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Shanghai enters "AI moment" with upcoming 2026 World AI Conference - July 14, 2026
Shanghai is ushering in its major AI moment of the year with the forthcoming 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, scheduled from last Friday to Monday.
China chip highflier CXMT begins widely watched mega IPO - July 14, 2026
Amid the recent slump in global tech shares, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and concerns that the AI-related boom may have hit a plateau, the initial public offering of chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) in Shanghai is attracting widespread attention on bets it will benefit from China policies sheltering its tech sector from setbacks outside its borders.
China's Dizal Pharma jumps by limit after granting AstraZeneca Global rights to lung cancer drug in up to USD1.5 billion deal - July 14, 2026
Shares of Dizal Pharmaceutical surged by their daily trading limit after the Chinese drugmaker granted AstraZeneca the exclusive global rights to its first-in-class lung cancer treatment in a deal worth as much as USD1.5 billion.
Onitsuka Tiger opens all-new flagship store in Huangpu - July 14, 2026
An all-new flagship store for the Japanese fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger opened in Shanghai's Huangpu district at the Xintiandi shopping area.
StepFun launches world's first mass-market agentic smartphone - July 14, 2026
Chinese AI unicorn StepFun launched the STEPX Neo, the first mass-market "agentic" smartphone.
Xi to attend opening ceremony of 2026 World AI Conference, deliver keynote speech - July 13, 2026
The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
China's Jiangnan Shipyard inks USD900 million contract to build four LNG carriers for ADNOC - July 13, 2026
Jiangnan Shipyard Group, a subsidiary of China's largest shipbuilding conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has secured a USD900 million order from the logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to build four next-generation liquefied natural gas carriers.
PDD is latest Chinese tech giant to buy up office tower - July 13, 2026
Chinese technology companies are increasingly becoming major buyers of commercial real estate, with PDD Holdings the latest example. The Chinese owner of discount shopping sites Temu and Pinduoduo has acquired DBS Bank Tower in central Shanghai.
Asia's largest anime, gaming expo Bilibili World draws tens of thousands of international fans to Shanghai - July 13, 2026
Bilibili World 2026, the largest expos for animation, comic, game, and novel enthusiasts in Asia, attracted around 400,000 fans from more than 30 countries and regions worldwide to Shanghai, with around 18 percent of all attendees holding foreign passports.
Shanghai streamlines outbound data transfer filing for multinationals - July 13, 2026
Shanghai has recorded its first outbound data transfer filing case since the city implemented its new negative list management measures for outbound data transfers at the end of April, with the inaugural filing completed in Jing'an district.
