Hicham Chahine, co-founder of Chinese esports behemoth NIP, outlined the company's global ambitions following their expansion into Abu Dhabi. Chahine highlighted that a major part of NIP's fan base now extends beyond China, a region he regards as a more 'advanced' video gaming market.

Enthusiastic music lovers are traversing the lengths and breadths of China to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars. Their travels and subsequent spending are providing a significant uplift to the nation's consumption, thereby stimulating tourism.

The United Kingdom has outpaced China to become the second-largest foreign holder of US Treasuries. This shift comes as Beijing implements strategies to diversify its foreign exchange reserves.

After participating in a Middle Eastern trip with a US delegation headed by President Donald Trump, Nvidia's CEO, Huang, expressed his confidence that there has been no diversion of their AI chips into China. He also applauded the expansion of Nvidia's hardware trade.

European consumers are going wild for Chinese blind-box toys, indicating a noteworthy improvement in Chinese brands' ability to captivate Western markets.

ORI Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, is setting its sights on China's burgeoning biotech sector. The firm is gearing up to launch a staggering $350 million fund, banking on the power of Artificial Intelligence to outperform the market.

Despite the US-China trade agreement, UK companies are still under pressure due to China's continued rare earth export restrictions. These constraints are revealed in official documents without any clear indication of being lifted post-deal. This has resulted in the hindrance of UK-based magnet purchasers, subjected to a sluggish approval process.

Alibaba is solidifying its position as an AI powerhouse, with its cloud division reporting the most rapid growth since 2022. Additionally, the company is making significant internal investments, focusing on blending AI technologies with its conventional e-commerce operations.

The absence of sophisticated chips in China could potentially impede the widespread integration of AI models, according to Tencent Cloud's executive Wang Qi. He suggests that the recent chip export restrictions imposed by Washington could exacerbate the disparity in AI adoption between the US and China.

While China grapples with the impact of America's proposed increase in docking fees for Chinese-made ships, South Korean shipbuilders are not sailing smooth waters either. They are dealing with their own set of challenges, primarily capacity restrictions.

A recently published paper co-written by DeepSeek's founder, Liang Wenfeng, provides fascinating insights into how the start-up harnessed the power of 2,048 Nvidia chips to compete with OpenAI. The paper credits their success to an ingenious blend of hardware and software design.

In 2024, Huawei's chip manufacturing subsidiary, HiSilicon, saw a significant leap in revenue, thanks to the impressive sales of Huawei's Pura 70 and Mate 70 smartphones, as reported by Counterpoint Research. This growth underscores Huawei's increasing dominance in China's smartphone market.