The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
MiniMax, ByteDance and 01.ai launch apps overseas to boost revenue growth
Sky Xu’s pitch comes as fast-fashion group still awaits regulatory approvals
Drugmakers have been targeted on national security grounds and could lose customers if Congress passes Biosecure Act
Province is scattered with unfinished projects conceived when country’s growth appeared unassailable
Thousands of factories depend on the retailer but rivals are putting pressure on a model based on speed and thin margins
Lavish training institute on tropical island under review as firm reels from fallout from its audits of failed property developer
Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
Venture capital funding has dried up in China, prompting a sharp fall in start-up formation
Women under-represented in Stem subjects at university and afterwards are quizzed about plans to start a family
Venture capital finance has dried up amid political and economic pressures, prompting a dramatic fall in new company formation
Mate XT, released hours after launch of iPhone 16, already has 5mn pre-orders
Supply of processors helps Chinese start-ups advance artificial intelligence technology despite Washington’s restrictions
Police reportedly probing five current and former employees over infringement of data privacy laws
Ascend artificial intelligence chips are being widely adopted but Chinese companies complain of performance problems
Capital spending doubles as Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu buy processors and infrastructure behind the training of large language models
Factory workers are deserting the garment industry as the population ages
Expected punishment for work on failed property developer’s accounts would be toughest by Beijing against a Big Four firm
Deng-Carter pact risks unravelling, with co-ordination limited to specific areas of research
Despite stepping down as chief in 2022, Richard Liu has continued to quietly steer the business from London
Proposed digital IDs potentially covering everything from ecommerce to travel itineraries spark backlash
