China’s blind box boom has spread into services, with businesses offering surprise meals and mystery travel at budget prices. Driven by social media and demand for novelty, the trend appeals to ...

Tencent's Yuanbao AI assistant has launched a new feature that links user queries to relevant images and WeChat video tutorials. The updated search function delivers responses with both text and media ...

President Donald Trump said the US will begin talks with China on July 7 or 8 over a possible TikTok deal, which he described as “pretty much” complete. A previous plan to spin off TikTok’s US assets ...

Anker Innovations traced its global power bank recall to unauthorized changes in battery cell materials, uncovered through internal testing and supplier audits. In an interview, vice president Xiong ...

Neta Auto, one of the first Chinese EV brands in Thailand, is struggling to meet local production targets under a government subsidy scheme, with sales plunging 48.5% and dealers filing complaints ...

Cyberport’s AI Supercomputing Centre has reached over 90% usage since launching in December 2024, backed by a HKD 3 billion subsidy program to grow Hong Kong’s AI ecosystem. Ten projects have been ...

The European Commission confirmed it will follow the legal timeline for the AI Act, rejecting calls from firms like Alphabet, Meta, and ASML to delay enforcement. Obligations for general-purpose AI ...

More than 500 GW of wind and solar will come online in China this year, lifting renewable energy to 48% of total capacity and overtaking coal and gas for the first time. The State Grid Energy Research ...

100 AI Creators is a weekly series featuring conversations with China’s leading minds in artificial intelligence. As technology evolves, their perspectives shed light on the ideas driving the AI era ...

TikTok Shop’s Japan operations posted first-month GMV of just JPY 207,000, led by beauty and personal care categories. Despite access to 33 million monthly e-commerce users, the modest launch ...

Mexico has rejected BYD’s plans to build an EV factory near the US border, declining to provide land or subsidies amid pressure from Washington and ongoing trade talks. The project was expected to ...

China will bar online platforms from forcing vendors to cut prices below cost under an amended unfair competition law taking effect on October 15. The move reflects concern over deflation, shrinking ...