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China’s tech giants dangle annual pay packages from $200k to woo S’pore-trained AI grads

A pop-up career fair by Chinese online travel giant Trip.com on the NTU campus in Boon Lay on April 16, where roles for AI engineers and data analysts were highlighted.

China uses for the first time new rules to counter ‘improper’ foreign jurisdiction over its firms

Beijing on May 2 ordered its firms not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (pictured), using rules rolled out in 2021.

Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues

The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs, by Isabel KUA

TikTok parent ByteDance plans tiered subscriptions for AI chatbot Doubao

ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao appearing on a mobile phone.

All that glitters is not gold: Consumers in China on alert over hard-to-detect fakes

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on April 26 that fraudsters had been mixing rhenium powder with gold to make fakes that are hard to detect.

What China’s blocking of Manus deal means for its AI start-ups relocating overseas for US capital

Beijing blocks US$2 billion sale of Singapore-based Manus to Meta

由中国团队创办，总部落地新加坡的人工智能（AI）起步公司Manus，即将被脸书母公司Meta收购。（示意图）

Singapore has to act to regulate social media use for adolescents: Ong Ye Kung

Mr Ong Ye Kung and Chinese Politburo member Chen Wenqing (right) visiting Xiaogucheng Village in China's Zhejiang province on April 21.

Rule of law and norms needed for successful social governance: Ong Ye Kung at China forum

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung (left) with Mr Chen Wenqing, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo, in Hangzhou, on April 20.

China’s economy beats forecasts to grow 5 per cent in first quarter of 2026

A cargo ship sails from the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on April 14, 2026.

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