Shares of chip-design software maker Synopsys plummeted in extended trading after warning that US export restrictions are contributing to a slowdown in China, the largest market for semiconductors. As part of the company’s quarterly report on Tuesday, CEO Sassine Ghazi said that a push to develop its own intellectual property (IP) was not achieving the…
Shenzhen-based MGI Tech unveiled what it claims to be the world’s fastest gene sequencer, an advance that promises to help accelerate breakthroughs in cancer genomics and rare disease research. The company said at a launch event on Tuesday that the DNBSEQ-T7+ can sequence 144 human genomes a day, or one every 10 minutes. More than…
Rahdar Hussain Afridi, a Pakistani national studying for a PhD in robotics at Peking University, had been worried about whether he could stay on after graduating in January. He hopes to secure a job in China, but the recruitment process can take a while and his student visa, which might expire soon after graduation, does…
The many benefits of learning a foreign language are well established. In Hong Kong, English is an official language along with Chinese. Children strive to master both, with many learning Mandarin, the official national language, on top of their native Cantonese dialect. The development of bilingual or trilingual talent provides the city with one of…
Equities US-blacklisted company files for dual listing after posting Q2 net profit A Hesai sensor is installed on the bumper of a self-driving car in San Francisco in 2019. The Nasdaq-listed company is set to offer shares on the Hong Kong bourse. © Getty Images WATARU SUZUKI September 8, 2025 12:42 JST SHANGHAI — Hesai…
The futuristic drones, intercontinental missiles and laser and microwave systems that rolled through central Beijing on Wednesday reflect not only the intensity of China’s military modernisation drive but also advances in the research and manufacturing ecosystem that has sprung up to develop it. At least five nuclear-capable missile types made their debut during the military…
China switched on 21 gigawatts of new coal power capacity in the first half of this year, the highest since 2016, according to a recent energy report. This came after electricity demand hit a historic high in July, driven by extreme heatwaves. Hydropower faltered, and coal plants were fired up to meet the load. At…
According to the limited data disclosed, an AI-enhanced radar system aboard an unidentified aircraft achieved near-perfect target tracking performance despite facing advanced, sophisticated jamming. In the test, when conventional radar systems failed to maintain consistent contact, losing the target in around one-quarter of engagement time, the AI boosted the detection rate to near perfection. “Radar…
An abrupt decision by American artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to restrict service to Chinese-owned entities anywhere in the world has cast uncertainty over some Claude-dependent overseas tools backed by China’s tech giants. After Anthropic’s notice on Friday that it would upgrade access restrictions to entities “more than 50 per cent owned … by companies headquartered…
China has released a new action plan to bolster its electronics manufacturing sector that stresses the need for resilient, self-sufficient supply chains, as the country confronts rising US export curbs on advanced chip technology. “The electronics manufacturing industry is a strategic, foundational and leading sector of the national economy, crucial to stabilising industrial growth and…