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AMC Robotics, a robotics company listed on the Nasdaq, plans to operate the first phase of its production line at Vietnam factory by the end of 2026, targeting $30 million in annual output.

UnionPay says its acceptance network now spans all ten ASEAN countries and more than 38 million QR merchants as it expands cross-border payment links across the region.

US battery startup EnerVenue has opened its first manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China, after dropping an earlier plan for a Kentucky factory.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is expected to brief the UN Security Council this week as diplomats discuss artificial intelligence and international security.

The United States-based OpenAI has called for the United States to lead an international effort to set shared technical standards for the most advanced AI systems, including for so-called recursive self-improvement.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysian fintech firm Boost will cooperate on cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), and super-app development across Malaysia and Indonesia.

Zeekr Malaysia, the local arm of China's premium EV brand Geely, has launched an owner-community program One Zeekr, offering lifestyle events, gatherings, and charitable activities to its car buyers.

For many Chinese investors, Kazakhstan and Central Asia have long been associated with natural resources—oil, gas, mining and commodities. Zhanbolat Kakishev, Chief Product Officer of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), believes that perception is beginning to change. “Traditionally, China always looked into the advanced economies—Europe,…

China puts equal emphasis on development and security in artificial intelligence (AI) and has released an updated AI safety governance framework, its foreign ministry said.

China's AlphaPai, an AI assistant for investment research, has raised $50 million in a Series B round backed by major Chinese financial institutions, its third funding round in a year.