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Friday 28 March 2025
China's AgiBot plans new Shanghai facility to scale robot output; Lens deepens role in embodied AI

Zhiyuan Robotics (AgiBot), a Chinese AI startup specializing in embodied intelligence, has become a central player in the humanoid robotics supply...

Tuesday 25 March 2025
AI or bust: China chip sector to stage comeback at SEMICON China
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now the primary growth driver for the global semiconductor industry. With AI-related demand expected to surge further in 2025, semiconductor equipment...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
SiCarrier rolls out 5 chip tools at SEMICON China 2025, challenging AMAT, TEL
SEMICON China 2025 opens on March 26 in Shanghai, bringing together global and domestic semiconductor equipment makers. One surprise standout: Shenzhen SiCarrier Technologies, a previously...
Thursday 20 March 2025
Speculation arises about Chinese EV startup Neta Auto dissolving its R&D team
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup Neta Auto has commenced the dissolution of its R&D staff at its Shanghai headquarters, according to industry rumors in China.
Thursday 13 March 2025
Biren secures pre-IPO funding as valuation tops US$2.1B, backed by Shanghai AI Industry Fund
On March 11, Shanghai Guotou Pioneer Fund announced via its official WeChat account that its AI industry fund led a fresh investment round in Biren Technology (Biren), one of China's...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Asian Perspectives 2: From Shoreline to Skyline
How big is Singapore? Around 700 square kilometers—roughly the size of Pudong north of Century Avenue in Shanghai. After dark, dinner was served on the first floor of the Capella...
Monday 3 March 2025
IBM shuts down China research operations, impacting 1,800 R&D jobs
IBM China Investment Company Limited (IBMV) and its subsidiaries shut down on March 1, impacting over 1,800 R&D and testing staff in Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, and other sites...
Monday 3 March 2025
SmartSens and Nexchip's CIS partnership boosts China's chip ambitions
SmartSens Technology (Shanghai) Co., a top Chinese CMOS image sensor (CIS) manufacturer, announced on February 27 a long-term strategic partnership with Nexchip Semiconductor, a Hefei-based...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Zhaoxin CPUs now fully support DeepSeek-R1 LLM, advancing China's AI hardware
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., China's x86 CPU manufacturer, has successfully deployed the DeepSeek-R1 distilled model across its entire hardware lineup, supporting models ranging...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
DeepSeek quietly attends GDC; set to open source five code repositories this week
The 2025 Global Developer Conference (GDC) was held in Shanghai from February 22 to 23, gathering top executives, developers, and industry professionals. Unlike other participants,...
Friday 21 February 2025
Ant Group ramps up recruitment for humanoid robot efforts
Ant Group is recruiting developers for AI-equipped humanoid robots as it prepares to enter the field. According to Chinese media outlets Jiemian News and South<..
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Tesla unveils Shanghai ESS gigafactory despite Musk's absence
Tesla has expanded its energy storage capabilities with the inauguration of a new gigafactory in Shanghai, marking a significant milestone in the company's global expansion strateg...
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Against the odds: China's Big Fund Phase III launches US$8.2 billion AI fund amidst US sanctions
Escalating US sanctions aside, China has launched a national artificial intelligence (AI) industry investment fund worth CNY60 billion (approx. US$8.2 billion), according to reports...
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Chinese autonomous-driving firm Inceptio is said to weigh US IPO
Inceptio Technology, a Chinese developer of self-driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks, is exploring an initial public offering in the US as soon as this year, people familiar...
Friday 17 January 2025
China establishes low-altitude economy dept. to drive future growth
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has established a department to boost the low-altitude economy, targeting growth in 2025 and beyond. This move aligns with...