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<a href="/company/byd">BYD</a> will partner with Xiaoju Charging and Xindiantu to co-build 15,000 megawatt-level fast chargers across China, expanding its existing network of over 500 stations and accelerating the nationwide rollout of high-speed EV charging.

<a href="/company/ant-group">Ant International</a> has launched an "AI-as-a-service" platform under Alipay+ to help fintech firms build AI-native services. The solution supports workflows such as fraud detection, onboarding, and dispute resolution, with client deployments beginning June 2025 in South and Southeast Asia.

Chinese <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> startup Manus has launched a text-to-video feature that turns prompts into sequenced videos, rivaling tools from <a href="/company/openai">OpenAI</a>, <a href="/company/alibaba">Alibaba</a>, <a href="/company/tencent">Tencent</a>, and others. Early access is available to paying users ahead of a broader rollout.

AliExpress has opened its platform to Polish sellers as it expands local operations in Europe. One in three Polish <a href="/industry/e-commerce">e-commerce</a> users now regularly shops on the site, per Mediapanel, with Euromonitor ranking it alongside Allegro as a top platform. The move includes seller incentives and warehouse partnerships to boost growth.

<a href="/company/nvidia">Nvidia</a> overtook Microsoft on June 3 to become the world’s most valuable listed company, closing with a USD 3.45 trillion market cap. Shares rose 3% as strong demand for its AI chips fueled 69% YoY revenue growth last quarter.

AliExpress has renewed its partnership with actor Ma Dong-seok as brand ambassador for a third year in South Korea. In 2024, the platform captured 85% of Chinese <a href="/industry/e-commerce">cross-border e-commerce</a> spending and ranked second in monthly active users, briefly surpassing Coupang in key engagement metrics, according to WiseApp.

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<a href="/company/xiaomi">Xiaomi</a> has appointed Chen Guang, former CTO of FAW’s Nanjing research institute, to lead perception development for its assisted driving unit, replacing Rui Cai. The hire boosts Xiaomi’s efforts to advance end-to-end and VLA models amid safety scrutiny and intensifying competition.

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Tiger Brokers plans to double its workforce in Hong Kong over the next two to three years to capture growing demand from offshore Chinese investors. The firm’s assets under custody in Hong Kong quadrupled YoY in Q1 2025, fueled by rising capital inflows, IPO activity, and interest from individual and corporate clients.

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Chen Guang joins Xiaomi to strengthen its assisted driving push as the company works to catch up with China’s leading EV players.

Xiaomi taps FAW veteran to steer its next phase in assisted driving

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