In 1992, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping embarked on his renowned “Southern Tour” to Guangdong province, calling for accelerated market reforms. The Chinese people began to leave their stable government ...

Viettel started as a state-owned enterprise building telecom infrastructure for the military in 1989. The company quickly became Vietnam’s top telecom operator, thanks to the support of the defense ...

Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their ...

Chinese officials and engineers see an attempt to preserve the U.S. lead; “Why do you always get to define the game — and change the rules?” ...

Microsoft has committed 5.4 billion rand ($300 million) by 2027 to expand its digital and AI infrastructure in South Africa.

From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than ...

A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI,” Alessandro Crimi explains that a tax on automation is more effective than ...

Nvidia’s chips are driving the United Arab Emirates’ rise as an artificial-intelligence power. Next on offer is free software, a model built to rival China’s best.

Ruby Wang, a physician and biotech consultant in the U.K., on her upcoming book on the emergence of China as a global health superpower.

China’s AI industry exploits student interns from vocational schools, making them do tedious and labor-intensive data labeling work to fulfill their graduation requirements. Vocational schools have ...

The U.S. is framing its rivalry with China as one of technical superiority, failing to recognize that public trust and robust consumer protections are necessary for long-term dominance.