(Corrects paragraph 3 to say regulators have "decided on" restrictions for ByteDance, and not "told" ByteDance) April 24 (Reuters) - China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups,

Agencies including the National Development and Reform Commission have told several private firms in recent weeks they should reject capital of US origin in funding rounds unless explicitly approved.

At the world’s largest trade show, it’s not just the clientele that had a different look this year.

China's rapid transformation toward smart living and its edge in electric vehicle manufacturing and usage are factors that are reshaping the global automotive landscape and redefining market opportunities as well as industrial innovation pathways, industry experts said.

US lawmakers push export controls to limit China's tech access in a bid to protect the US semiconductor industry US lawmakers have advanced 20 new export control measures - including the controversial Match Act - to further restrict Chinese access to US technology and bar Chinese chipmakers from gaining access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

China-based usage of OpenClaw has already surpassed that of the U.S., according to SecurityScorecard. The nationwide OpenClaw craze has boosted the popularity of Chinese-developed large language models. Tech companies have simplified installation, making ...

(Yicai) April 24 -- China’s private equity market is showing a sharp split. “Hard tech” industries such as robotics and advanced materials are attracting most of the capital, while previously popular areas such as second-hand e-commerce and apparel have seen funding drop by over 90 percent in the past five years, according to the latest data.

A drone photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows a vessel docking at the Jingtang area of Tangshan Port to load and unload containers in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. Photo: Xinhua China's economy expanded by 5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period,

China’s cheap artificial intelligence models are rapidly attracting global users and creating new winners in the nation’s stock market.