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AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechBig TechJensen Huang celebrates Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in ShanghaiCEO of world’s most valuable company receives rock-star welcome as Beijing appears ready to allow imports of the H200 GPU to resume
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAnn Caoin ShanghaiPublished: 2:22pm, 25 Jan 2026Jensen Huang marked the coming Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in Shanghai on Saturday, as the CEO of the world’s most valuable company made his first trip to China in 2026 amid uncertainties around its H200 graphics processing unit (GPU).Huang received a rock-star welcome when he joined Nvidia’s annual Lunar New Year celebration, according to two employees who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media. Huang gave a speech and handed out tangerines that he bought at a market earlier in the day, while staff members rushed to get his autograph, one employee said.
Huang is “celebrating Chinese New Year with our local..
DMW Digital Reforms: Faster Services for OFWs in UAE and Globally The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in the Philippines has unveiled a sweeping set of digital reforms aimed at speeding up services for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), including those in key destinations like the United Arab Emirates, as part of a broader effort to modernise support, reduce bureaucratic delays and protect migrant rights. The move, announced during the DMW’s Central Office–Regional Office Consultation 2026, reflects the government’s commitment to efficient, responsive services for millions of overseas workers who are vital to the nation’s economy and families.What the DMW changes entail
DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac said the reforms will cut queues, streamline procedures and align overseas services with domestic operations through a Regional Operations Manual that standardises practices across offices. The department also plans to adopt a Quality Management System (QMS), upgrade facilities to global sta..
AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechTech TrendsChinese AI app start-ups lag behind US peers in making money: reportOnly four Chinese developers are included in the world’s top 100 AI apps from private firms by annual recurring revenue
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPVincent ChowPublished: 7:00am, 6 Nov 2025China’s start-up developers of artificial intelligence applications significantly lag behind their US counterparts in global recurring revenue, making overseas expansion the default strategy for these mainland firms, according to a new report.AdvertisementAs of August, only four of the world’s top 100 AI apps from private companies by annual recurring revenue (ARR) were Chinese, according to a report jointly released last week by domestic research firm Unique Research and San Francisco-based consultancy Tech Buzz China.The four Chinese players – Glority, Plaud, ByteDance and Zuoyebang – generated an estimated US$447 million in total ARR from their AI apps, which accou..
