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UnionPay, Singapore’s Thunes expand instant China payouts
Thunes said the higher cap could reduce the need for senders to split personal transfers across several days or rely on manual processing.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min read
China’s Hello Group buys majority stake in Amsterdam dating app
Inner Circle, with nearly 9 million members, will keep running from Amsterdam under its own brand.
Minh Le · · 1 min read
China’s UBTech launches embodied AI simulation platform
China has opened over 70 robot training centers as part of a push into embodied AI.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min read
Xiaomi’s October EV deliveries hit 2026 high at 50,000
Xiaomi’s monthly EV deliveries previously topped 30,000 in August and 40,000 in September.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readBaidu, SAIC Motor back Chinese robotics firm in $100m round
It said strategic investors included SAIC Motor, Malaysia’s Eastworlds, Baidu Group, Shoucheng Holdings, and GALBOT.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min readWhy Hong Kong’s next-gen wealth is shifting from property to tech
Hong Kong family offices are dumping property for pre-IPO tech. An angel investing platform’s CEO explains what that means for founders and backers.
Sean Greenhalgh · · 6 min readBYD’s October sales grow 11% as overseas shipments surge
Brazil was BYD’s top passenger vehicle export market in H1 2026, taking 194,686 units.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readDeepSeek builds ‘super-agent’ for autonomous coding
The system can try to fix bugs reported in group chats even without being directly tagged.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readApple, Alibaba to roll out Qwen-powered AI features in China
Testing of the Qianwen-powered features begins November 4 in the latest iOS developer beta.
Minh Le · · 1 min readHong Kong fintech firm IBS plans $71.7m AI chip acquisition
Foxconn Industrial Internet owns 5.56% of the target’s AI chip unit, Shanghai Tianjing Fulian.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read