Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)African BusinessEBID and Coris Holding sign €80 Million financing agreement to strengthen food, energy and agricultural value chains in West Africa (opens original source in a new tab)5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostTencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 modelTencent Holdings is ramping up its overseas push for its flagship Hy3 artificial intelligence model, joining a wave of Chinese technology firms taking aim at the world’s leading players. On Wednesday, the Shenzhen-based technology giant rolled out Hy3 to global developers, enterprises and users through its workplace agentic tool WorkBuddy, creation studio Tencent Design Miora and model platform TokenHub. According to Tencent, Hy3 would be available free of charge worldwide on WorkBuddy until... (opens original source in a new tab)Iris Deng·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostTencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 modelTencent Holdings is ramping up its overseas push for its flagship Hy3 artificial intelligence model, joining a wave of Chinese technology firms taking aim at the world’s leading players. On Wednesday, the Shenzhen-based technology giant rolled out Hy3 to global developers, enterprises and users through its workplace agentic tool WorkBuddy, creation studio Tencent Design Miora and model platform TokenHub. According to Tencent, Hy3 would be available free of charge worldwide on WorkBuddy until... (opens original source in a new tab)Iris Deng·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyChina Humanoid Robots in 2026: Production Boom Meets Deployment Reality Check as AgiBot and Unitree LeadMIIT projects 2026 humanoid robot output to exceed 100,000 units, with AgiBot and Unitree forming a duopoly at 15,000 and 11,000 units respectively. Yet UBTechs slippage on shipments and Unitrees 70-percent research-and-education revenue share expose the gap between production and real deployment. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyAlibaba Launches Qwen3.8 Foundation Model and Qianwen Office Agent, Reseating Itself in the Enterprise AI RaceAlibaba unveiled the Qwen3.8 flagship with 2.4T total parameters and 95B activation, alongside Qianwen Office for enterprise AI workflows. The base-model-plus-office strategy leverages DingTalk enterprise moat against Tencent WorkBuddy and ByteDance Doubao. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyChina Completes First Pediatric Dual Artificial Heart Surgery, Validating Aerospace-Derived Magnetic Levitation TechnologyA pediatric patient at Tianjin Taida International Cardiovascular Hospital received the worlds lightest dual fully-implantable artificial hearts, custom-engineered from Aerospace Taixin magnetically levitated pumps. Five Chinese firms now hold six approved products in the VAD market. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyGlass Substrate Packaging Edges Toward Mass Production as Intel and Lens Technology Strike Strategic AllianceIntel and Lens Technology signed a strategic alliance to accelerate glass substrate packaging, as Triassic and Tongge Micro push past the brittleness barrier. TGV yield, multi-layer RDL interconnect, and scale cost control now define the next phase. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyChina's Dexterous Hand New Top 4: From Demo to Mass Production, the First Tier SolidifiesYinshi Robotics, Lingxin, LinJieDian and BrainCo form the new top tier as Chinas dexterous hand industry crosses the demo-to-mass-production threshold, with H1 2026 funding surpassing 25 billion yuan and shipment forecasts reaching 70,200 units. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·5 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostTop Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindsetWhen Liao Heng joined Huawei Technologies’ chip-design unit in 2016, he was sceptical about whether China could ever build world-class semiconductors. A former child prodigy who entered Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University in 1987 at age 14 before moving to Princeton University for postdoctoral research, Liao had spent over a decade in the United States watching what he described as a “long sunset” for American chip start-ups. Working abroad, he noted, often bred a “blind arrogance” that... (opens original source in a new tab)Ann Cao·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostTop Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindsetWhen Liao Heng joined Huawei Technologies’ chip-design unit in 2016, he was sceptical about whether China could ever build world-class semiconductors. A former child prodigy who entered Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University in 1987 at age 14 before moving to Princeton University for postdoctoral research, Liao had spent over a decade in the United States watching what he described as a “long sunset” for American chip start-ups. Working abroad, he noted, often bred a “blind arrogance” that... (opens original source in a new tab)Ann Cao·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostAs US and China compete over AI, middle powers can craft a third pathThe global AI race is becoming a contest over the international order. In June, the US convened the second summit under the 24-economy Pax Silica around secure supply chains, AI infrastructure and trusted technology partnerships. In July, all 193 UN member states met in Geneva for the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Days later, 29 countries signed the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) in Shanghai. Together, these developments... (opens original source in a new tab)Hao Nan·4 August 2026
