Technology
China Puts AI Computing Into Orbit as Space-Based Data Centers Move Closer to Reality
China has launched the Supercomputing-1 satellite, bringing AI data processing into orbit to slash response times and pioneer space-based data…
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Healthcare
Eli Lilly and InnoCare Sign Drug-Discovery Pact Worth Up to $3.35 Billion
Eli Lilly and China’s InnoCare have formed a research and licensing partnership covering up to five targets, adding to a…
Technology
Geely Enters the Ultra-Fast EV Charging Race With a 4.5-Minute Demonstration
Geely says its latest smart-charging system took selected production vehicles from 10% to 70% in four minutes and 30 seconds,…
Technology
Huawei’s AI-Chip Push Shows China Is Still Building Around Technology Restrictions
Huawei is expanding its AI-computing roadmap despite Western technology restrictions, increasing pressure on the assumption that export controls can permanently…
Politics
Taiwan Pushes Back on Xi’s Summit Remarks as Cross-Strait Risk Stays in Focus
Taiwan’s government rejected Xi Jinping’s characterization of the island’s future after his meeting with Donald Trump, keeping the Taiwan Strait…
Politics
U.S. and China Extend Trade Truce as Major Disputes Remain After Trump-Xi Summit
Washington and Beijing extended their trade truce by two months after the Trump-Xi summit, while major disagreements involving technology, Taiwan…
Business
Volkswagen Deepens Its China Strategy With a Second Xpeng-Developed EV
Volkswagen has opened presales for its second jointly developed model with Xpeng, showing how global automakers are increasingly integrating Chinese…
Technology
China's CXMT Begins Mass Production of Next-Generation Memory Chips, Boosting Domestic Semiconductor Industry
China's CXMT has begun mass production of its fifth-generation G5 DRAM platform, a real milestone in the country's push for…
Technology
Huawei’s AI Chip Push Is Becoming a Systems War: How Export Controls Reshaped China’s Compute Strategy
Huawei is accelerating its Ascend AI-chip roadmap and scaling toward massive interconnected systems, showing how export controls have pushed China…
Politics
Trump-Xi Washington Summit Puts Trade, AI and Critical Minerals at the Center of the World Economy
Trump and Xi are meeting in Washington with trade, AI, rare earths and global security in focus. The biggest economic…
Politics
Trump-Xi Washington Summit Puts Trade, AI and Strategic Resources at the Center of the World Economy
Trump is hosting Xi Jinping in Washington as trade, AI, rare earths, agriculture and aerospace move to the center of…
Technology
China's New Memory Chips Enter Mass Production
China's ChangXin Memory Technologies has launched mass production of its fifth-generation DRAM memory chips, achieving 11.95nm density for domestic smartphones.
Business
China Stocks Rise as Semiconductor and Property Shares Lead Market Gains
Chinese mainland stocks advanced on Friday, September 18, 2026, driven by strength in individual property and semiconductor shares, despite a…
World
China Urges International AI Cooperation Amid Growing Global Safety Concerns
China has renewed its call for comprehensive international AI cooperation, advocating for inclusive global governance and warning against geopolitical fragmentation…
World
Beijing Rebuts Anthropic CEO's Call to Restrict China's AI Access
China's Foreign Ministry and state media have pushed back against Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent essay advocating for continued U.S.…
World
Beijing to Ban Drone Possession Citywide From November 15, 2026
Beijing will implement a sweeping ban on the possession and storage of drones within city limits starting November 15, 2026,…
Business
Gujarat as "The Next China": A Strategic Business Case for Manufacturing Diversification
Gujarat has become India’s strongest manufacturing state, with scale in exports, autos, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and new semiconductor investment. But the…
Business
China’s EV Makers Are Betting Their Next Growth Story on Humanoid Robots
China’s EV makers are pushing into humanoid robotics as auto margins compress, betting that motors, chips, batteries, factories and autonomous-driving…
Technology
China's Shanghai Underwater Data Center Now Links Directly to Offshore Wind Power
China's Lingang underwater data center near Shanghai houses around 2,000 servers in sealed subsea modules, drawing power from nearby offshore…
Technology
Xiaomi Built a Car Factory That Can Produce an EV Every 76 Seconds
Xiaomi's Beijing EV plant sends a finished car down the line roughly every 76 seconds. Here's what that figure actually…
Business
AI and Robotics Fuel China's 2026 IPO Boom as Tech Companies Rush to Market
Hong Kong and Shanghai IPO proceeds have topped $54 billion in 2026, driven by AI, semiconductor, and robotics listings, though…
World
Nearly 1,500 Missing After Catastrophic Nepal-Tibet Border Floods, Death Toll Tops 360
Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 360 people and left nearly 1,500 missing, including hundreds of…
World
Fire at Russia's Amur Gas Chemical Complex Kills Seven, Nine Chinese Workers Still Missing
A massive fire at the Sibur-Sinopec Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia's Far East has claimed seven lives and left…
Science & Space
China’s Long March 7A Rocket Fails After Launch, Raising Questions Over High-Orbit Launch Reliability
China’s Long March 7A rocket failed shortly after launching ChinaSat-4B from Wenchang, ending a run of successful missions and prompting…
Geopolitics
Hormuz and India’s Neighbours: How China Escaped the West Asia Crisis Relatively Intact
While India faced severe LPG rationing and supply chain disruptions during the 2026 Strait of Hormuz closure, China's massive strategic…