.

Business

Wynn looks to Vegas to help revamp Macau’s US$28 billion casino economy

Macau seeks to source 60 per cent of its revenues from non-gaming sectors by 2028, from 20 per cent at present.

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Wynn Macau president and vice chairwoman Linda Chen and non executive chairman Allan Zeman. Illustration by Henry Wong
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