‘Zootopia 2’ Leads China Box Office Again
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” stayed on top of China’s weekend box office with RMB818.5 million ($115.3 million), driving its cumulative to RMB3.05 billion ($429 million), according to Artisan…
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China Audiences Drive 2025 Box Office With Animation and War Epics as Comedies Collapse
Chinese audiences pushed animation, action and historical war films to the top of 2025’s satisfaction charts, while comedies and romance all but disappeared from favor, according to new…
Temasek-backed Fullerton pares China hedge fund operations, workforce: source
Fullerton Fund Management, backed by Temasek Holdings, has sharply scaled back its China private fund operations after years of struggling to build scale, a person with direct knowledge of…
EXCLUSIVE: Yang Mi Is Prada’s Newest Brand Ambassador
MI TIME: Chinese actress Yang Mi has been named Prada‘s latest brand ambassador. The 39-year-old has appeared in around 70 films and television series, her fame propelled by roles in…
China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 469% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US technology curbs MOORE Threads Technology, a leading…
China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 502% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US technology curbs MOORE Threads Technology, a leading…
ByteDance and DeepSeek Are Placing Very Different AI Bets
Go high or go wide? DeepSeek and ByteDance, the two leaders of China’s AI industry, are adopting vastly different strategies. On Monday, DeepSeek released DeepSeek V3.2, another…
Sunpower Group to buy stakes in two China thermal energy projects
It will take 15% equity interest in Xinneng Thermal Power, and the remaining interest in Changshu Thermal Power that it does not own Sunpower Group on Thursday (Dec 4) announced that it is…
Cambricon aims to triple chip output to replace Nvidia in China
The company is preparing to deliver half a million artificial intelligence accelerators in 2026 Cambricon Technologies plans to more than triple its production of AI chips in 2026, aiming…
China floods the world with gasoline cars it can’t sell at home
China’s gasoline-vehicle exports alone – not including EVs and plug-in hybrids – made it the world’s largest auto-exporting nation by volume in 2024 China’s electric-vehicle (EV) industry…
Nvidia’s Huang unsure whether China would accept its H200 chips
Allowing H200 sales to the Asian nation would mark a significant win for the world’s most valuable company Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said that he’s unsure whether China…
China threat to U.S. electric grid increases
China's government has penetrated networks used to control the U.S. electric grid and could use the covert access to shut down the flow of electricity to Americans in a crisis or conflict,…
An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design
The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at…
China can still meet US soybean pledge, traders say
China is expected to step up US soybean purchases to meet a pledge to buy at least 12 million tonnes by the end of the year, according to multiple traders, underscoring a wider market hope…
Warburg-backed ESR weighs sale of some China assets: sources
The logistics and industrial property investor plans to appoint advisers to help it review options for the sale Singapore-headquartered ESR Group - the sponsor for ESR Reit - is…
US moves to deepen minerals supply chain in AI race with China
The Asian nation is home to more than 90% of global rare earths and permanent magnets refining capacity The US will seek agreements with eight allied nations as part of a fresh effort to…
Polène Launches First China Store At Sanlitun Beijing
On Sunday, the Northern District of Sanlitun Beijing, a newly-renovated luxury mecca in the capital city of China, welcomed a new tenant — Polène, the French leather goods brand. The…
Standard Chartered raises China 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.6%
Standard Chartered revised its forecast for China’s 2026 gross domestic product growth to 4.6 per cent from 4.3 per cent, citing the country’s resilient exports and continued gains in…
‘Zootopia 2’ Roars to Record-Smashing $272 Million China Opening, Sixth-Biggest in History
“Zootopia 2” stormed the China box office over the Nov. 28–30 frame, opening to RMB1.538 billion ($216.6 million) across its first two days and reaching RMB1.922 billion ($270.7 million)…
China Loses Young Moviegoers as Vietnam Market Grows, JAFF Market Panel Hears
China’s theatrical market is losing younger audiences while Vietnam emerges as a breakout territory for pan-Asian content, according to industry executives speaking at the JAFF Market.…
China earnings miss casts doubt on Xi’s bid to end deflation
Beijing’s campaign to rein in price wars and blunt deflation has done little to lift third-quarter earnings, leaving investors short on catalysts as Chinese stocks extend their losses into…
‘Zootopia 2’ Scores Fourth-Biggest Global Debut in Box Office History With $556 Million, Including Record $272 Million in China
“Zootopia 2” unleashed a box office stampede as Disney’s animated sequel raced to $556 million in its global debut. Those ticket sales rank as the fourth-highest global debut of all time…
The Rare Earth Metal Driving Tensions Between the US and China
The alarm hasn't yet reached the general public, but tension is beginning to build in the corridors of the aerospace industry, in microchip laboratories, and in government offices. For…
Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen draws record tourist spending Human Made, the Japanese…