U.S., China Outline Rare Earths and Tariff Truce for Trump-Xi Review
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said talks held on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur have eased trade tensions, removing the immediate threat of President Donald Trump’s planned 100% tariff hike on Chinese imports that was slated to take effect Nov. 1.
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Huawei's HarmonyOS 6 Pushes Toward System-Level AI as Smartphone Race Shifts to Intelligence
By controlling its own chips, operating system, and cloud services, Huawei says HarmonyOS can execute complex AI tasks faster and more securely than platforms dependent on remote computing.
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China Prioritizes Faster Tech Self-Sufficiency in New Economic Blueprint as U.S. Pressures Mount
The communique largely reinforces policy priorities already articulated by President Xi Jinping — positioning China as a global technology powerhouse with a more resilient economy, advanced industrial capabilities, and a modernized military able to project international influenc
Oct. 24, 2025
AI is Transforming Global Finance but Not Suited for Monetary Policy, Ex-PBOC Governor Says
Despite these advantages, Zhou cautioned that AI is not suited for monetary policy decisions. Implementing monetary policy requires stable, continuous observation and judgment over economic conditions, while AI excels at processing high-frequency, large-scale data rather than making nuanced macroeconomic decisions.
Oct. 24, 2025
Alibaba Enters AI Hardware Market with Quark AI Glasses Presale Ahead of December Launch
The Quark AI Glasses S1 is regarded as the epitome of Alibaba’s AI capabilities and ecosystem synergy, but it is still a product that belongs to the future.
Oct. 24, 2025
Samsung Launches Galaxy XR Headset to Challenge Apple
“This is just the beginning,” said Google’s vice president of AR/XR, Sharham Izadi, in an interview ahead of the launch. “There’s a whole journey ahead of us — other devices, other form factors — all connected through Android XR and AI.”
Oct. 24, 2025
WeRide's Hong Kong IPO Filing Shows Mounting Losses, Shrinking Revenue Amid Cash Burn
Its operations span 30 cities across 11 countries, including China, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Japan. Yet its financials contrast sharply with its technological footprint — showing a company still far from profitability even as commercial deployments expand.
Oct. 23, 2025
Pony.ai Moves Toward Hong Kong IPO as Robotaxi Competition Heats Up
The company is the only one in China licensed to offer autonomous ride-hailing in all four first-tier cities—Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai—but its urban coverage remains limited.
Oct. 23, 2025
CATL Posts Strong Q3 Results, but Battery Market Shifts Raise Questions About Sustainability
While the core business remains strong, this indicates that part of the profitability surge comes from financial and investment activity rather than solely from battery sales.
Oct. 23, 2025
Alibaba Backs Noematrix in Embodied Intelligence Push, Aiming for "AI Brain" Leadership
Over the past two years, the tech giant, alongside Alibaba Cloud and Ant Group, has invested in companies including UDEER.AI, LimX Dynamics, CoreNetic, Robotera, and X Square Robot, while also building internal R&D teams focused on the field.
Oct. 23, 2025
