DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has launched two preview versions of its newest large language model, DeepSeek V4, a…
China Shock 2.0 jolts global economy as Trump does Xi’s work
TOKYO — On top of the tariffs, wars and inflation upending the global economy, US chieftains are grappling…
In the age of Trump, are ‘safe-haven’ US assets not so safe any more?
For decades, the US dollar has served as the currency of global reserve, the de facto anchor for…
China’s tech self-sufficiency powers stock boom and helps it shake off economic malaise
Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, mainland China is entering 2026 with a fresh…
Nvidia responds to report claiming China’s DeepSeek that wiped billions from US stock market in January 2025, is using ‘banned’ Nvidia chips
Nvidia has now pushed back against a report claiming that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, whose breakthrough earlier this…
What Nvidia’s Jensen Huang won’t say about the AI race
The AI race is a topic that has mostly been kept politely out of the discourse by those…
Hong Kong roars ahead as top wealth hub, overtaking Singapore
Hong Kong has seen a sharp increase in wealthy clients opening accounts to manage their assets this year,…
Trump’s rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed ‘Sputnik moment’
The other day US President Donald Trump said: “With a communist in charge? Look, you just go back…
Domesticization Hopes Sprouting in the Era of Large Models
According to a report by Xin Dongxi on September 17th, today, the 2025 Global AI Chip Summit was…
Exclusive | Dong Yu on why ‘every chapter’ of China’s 5-year plans boils down to income
Dong Yu has been executive vice-president of the China Institute for Development Planning at Tsinghua University since 2019.…