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Beijing’s Haidian District issued the city’s first food operating license for embodied AI robots this week, with state media outlet People’s Daily saying the license given to EncoSmart signals a major step for advanced AI technology that will soon be applied across the food industry. […]

The center will also include more than 50 research labs for emerging technologies such as nanoscale photonic physics.

Jiyue, a Chinese electric vehicle brand co-developed by automaker Geely and search engine Baidu, on Tuesday launched its second model enabled by an automated driving approach similar to that of Tesla at a price range between RMB 199,900 and RMB 219,900 ($28,166-$30,984). The Jiyue 07 sedan will be […]

China’s giant retailer JD announced it will take two years to realize a 20-month salary per year for retail employees, with the company’s other sectors to follow suit. JD made the announcement on Friday morning on its official WeChat account, marking the fourth pay hike notice the e-commerce […]

Temu has overtaken eBay as the world’s second most-visited e-commerce website, just two years after its initial launch, data from SimilarWeb shows, as the budget-focused retailer has seen explosive growth with a rapid expansion path into over 70 countries. According to the figures, Temu gets […]

As it stands, the usefulness of high-level bilateral discussions is largely limited to performing for each side’s domestic audience.

China’s Tsinghua University-backed Shengshu Technology has showcased a subject consistency feature for its AI video generation model Vidu, just over a month after the product became available for global users. The AI company said the updated free feature ensures that elements from users’ […]

Chinese automaker Chery Auto is considering the likelihood of making vehicles in the UK, which could become the company’s second major production hub in Europe next to its Spanish joint plant, the BBC reported earlier this week. The company has not yet made a final decision, the report added. […]

Chinese game developer miHoYo recently completed the registration for an AI model, Glossa, marking a major step in its AI strategy. Although Glossa has yet to be launched and its functions are still under wraps, it has gathered considerable attention in the industry. The term Glossa, derived from […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with a top official from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), as well as representatives from electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors and car manufacturer JAC Motors, during a four-day visit to China on Monday. Sanchez emphasized the […]

Google plans to exit Samsung Foundry and switch to TSMC by 2025, according to a report cited by Indian tech blog PiunikaWeb from Tech & Leaks Zone. The next two generations of Google’s Tensor processors are expected to use TSMC’s 3nm and 2nm processes, respectively. The current Tensor G4, […]

Taiwan’s last foothold on the continent is built on personalized diplomacy with Eswatini’s absolute monarch.

China Licensing Negotiations Our China lawyers have been increasingly drafting contracts for foreign companies licensing their brand names, concepts, or technologies for use in China. Historically, this type of licensing was primarily confined to the industrial sector. Nowadays, a significant […]

While FOCAC showcased ambitious plans for mutual economic growth, a more intricate dynamic lies beneath, reminiscent of an octopus’ embrace – tightening, entangling, and often constricting. 

China promised “resolute countermeasures” if the full Congress passes a bill that would shutter Hong Kong’s representative offices over the city’s reduced autonomy.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma said the company faces being overtaken as “expected” in a rare internal memo on Tuesday, at a time when the Taobao maker celebrated its 25th anniversary. “There is no company that can remain No.1 forever in any field, with competition is the only way to make yourself […]

On the same day Apple launched the iPhone 16 series, Huawei unveiled its highly anticipated triple-fold smartphone Mate XT. The industry’s first mass-produced triple-fold device, it starts at 19,999 RMB ($2,810), making it the most expensive phone in Huawei’s history. At the launch event, Yu […]

Xpeng Motors has told suppliers it is stepping up production plans for its first electric vehicle model under the budget brand MONA, calling for support to ensure supply chain security after witnessing a significant upswing in order volume for the M03 sedan. That’s according to a letter first […]

”Huawei ADS is the most powerful and safest intelligent driving system, bar none,“ said Huawei's Richard Yu.

Note: The article was first published on Automobility Ltd written by Bill Russo, Benjamin Fan, and Lorenzo Song. Opening Comments from Bill Russo: In early 2009, shortly after resigning from my position as head of Chrysler’s business in North East Asia, I founded an Asia-based consultancy […]

It’s no coincidence that China’s new push in the island nation focuses on energy and digital development.

Should You Work for a Chinese Company? As lawyers, we spend a lot of time fielding good, bad, weird, interesting, deep, superficial, and all types of other questions from people. We’re generally expected to be oracle-level wizards, a lot like people are treating AI now. In this series, we’ll […]

Kuaishou, China’s second-largest short video platform, has launched a campaign with nine well-known film directors to produce nine short films of around three minutes in length using the Kling model, the company’s text-to-video model that is freely available for the public to use. The program […]

Samsung is partnering with its foundry rival TSMC to jointly develop the bufferless HBM4, a next-generation AI chip, Dan Kochpatcharin, head of Ecosystem and Alliance Management at TSMC, said during the Semicon Taiwan 2024 forum last week. High-bandwidth memory (HBM) is crucial for AI due to its […]

Meituan officially brought its food delivery service to Saudi Arabia under the name KeeTa on Monday, beginning its expansion outside China as domestic growth slowed. For newly registered users, KeeTa sends a 50% off voucher and free delivery coupon that can only be deemed on Monday, the standalone […]

Apple announced at its iPhone 16 series launch event that Apple Intelligence will begin beta testing next month along with its iOS 18.1 system, initially limited to an English language version available to users in the US. Next year, Apple promises to release versions of Apple Intelligence in […]

BYD on Monday introduced a redesigned version of its popular sedan the Han, touting the leading performance of its new DiPilot 300 advanced driver assistance system as the launch of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) software approaches in China. The top-end versions of the mainstream luxury sedan […]

The South African president’s visit was a microcosm of the priorities in China’s relations with African states.

Despite criticism and skepticism, China seems to be Africa’s last hope, if not its best bet.

Time magazine listed China’s cyberspace chief, Zhuang Rongwen, and ByteDance CEO Jiang Rubo in its latest TIME100 AI, featuring individuals that it deems to be the top 100 influential figures in artificial intelligence. Wang Xiaochuan, founder of Baichuan, one of China’s AI unicorns, also made […]