A trio of Chinese hardware makers has emerged as the darlings of the A-share market this year, thanks to soaring demand for artificial intelligence computing power.

More than two years after BYD Co.’s high-profile foray into the Japanese market, the Chinese electric vehicle maker is still struggling to win over drivers.

<p>The gaming market has matured and analysts see slower growth moving forward</p>

Apple should release its internal ChatGPT-like app publicly to give its revamped AI system more credibility. Also: New MacBooks and external Mac monitors get closer; more on the iPhone 17 Pro’s “scratchgate” controversy; and Tim Cook’s latest memo to employees.

Germany’s Black Forest Labs Inc. is in talks to raise between $200 million and $300 million, the Financial Times reports.

Asian stocks were poised to gain at the open after an in-line inflation reading in the US lifted shares in the last trading session.

Global money managers are venturing back into China after years of aversion, piqued by a world-beating stock rally and the country’s advances in high-tech industries.

Bankers in Asia are readying for the final stretch of a standout year for deals in equity capital markets, led by two powerhouses: Hong Kong and India.

Sony Financial Group Inc. shares will start trading on Tokyo bourse on Monday after being spun off from Sony Group Corp. which is moving to focus on its entertainment and image sensor businesses.

Vietnam’s plans to loosen the state’s grip and reform the gold market will help reduce currency volatility and narrow an outsized gap between domestic and global prices, according to the nation’s gold association.