China’s manufacturing clout, access to cheap energy and robust IPO pipeline are giving it the edge in sectors like AI and robotics—and luring back Western LPs, say market participants. Greater China’s private markets have seen four straight years of fundraising decline, buffeted by both US tensions and weak domestic consumption. More recently, supply chain shocks…
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University warned that the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure, electrification, and grid modernization is creating long-term security and supply chain risks tied to dependence on Chinese-controlled energy and electronics technologies. In the paper ‘Electrotech Moneyball,’ published through the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST), researchers argued that the ‘electrotech…
A roadshow co-hosted by the Fujian Provincial Administration of Local Financial Regulation and Industrial Securities is underway in Hong Kong, on May 15, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Companies from Fujian province are looking to access superior capital and technological resources via the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to further expand their global footprint, according…
Plus: Companies warned to prepare for Mythos Image: AI needs to augment, not replace Welcome to Computing’s weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This week we look at China’s new ruling on AI, how countries are preparing for Anthropic’s Mythos, and the ongoing dispute between Samsung workers and management in South Korea. At a…
As innovations arise from the artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology sectors, holders of family capital from around the world will convene in Hong Kong to discuss such investment opportunities at the city’s fourth annual Wealth for Good Summit on March 23 and 24. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said the…
Hong Kong aims to host fairs on robotics, yachts and small jets – events never before held in the city – to cement its status as an international exhibition hub and attract big spenders, the commerce minister has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah on Sunday said the push was in…
A man walks past the Alibaba logo displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Florence Lo | Reuters Alibaba on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence model designed to power robotics, as more tech giants push into the fast-growing field. The model, called RynnBrain, is designed…
Hong Kong IPOs 2025: Market views, mega deals, emerging trends Hong Kong cemented its status as the world’s leading initial public offerings venue in 2025, marking a year of momentum, progress and transformation. By mid-December, the market had raised HKD274.6 billion (USD35.2 billion) from 106 new listings, with four of the world’s top 10 IPOs…
An engineer debugs robots at the factory of AgiBot, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, on December 8, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun | China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk has put humanoid robots in the…
China is warning humanoid robot companies that there are too many of them, duplicating innovation AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, a Peter Diamandis report found about 100 companies working on humanoid robots globally. A few short months later, there are 150 just in China. In fact, the humanoid robot hype is getting so…