China prepares $295 billion plan to fund nationwide AI buildout: ReportNational Development and Reform Commission is among key government agencies drafting a blueprint to build a network of inter-connected co...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
DeepSeek close to sealing $7 billion funding in historic AI dealChinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing a massive $7.4 billion funding round, with tech giants Tencent and CATL leading the investment. Deep...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyersChinese companies are pushing ahead with humanoid robot production. These robots can perform tasks like directing traffic and making coffee...
07 Jun, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Man uses wheat flour to look like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and now has thousands of followers on social mediaA young man from rural China has become an internet sensation impersonating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Yang Yang gained tens of thousands of ...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Chinese celebrity dog 'Chutou' with over a million followers kidnapped while owner was abroad, sold to meat restaurant and eatenA celebrity dog, Chutou, owned by a travel influencer in China, was allegedly stolen and slaughtered for meat. The incident highlights the ...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
China bets on AI to promote President Xi Jinping's thinkingThe project, known as "Xinhua Yudian," meaning Xinhua lexicon, is "an intelligent agent for learning, researching, and disseminating Xi Ji...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
China’s Tiananmen crackdown: A timeline of 1989 eventsThirty-seven years ago, China's military violently ended pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The government has never rel...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources sayThe fundraising could value the company after the investment at between 350 billion yuan and 400 billion yuan, or between $52 billion and...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
China's Zhipu AI plans to apply for Shanghai's Sci-Tech Board listingOne of the leading players in China's crowded artificial intelligence sector, Zhipu AI, said the proposed issuance of A shares, each with a...
02 Jun, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprintIn a series of measures, many revealed here for the first time, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is giving banks policy incentives and beh...
30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
China's ex-train driver, who “doesn’t speak English” makes an AI film in 10 days using $440; Hollywood filmmaker wants to hire himA former train driver, Liu Ziyu, gained international acclaim for his AI-generated short film, 'Zombie Scavenger,' created in just 10 days ...
29 May, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Bigger proportion of non-Iran ships crossing Hormuz strait: DataThe proportion of vessels not linked to Iranian ownership that are transiting the key Strait of Hormuz has risen, according to data from ma...
28 May, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Copper hits one-week low as Middle East escalation clouds growth outlookCopper prices dropped to a one-week low on Thursday as renewed Middle East tensions boosted the dollar and oil, sparking inflation and slow...
28 May, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
China's April industrial profits grow at fastest in more than two yearsChina's industrial profits saw a significant jump in April, the fastest since November 2023. This growth is largely fueled by strong export...
27 May, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
China's Xiaomi Q1 profit sinks 43% on higher memory chip costsXiaomi's first-quarter net profit saw a significant 43% drop. High memory chip costs pressured its smartphone sales. The company is investi...
26 May, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
Huawei's 'chip queen' etches her name in China's tech folkloreHe Tingbo, Huawei's "chip queen", spearheads the company's semiconductor innovation. Facing U.S. sanctions, Huawei is developing new chip t...
25 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4‑Pro AI modelDeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, which it used to maxi...
24 May, 2026, 05.33 PM IST