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Samsung Dominates Middle East Smartphone Market in Q2 2026; Honor Secures Strong Second Place
Samsung strengthened its grip on the Middle East smartphone market in the second quarter of 2026, but the more striking development came immediately behind it: Honor held second place, cementing the...
Aug 13, 2026
Global Pharma Giants Partner with Chinese Biotech Firms for Drug Discovery
Global pharmaceutical giants are increasingly partnering with Chinese biotech firms to access cutting-edge innovation and capitalize on rapid valuation growth. The established pattern of Western ph...
Aug 9, 2026
Despite Tensions, Chinese and Western Firms Forge Tech Alliances Amid Geopolitical Friction
Global technology is splitting into two realities. At the government level, Washington and Beijing are tightening controls, widening export restrictions and signaling that advanced chips, AI systems a...
Aug 6, 2026
China’s AI Boom Runs Into Washington’s Walls—and a Market Reality Check
China Builds an AI Industry at Uncommon Speed China’s artificial-intelligence industry is expanding at a pace that would ordinarily be expected to lift technology shares, attract speculative capita...
Aug 5, 2026
Goldman Sachs: China's Commodity Consumption Acts as a Buffer Against Global Energy Shocks
China’s enormous influence over commodity markets is giving Beijing an increasingly important role in determining whether global supply shocks become full-scale price crises. According to Goldman Sach...
Aug 4, 2026
China's Trillion-Parameter Open-Weight Models Reshape Global AI Landscape
China’s artificial-intelligence industry is mounting its most direct challenge yet to Silicon Valley, not by building higher walls around its technology but by giving much of it away. A new generat...
Jul 30, 2026
The Ascendancy of Open-Source AI: Decentralizing Power and Driving Global Innovation
Open-weight artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from the technological margins to the centre of a strategic contest between the US and China. In Washington and Silicon Valley, the fear is no lon...
Jul 28, 2026
APEC Leaders Recognize Data as Critical New Economic Engine for Asia-Pacific Growth
At an event in Chengdu as part of the 2026 APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting, Asia-Pacific economies have placed data at the centre of their regional growth agenda, calling for closer cooperatio...
Jul 26, 2026
China Ranks Second Globally in Computing Power, Driven by AI Server Dominance
China’s rise to second place in global intelligent computing power marks a turning point in the country’s technology strategy. The expansion is not simply the product of companies purchasing more serv...
Jul 25, 2026
Digital Silk Road Reaffirmed: China Pushes Global Tech Governance at Xi'an Forum
China has renewed its push to expand the Digital Silk Road, placing cross-border e-commerce, next-generation communications and shared digital standards at the centre of its international technology s...
Jul 23, 2026