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China completes world’s first commercial brain-computer interface implant Coin-sized implant marks a breakthrough in neurotechnology, underscoring China’s bid to lead the global race against Elon Musk’s Neuralink Chinese surgeons implanted a coin-sized brain chip on a patient wit

Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman has signalled that

China eyes broader global access to yuan assets, as panda bond demand surges Beijing plans further reforms to make it easier to issue and trade panda bonds, as it focuses on boosting the yuan’s role as a global currency Officials from China’s central bank have pledged to introduc

Osaka-led industry group eyes China mission as corporate Japan navigates trade tensions Delegation from prominent Japanese organisation seeks October talks in Beijing and Xian to repair business partnerships after geopolitical disputes snarled exchanges A Japanese business organi

Connect scheme for gold shines light on China’s financial liberalisation The Connect model has evolved from isolated reforms into a blueprint for China’s financial opening up, with Hong Kong as the bridgehead Rather than embracing wholesale financial liberalisation, China is stea

Amid soaring China exports, Europe’s ports are feeling the heat Amid heatwaves, strikes and surging import volumes, strains on the transport network are causing frequent logistics bottlenecks Prompted by soaring shipments, congestion along the China-Europe Railway Express has wor

AI investor mania: China’s DeepSeek chases US$70 billion valuation in fresh round Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion DeepSeek launched the new round shortly after closing the landmark deal

China’s second-quarter GDP growth misses mark, with lowest reading since end of 2022 Growth rate of 4.3 per cent complicates the country’s push to meet annual targets, contrasts with strong trade figures China reported 4.3 per cent gross domestic product growth in the second quar

China increases holdings of US Treasuries despite diversification trend Overall foreign holdings climb to US$9.371 trillion in May, with China’s rising to US$659.3 billion after hitting an 18-year low in April China modestly increased its holdings of US Treasuries in May after th

China issues plan to revitalise – and potentially commercialise – uninhabited islands Government document lays out plan for thousands of islets, many of which are rich in minerals and fresh water but have been damaged over time The document, called “Opinions on Improving the Syst