Beijing — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine at a Beijing summit on Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that has grown as both countries face rising tension with the West. Putin’s two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies … Read more
The release of the latest regulatory document, effective from June 15, coincided with a civilian mission from the Philippines that kicked off on Wednesday to assert Manila’s claims near the contested Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal. Beijing and Manila both claim the China-controlled shoal – once a common fishing ground for China, the … Read more
TikTok owner ByteDance has commercially launched a batch of large language models (LLMs) – the technology behind ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services – that costs less than those from industry rivals, a move that could spark a new price war in the world’s second-largest economy. The Doubao LLM family, which shares the … Read more
Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset appears to have been granted a key product certificate in mainland China, where the US technology giant is expected to release the device within this year after its US launch in February. A search on the website of product standards body China Quality Certification Centre (CQCC) showed that an Apple … Read more
Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase announced back-to-back new title releases, in a sign of intensified competition among the country’s top two video gaming publishers, as other Big Tech firms throw in the towel. NetEase, the country’s second-largest online gaming firm, plans to release about a dozen new games next week, including titles in … Read more
China’s top spy agency sounded an alarm on Monday about foreign NGOs and foundations, saying two organisations had stolen “environmental data” from China under the guise of research and environmental protection. The allegations were outlined in an article posted on the Ministry of State Security’s public WeChat account, and referred to two cases of theft … Read more
American officials have been vocal about what they see as the impact of excess Chinese manufacturing capacity, especially in EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel. They claim that much of that capacity has been achieved through ramped-up state subsidies and by limiting foreign access to Chinese markets – and have warned of retaliation if China … Read more
The post went viral after it was carried by the firm’s official social media account, confirming the company’s official stance and drawing praise from nationalist voices on social media platforms. 02:00 Japan sells itself to Global South nations as a China counterweight in Africa, South Asia Japan sells itself to Global South nations as a … Read more
Baidu’s public relations chief Qu Jing has left the Chinese internet search giant after her comments endorsing an intense workplace culture sparked a public backlash, according to people familiar with the matter and local media reports. The firm’s internal system shows that Qu, a vice-president, has departed from her position, according to employees who declined … Read more
The new complex, comprising seven buildings spanning nearly 1 million square metres (10.7 million square feet) of floor area, has enough office space to accommodate 30,000 employees, according to local media reports. It is the largest campus of Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post. On Thursday, a day before Alibaba’s annual family and … Read more
