Alibaba shares are up 70% this year to date on the boost from DeepSeek and its AI partnership with Apple for iPhones in China.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China's Xi Jinping during a summit.

Now, however, he seems to be welcome once again. On February 17th Mr Ma along with a handful of other entrepreneurs met at a symposium in Beijing with Xi Jinping, China’s supreme leader. Many see this as Mr Ma’s rescue from the wilderness—and a sign that, after a prolonged crackdown, private-sector tech is back in favour.

The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool,&nbsp

At the Monday meeting, Xi urged the executives to "show their talent" and pledged to support private businesses.

China's President Xi Jinping met top private sector entrepreneurs, including Alibaba's Jack Ma, signaling a policy change after strict regulations on

Huawei's founder told Xi Jinping at a meeting the Chinese president held with private sector entrepreneurs that concerns China had about a lack of homegrown chips or operating systems had eased, Chinese state media reported.

China’s president Ji Xinping and African leaders are coming to Malaysia this Ramadan, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He said it is imperative for the government to keep building up Malaysia’s diplomatic and economic engagements even during the Muslim fasting month so as to ensure the country remains competitive in trade,

Universities across China have launched artificial intelligence (AI) courses this month based on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, whose AI breakthrough has been described as a "Sputnik moment" for China and garnered widespread attention.