The metaverse race is heating up in China. Just like Meta and Microsoft in the U.S., Chinese firms such as Baidu and Tencent are investing in the nascent industry, but strict tech regulations mean China’s virtual worlds are set to offer very different user experiences.

Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China.

Stocks are drifting lower although still near a record high as a holiday-shortened week gets off to a sluggish start. The S&P 500 edged 0.1% lower in Tuesday afternoon trading and is just below its all-time closing high set last month.

Shenzhen, known as the “Capital of Technology” and the “City of the Future”, stands as a global innovation powerhouse driving the future of tech. Home to world-renowned tech giants such as Tencent, Huawei,

Chinese technology stocks advanced sharply on Friday, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. jumping 11.41% in Hong Kong trading, as investors responded to positive earnings guidance and anticipated monetary policy easing from Beijing.

President Donald Trump said tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will go into effect Tuesday. Trump is proposing an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports. China vowed to respond. Chinese stocks struggled today after President Donald Trump said additional tariffs on Chinese imports are slated to go into effect Tuesday.

Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent are driving demand for NVIDIA H20 chips, fueling China’s AI boom despite U.S. export restrictions.

Nvidia's H20 chip gains traction in China amid AI demand surge, with Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance leading orders. Discover how U.S.

Chinese tech giants Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance are ramping up orders for Nvidias (NASDAQ: NVDA) H20 AI chip due to soaring demand for DeepSeeks cost-efficient AI models, sources told Reuters. This surge

Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are said to have significantly increased orders of the H20 since DeepSeek gained global attention.

Early European trading was mostly down, with France’s CAC 40 down 0.18%, while Germany’s DAX dipped 0.26%. Britain’s FTSE 100 remained mostly unchanged. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.59% to 22,976.81,