FB Pixel no scriptKrASIA | Decoding China's tech and business pulse
MENU
KrASIA

News

Hong Kong’s IPO market roars back to life, leading the world in 2025 listings

3 mins read

Pulses

China Telecom trains AI models on Huawei chips

just now
SCMP
China Telecom has developed mixture-of-experts AI models trained entirely on Huawei’s Ascend 910B chips, marking a milestone in China’s domestic large model development. The TeleChat3 models, which scale up to trillions of parameters, were built using Huawei’s MindSpore framework but still lag behind leading US models on key benchmarks.

Xiaomi, Transsion cut 2026 phone targets

just now
SCMP
Chinese smartphone makers are slashing 2026 shipment targets as a global memory shortage squeezes supply chains. Xiaomi reduced its forecast by up to 70 million units and Transsion by 30–45 million, sources said. The cutbacks follow rising chip prices as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron divert capacity to AI demand, weighing heavily on the handset sector.

Pop Mart joins Honor for Molly handset

just now
Jiemian News
Pop Mart has partnered with Honor to launch a Molly-themed smartphone. The collaboration, part of Honor’s 500 series, marks Pop Mart’s move to expand into higher-end consumer electronics and deepen its IP licensing business.

NetEase, UMG deepen music partnership

just now
NetEase
NetEase Cloud Music and Universal Music Group (UMG) have renewed a multi-year partnership to expand collaboration in music content, artist promotion, and digital innovation. The deal secures access to UMG’s extensive global and Chinese catalogs while fostering cooperation in AI, cultural exchange, and fan engagement across China’s music market.

Ant’s LingGuang lands on HarmonyOS

just now
Sina
Ant Group has launched a HarmonyOS version of its LingGuang AI assistant on Huawei’s AppGallery, offering chat, AI-generated content, and other features to users. Available across 12 app stores, the platform emphasizes personalization and security, with upcoming tools including voice input and AI-driven discovery.

DingTalk rolls out AI-driven travel tool

just now
Sina
DingTalk’s latest update adds an AI-driven travel service built with Amap and Alipay, offering small businesses an all-in-one solution for booking and managing business trips. Users can book flights, hotels, trains, and cars within the app, with AI-powered price comparison, automatic expense linking, and corporate payment options that remove the need for employee reimbursement.

Temu ties Amazon in global market share

just now
SCMP
Temu, owned by PDD Holdings, has matched Amazon’s 24% share of the global cross-border e-commerce market, up from under 1% in 2022, according to the International Post Corporation. The platform’s meteoric rise comes amid a record Chinese trade surplus and evolving import rules. Rivals Shein and AliExpress trailed with 9% and 8% shares, respectively.

DJI launches Romo vacuum in South Korea

just now
DJI
DJI has launched the Romo robot vacuum series in Korea, its first smart home cleaning product line. Built with LiDAR and vision sensors derived from its drones, Romo combines precise obstacle sensing, adaptive navigation, and strong suction power. The Romo P model adds transparent panels and a self-cleaning system designed for 200 days of maintenance-free use.

Elegoo unveils multicolor 3D printer

just now
Elegoo
Elegoo will launch the Centauri Carbon 2 Combo, a multicolor 3D printer, on January 26. Built for home use, it integrates the Canvas system for automatic color switching and RFID filament detection, supporting effortless, quiet, and precise printing. The device aims to make professional-grade 3D printing accessible to everyday users.

Chery showcases AiMOGA Robotics

just now
AiMOGA Robotics
Chery spotlighted AiMOGA Robotics at a January 17 event as the centerpiece of its embodied intelligence strategy. Featuring police and medical service robots, the company said it aims to extend AI applications beyond automotives. AiMOGA has reportedly deployed more than 300 robots to date.

Cainiao overseas orders up 32% YoY

just now
Wallstreet CN
Cainiao’s global overseas warehouse orders grew 32% YoY in 2025, with France, the US, Spain, and Australia outperforming the average. The surge reflects the growing overseas presence of Chinese brands using local warehouses for faster delivery. Cainiao operates over 40 sites in 18 markets and plans further expansion and automation in 2026.

Alibaba unveils AI assistant for doctors

just now
The Paper
Alibaba Health has launched an AI assistant for clinical and research doctors built on its proprietary medical large model. Designed to minimize hallucinations and enhance evidence-based accuracy, the tool offers verifiable sources and streamlined citation access. It is now publicly available after completing internal testing.

Longi warns of another annual loss

just now
Bloomberg
Longi Green Energy shares fell after the Chinese solar manufacturer warned of another annual loss in 2025, projecting a deficit of RMB 6.0–6.5 billion. The figure narrows from 2024’s RMB 8.6 billion loss, driven by continued cost pressures and weak panel prices. Analysts expect a gradual recovery from 2026 as competition and overcapacity ease.

EHang names Shuai Feng as CTO

just now
EHang
EHang has appointed founding team member Shuai Feng as CTO, effective January 14. Feng, who helped develop core eVTOL models such as the EH216-S and VT35, succeeds founder Huazhi Hu in leading the company’s technology strategy.

China leads humanoid robot boom

just now
Counterpoint Research
Global humanoid robot installations reached 16,000 units in 2025, with China accounting for over 80%. Shanghai-based Agibot led global OEMs with a 31% share, followed by Unitree, UBTech, Leju, and Tesla. Cumulative installations are projected to surpass 100,000 units by 2027, driven by demand from logistics, manufacturing, and automotive sectors.

WeRide hits new robotaxi milestone

just now
WeRide
WeRide said its global robotaxi fleet reached 1,023 vehicles as of January 12. With fully driverless operations already underway in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi, the company said it aims to deploy tens of thousands of robotaxis worldwide by 2030.

Ford in talks with BYD on battery supply

just now
WSJ
Ford Motor is in talks with BYD to supply batteries for hybrid vehicles, people familiar with the discussions said. The potential deal, still under negotiation, comes as Ford pivots from EVs toward hybrid cars and seeks new battery suppliers. BYD, one of China’s top automakers and battery producers, has been expanding its global capacity across Asia, Europe, and Brazil.

Robot Era partners with SF Technology

just now
IT Zhijia
Robot Era and SF Technology have formed a partnership to develop and deploy embodied robots across logistics operations. By leveraging Robot Era’s ERA-42 model and its humanoid robots L7 and M7, the collaboration seeks to enhance automation flexibility, establish industry standards, and drive large-scale adoption of advanced robotics in supply chain management.

Qwen integrates Taobao and Alipay features

just now
Securities Times
Alibaba has integrated its Qwen app with Taobao, Alipay, Fliggy, and AutoNavi to enable more than 400 AI-powered services, letting users shop, make payments, book trips, and access government services through natural language commands. The company said the update marks Qwen’s transition from conversational AI to a task-oriented assistant.

Z.ai and Huawei present GLM-Image

just now
Z.ai
GLM-Image is said to bethe first open-source, industrial-grade discrete auto-regressive image generation model, combining a nine-billion-parameter auto-regressive module with a seven-billion-parameter diffusion decoder. Developed by Z.ai (Zhipu AI) in partnership with Huawei and built on GLM-4-9B-0414 and CogView4, the model reportedly excels in text rendering, semantic accuracy, and complex image-to-image tasks.
See All

Icon for Editor’s PicksEditor’s Picks

Insights

Malaysia’s data center boom: An inside look at Asia’s battle for AI supremacy

Issues over resources, demand, and geopolitics complicate the race to build computing hubs.

10 mins read
  • Features

    The world’s supply chains are splitting, but this expert says that may not be a bad thing

    7 mins read

Market WatchMarket Watch

  • News

    Hong Kong’s IPO market roars back to life, leading the world in 2025 listings

    3 mins read
    • See All

    Earnings ReportsEarnings Reports

    • See All

    Venture RoundupVenture Roundup

    • See All

    Icon for Casual ChroniclesCasual Chronicles

    Automaker InsightsAutomaker Insights

    • See All

    100 AI Creators100 AI Creators

    • See All