Yifan Yu
Stories by Yifan Yu
Pace of Chinese VC investments in AI slows in 2025
India has emerged as the second-largest Asian market for AI deals in 2025 so far.
Baidu plans global launch of Apollo Go robotaxi as race with Tesla heats up
Chinese autonomous driving players Pony.ai and WeRide are also eyeing overseas market.
What do ChatGPT’s AI-powered answers cost the environment?
From Singapore to China, countries are expanding their data centre capacities as AI models get larger.
VinFast says one US factory is “enough for now” as EV sales off to a slow start
According to Motor Intelligence, VinFast sold just 395 units in the US in Dec.
VC activity to see uptick in Asia in 2024 but investors will continue to exercise caution
Japan and India set to benefit from Sino-U.S. tensions but China still leads.
Chinese IPOs are making a comeback in the US but it’s no roaring return
Politics and poor returns raise questions for longer term as Hong Kong gains traction.
Will 2023 be the year in which things get better for VCs in Asia? Yes and no
Many VCs see a pickup in dealmaking activity, but expect difficulties in fundraising.
US, China race to make self-driving taxis a reality
As Baidu takes to Beijing streets, Waymo and Cruise fear falling behind.
Termination of deal with Nvidia costs SoftBank an Arm and a leg
SoftBank is looking at an IPO for Arm in which it might struggle to break even.
Nio plans up to $2b US share sale to compete in China’s EV race
Nio plans to sell new American depositary shares through an at-the-market offering.
