China Tech News and Headlines

Apr 04, 2026 00:56 AM

Huawei Names Wang Tao Vice Chairman in Leadership Reshuffle
Wang succeeds company veteran Hu Houkun as vice chairman and takes the helm as rotating chairman for the next six months
Apr 04, 2026 00:25 AM

Space Pioneer’s Falcon 9 Rival Fails on Maiden Flight
In-flight anomaly highlights challenges in building reusable rockets for satellite
Apr 03, 2026 18:39 PM

Chinese Panel-Makers Report Solid Earnings in 2025 as Market Recovers
Manufacturers are overcoming the industry’s prolonged downturn by adjusting production to match sales, but rising component costs threaten the 2026 outlook
Apr 02, 2026 23:04 PM

Alibaba Releases Qwen 3.6-Plus AI Model With Enhanced Coding Capabilities
The tech giant is shifting its focus from benchmark scores to real-world developer needs as competition intensifies in the artificial intelligence race
Apr 02, 2026 19:13 PM

ByteDance’s Volcengine Powers AI Growth with OpenClaw Partnership
The cloud computing unit sponsors OpenClaw’s open-source skill framework, while its AI models see unprecedented growth in daily token usage
Apr 02, 2026 17:18 PM

Robot Startup Galaxea AI Raises $291 Million
Funding round reflects investor focus on a handful of industry leaders, even as technical hurdles and falling stock prices underscore challenges in commercializing humanoid robots
Apr 01, 2026 21:17 PM

TCL Tech to Buy Back Panel Unit Stake for $1.3 Billion
Deal highlights common China financing model as manufacturers repurchase government-backed equity after projects mature
Apr 01, 2026 17:52 PM

CAS Space Seeks IPO as China’s Reusable Rocket Race Heats Up
The rocket-maker plans to raise $607 million in Shanghai as private aerospace firms compete to develop launch vehicles to meet booming satellite demand
Mar 31, 2026 22:41 PM

U.S. Chipmaker Onsemi Doubles Down on China With New Shanghai Headquarters
The Nasdaq-listed company said China’s faster business cycles require more local decision-making; it also pledged new spending on R&D and partnerships
Mar 31, 2026 22:04 PM

Optical Interconnect Maker Lightelligence Files for Hong Kong IPO
The Shanghai startup is seeking funds for R&D and commercialization as AI data centers shift from copper to optical links
Mar 31, 2026 13:45 PM

CAS Space Launches Reusable Rocket in China’s Satellite Push
The successful maiden flight of the Chinese startup’s liquid-fuel Kinetica-2 underscores the country’s goal of making it cheaper and easier to shoot stuff into orbit
Mar 30, 2026 16:38 PM

DeepSeek Goes Out for 10 Hours Amid China’s AI Demand Surge
The disruption has fueled speculation that the outage was caused by system upgrades needed to meet the rise in agent–driven requests, triggering throttling and longer wait times
Mar 30, 2026 14:41 PM

OpenClaw Craze Is Driving Next Phase of AI Development, Insiders Say
The explosive popularity of the open-source agent gives developers an opportunity to explore viable monetization models as they sharpen their focus on developing complex, autonomous applications, according to industry executives
Mar 27, 2026 15:04 PM

China, South Korea Robotics Firms Explore Embodied AI Cooperation
Companies pitch joint logistics and service robot projects in Beijing, but fragmented data systems and supply chain limits remain hurdles to broader collaboration
Mar 27, 2026 14:09 PM

Analysis: Meta’s Manus Deal Faces Scrutiny in China Over Tech Exports, Antitrust Concerns
Chinese authorities are examining the transfer of the startup’s technology and team to Singapore following Meta's acquisition
Mar 26, 2026 23:45 PM

Chinese GPU Maker MetaX Doubles Revenue Amid Push for Domestic Chips
The AMD-veteran-led company is still losing money but is ramping up production of homegrown alternatives to Nvidia’s chips
Mar 25, 2026 22:23 PM

Kuaishou Ramps Up AI Commercialization as Kling Revenue Hits $150 Million
Kling remains a small share of sales but is scaling quickly; CEO says annualized run rate rose above $300 million in January
Mar 25, 2026 19:41 PM

Alibaba Launches AI Agent for Small Businesses With International Ambitions
The tech giant’s new Accio Work platform boasts the ability to create a digital workforce that can handle both simple and complex tasks, with the aim of simplifying cross-border e-commerce
Mar 25, 2026 00:38 AM

China Telecom to Boost AI Spending Amid Capex Cut and Slowing Growth
State-owned carrier plans to slash network spending to fund a 26% jump in computing power investment as 2025 revenue and profit growth flatlines
Mar 24, 2026 18:27 PM

Siemens Unveils 26 China-Made Products in Industrial AI Push
The German engineering giant introduced new hardware and software tools tailored for the Chinese market, ramping up its push to integrate artificial intelligence into manufacturing