78 m. ago Renowned mathematician Zhu Yongchang joins Tsinghua after 30 years in Hong Kong

Prominent mathematician Zhu Yongchang will join Tsinghua University in Beijing after 30 years in Hong Kong as universities in mainland China continue their efforts to recruit top-tier talent. Tsinghua’s Yau Mathematical Sciences Centre announced on July 9 that Zhu, previously at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), would join the centre in September. Zhu’s research focuses on the intersection of representation theory and mathematical physics. Representation theory builds on...

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2 h. ago From TikTok to Huawei, Chinese tech giants flock to Arab tech hub Dubai

Chinese tech giants from ByteDance and Huawei Technologies to Alibaba Group Holding are playing an increasingly important role in Dubai’s burgeoning tech industry, as the emirate seeks to diversify its economy beyond its historical reliance on oil. Central to that transformation is the Dubai Internet City (DIC) – a tech park near the upscale neighbourhood of Palm Jumeirah, a palm tree-shaped archipelago – which hosts global Big Tech companies including Microsoft, Google and Amazon.com, along...

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17 h. ago ‘Not shameful’: China woman with UK film degree goes home, works as waitress

A Chinese woman with a master’s degree in film directing from the UK who now works as a part-time restaurant waiter in Beijing says she is not ashamed of her job choice because she is still chasing her acting dream. Yu Shutian, 29, returned to China at the end of 2021 after obtaining her degree from the University of Sussex in Britain. She joined a drama club the following year. By the time she quit the drama job in 2024, Yu had appeared in nearly 1,000 commercial stage plays, Jiupai News...

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19 h. ago Morgan Stanley banker buys two Hong Kong flats for US$18.8 million

David Wraight, managing director at Morgan Stanley, has bought two luxury residential units in Hong Kong for HK$147.3 million (US$18.8 million), joining a growing cadre of global financiers on the hunt for high-value properties at reduced rates. The two flats in the first phase of Deep Water Pavilia in Wong Chuk Hang, developed by New World Development (NWD) and MTR Corporation, have a combined saleable area of 3,242 sq ft. They were sold last month, according to the Land Registry. The buyer,...

Economics

21 h. ago Chinese university student delivers baby in dorm while studying for final exam

A university student in central China has stunned many after giving birth to a “giant baby” in her dormitory, with her roommate calmly noting: “This isn’t her first time giving birth,” despite the scene of heavy bleeding. The dramatic incident, which took place at a university in Hubei province, involved a third-year student unexpectedly going into labour in her dorm room. The date of the occurrence and the student’s identity have not been disclosed. Reports indicate that the student insisted on...

Society

21 h. ago China’s market regulator summons Alibaba, Meituan, JD amid delivery war

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Friday summoned major online food delivery platforms – Alibaba Group Holding’s Ele.me, Meituan, and JD.com – urging them to engage in “rational” competition amid a prolonged price war. The meeting aimed to “further regulate promotion behaviours, encourage rational competition, and foster a healthy ecosystem and win-win situation for consumers, merchants, delivery riders, and platform operators”, the regulator said in an...

Events

28 h. ago Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of US military, Hegseth orders review

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of US military, Hegseth orders review  Reuters

Events

29 h. ago Albanese’s China trip shows ‘stiffening of Canberra’s spine’ in face of pressure

A month after US President Donald Trump cancelled talks with Anthony Albanese, China rolled out the red carpet for the Australian leader this week. In Beijing, he had a two-hour meeting with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Albanese’s fiancee, Jodie Haydon, joined the lunch that followed. He held separate talks with Premier Li Qiang, and they co-chaired a CEO round table attended by nearly 30 Chinese and Australian business executives. At the banquet hosted by Li that...

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29 h. ago Albanese China trip shows ‘stiffening of Canberra spine’ in face of US pressure

A month after US President Donald Trump cancelled talks with Anthony Albanese, China rolled out the red carpet for the Australian leader this week. In Beijing, he had a two-hour meeting with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Albanese’s fiancee, Jodie Haydon, joined the lunch that followed. He held separate talks with Premier Li Qiang, and they co-chaired a CEO round table attended by nearly 30 Chinese and Australian business executives. At the banquet hosted by Li that...

Events

29 h. ago Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support

Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support  CNBC

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30 h. ago Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of U.S. military after ProPublica report

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of U.S. military after ProPublica report  Reuters

Events

33 h. ago Tech Voices: Nvidia's China shipments, Meta won't sign EU's AI code

Tech Voices: Nvidia's China shipments, Meta won't sign EU's AI code  Seeking Alpha

Politics

38 h. ago Nvidia CEO meets China’s commerce minister to discuss AI cooperation

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation, days after the chipmaker said it was resuming sales of its H20 chips to the country. Wang said China’s policies for attracting foreign investment remained unchanged, and its doors would only open wider, according to a statement issued by the ministry on Friday. Highlighting the country’s vast market, Wang encouraged multinational firms, including Nvidia, to continue...

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41 h. ago Chinese AI agent firms lag US, but seek to close gap amid OpenAI’s latest push

China’s AI agents currently lag behind the US in commercialisation but adoption is speeding up, according to new research on the heels of OpenAI’s launch of a ChatGPT agent that is set to push the bar higher. Orders and revenues of overseas AI agent makers exceeded those of Chinese firms “by an order of magnitude” in 2024 to 2025, according to a report released on Friday by the China International Capital Corporation (CICC). That was thanks to their corporate clients’ higher IT budgets and a...

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41 h. ago Apple Highlights Smart Factory Tech From Chinese Suppliers at 2025 CISCE in Beijing

Apple Highlights Smart Factory Tech From Chinese Suppliers at 2025 CISCE in Beijing  Yicai Global

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42 h. ago Is Trump Paving the Way for a Grand Bargain with China on Tech?

Is Trump Paving the Way for a Grand Bargain with China on Tech?  Bloomberg

Politics

42 h. ago Beijing's Haidian offers perks for tech and research professionals

Beijing's Haidian offers perks for tech and research professionals  China Daily

Science

44 h. ago WeRide launches Southeast Asia’s first fully driverless bus service in Singapore

WeRide, a leading mainland Chinese self-driving technology developer, has launched Southeast Asia’s first fully driverless bus service in Singapore – operating without a safety officer on board. The Robobus, equipped with 360-degree vision and capable of detecting obstacles more than 200 metres away, operates on a fixed 1.2km loop every 12 minutes, connecting three hotels and The Galleria shopping mall on Sentosa island, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The launch followed a...

Transport

45 h. ago How a fire beetle inspired Chinese infrared tech that could aid defence

After spending years studying advanced infrared sensors, a group of Chinese researchers has produced a device that could be used to build a surveillance network more powerful and effective than the proposed US missile defence system known as the “Golden Dome”. The Chinese technology, which is capable of unprecedented detection speeds 20,000 times faster than conventional technology, was inspired by nature’s most sensitive heat seeker – the fire beetle. Infrared sensing technology is vital for...

Events

45 h. ago Hunky Chinese coach has mothers flocking to enrol kids in swim classes

A young swimming coach in eastern China has captured the attention of mainland social media with his striking looks and athletic physique, prompting many mothers to rush to enrol their children in his classes. Since early July, videos of a handsome swimming coach at Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sport School in Zhejiang province teaching young children have circulated widely online, according to the Jiefang Daily. These clips are reportedly taken by the mothers of the coach’s pupils, allured by his...

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