Krypton Evening News | The 2026 Forbes China Top 50 Artificial Intelligence Technology Companies list is released, and Zhongguancun Kejin is included; Samsung's labor-management negotiations have broken down, and the chairman of ADATA says that DRAM and NAND may see another price increase wave; The Singapore Exchange signs a new version of the strategic cooperation memorandum with the Bank of China
Large Companies:
Singapore Increases AI Layout, NVIDIA to Set Up Local R & D Center
The global AI chip giant NVIDIA will set up a new R & D center in Singapore, which is also one of a series of AI - related initiatives announced by Singapore on Wednesday. This new laboratory is NVIDIA's first R & D base in Singapore and its second such R & D institution in the Asia - Pacific region. (Sina Finance)
2026 Forbes China's Top 50 AI Technology Enterprises List Released, Zhongguancun Kejin Included
36Kr learned that the "2026 Forbes China's Top 50 AI Technology Enterprises" list was officially announced, and Zhongguancun Kejin was successfully included. It is the only "enterprise - level AI platform and application company" on the list. According to the latest IDC report, Zhongguancun Kejin ranks fourth in the private market share of China's large - model platforms; it ranks fifth in the number of publicly won bids for application - type large - model projects in the first quarter of 2026. The company serves more than 3,000 industry customers, covering fields such as finance, government affairs, automobiles, consumer retail, and enterprise overseas expansion.
The labor - management negotiations of Samsung Electronics have broken down again, and a major strike will be held starting tomorrow. Chen Libai, the president of A - Data, said that if the strike lasts longer, it may further impact the global supply of DRAM and NAND Flash, driving up industry prices. Chen Libai said that most of the production capacity of the three major storage manufacturers in 2026 has already been pre - booked and sold, and many customers have started negotiating supply contracts for 2027 and longer - term. (Caixin)
36Kr learned that Yunji Technology recently reached a strategic cooperation with Shenzhen Zhongyi Group, and its UP "Xiaoma" riding robot signed a purchase order for a thousand units. This is the world's first and largest - scale order for intelligent agents of robots in the parent - child public service scene. In the parent - child scene, users can pay directly to C - end by scanning the code to ride. Yunji's UP series products adopt a modular design of "general chassis + functional upper cabin", and the same chassis can be used across scenes such as hotels, shopping malls, and parent - child scenarios, greatly reducing the cost of cross - scene replication.
The Singapore Exchange and the Bank of China Sign a New - Version Strategic Cooperation Memorandum
36Kr learned that on May 19th, the Singapore Exchange Group (referred to as "SGX") and the Bank of China Limited (referred to as "Bank of China") signed a strategic cooperation memorandum to further deepen their long - term cooperative relationship. This deepened cooperation will support Chinese enterprises with international development needs to list on the SGX for the first time or for a secondary listing, including those from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
36Kr learned that according to the Tianyancha App, on May 20th, Shanghai International Supply Chain Center for Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Gu Chunlin, and the registered capital is 200 million RMB. Its business scope includes Internet sales, sales of electronic special materials, wholesale of electronic components, retail of electronic components, etc. It is jointly held by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Shanghai Huahong Investment and Development Co., Ltd. under Huahong Group, Shanghai Huayi Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Hongming Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Enterprise Development Co., Ltd.
Digua Robot Reaches a Strategic Cooperation with Qianxun Intelligence
36Kr learned that on May 20th, Digua Robot and Qianxun Intelligence announced a strategic cooperation. The two parties have completed the in - depth adaptation of the open - source VLA model Spirit v1.5 and the flagship high - computing - power chip Xuri S600, and jointly created a high - performance, mass - producible software - hardware integrated solution. Spirit v1.5 is the first domestic open - source VLA basic model with comprehensive performance exceeding the international benchmark Pi0.5; Xuri S600 has an AI computing power of 560 TOPS (INT8), which can meet the high - efficiency inference needs of large models on the edge side.
Microsoft Collaborates with Proximus NXT to Launch a Sovereign Cloud Solution
On May 20th, Microsoft and Proximus NXT announced a new milestone in their strategic cooperation, jointly developing and deploying a sovereign cloud solution for public and private institutions in Belgium and Luxembourg. The core of this solution is the offline operation mode based on Azure Local, which allows organizations to run an autonomous cloud environment that can be temporarily or permanently disconnected from the public cloud while retaining Azure core services to meet the high requirements for data sovereignty, compliance, and business continuity in fields such as healthcare, finance, and public administration. Currently, Proximus NXT has established a test laboratory in Eupen, Belgium. (Jiemian)
New Products:
Pi Intelligence Releases iMLite AI (Wujing) Edge - Side Real - Time Decision - Making Engine
36Kr learned that today, Pi Intelligence officially released the iMLite AI (Wujing) edge - side real - time decision - making engine, focusing on outdoor intelligent hardware and covering three scenarios: outdoor, sports, and travel. It is understood that the iMLite AI engine can operate independently offline 100%, is adapted to low - power hardware, and makes local real - time decisions, constructing an edge - side decision - making logic of "people + space + behavior". Currently, iMLite AI has been stably deployed on more than 500,000 real devices, serving dozens of B - end customers.
Fliggy Launches an Intelligent Assistant for Hotel Merchants
36Kr learned that on May 20th, Fliggy officially launched an intelligent assistant for hotel merchants, which is free for all hotels on the platform. After the "on - duty" of the merchant intelligent assistant, a single sentence can command the AI to adjust room status in batches, change inventory, and record invoices. It can also conduct real - time data analysis, provide scientific price and inventory management strategy references for hotels, identify key service points in the entire check - in process, and help hotels optimize services, with proactive care before check - in and reputation management after check - out.
Today's Views:
36Kr learned that on May 20th, Zheng Shanjie, the director of the National Development and Reform Commission, hosted a symposium for private enterprises, listening to opinions and suggestions on the current economic situation, new characteristics, changes, and trends in the operation of relevant industries, and the implementation of macro - policies at the micro - level. Zheng Shanjie said that the National Development and Reform Commission will thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, fully implement all tasks in the "15th Five - Year Plan" Outline, make full use of macro - policies, promote scientific and technological self - reliance and self - improvement, and the autonomy and controllability of the industrial chain, thoroughly rectify "involution - style" competition, actively expand profitable investments, improve the long - term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in major national projects, and continuously enhance the endogenous driving force of economic development.
Other News Worth Paying Attention To:
The EU Reaches a Temporary Agreement on the Implementation Plan of the EU - US Trade Agreement
The International Trade Committee of the European Parliament issued a statement on the 20th, saying that the European Parliament and EU member states reached a temporary agreement in Strasbourg, France, on the implementation of the EU - US trade agreement. According to the temporary agreement, the relevant provisions of the EU's tariff preferences for US industrial products, as well as some agricultural and fishery products, will expire on December 31, 2029, unless both sides decide to extend them. The EU will also establish a "safeguard mechanism". If the import of US goods surges and causes serious impacts on the EU's industry or agriculture, the European Commission can launch an investigation and suspend relevant preferential measures. In the case of steel and aluminum products, if the US still maintains a tariff of more than 15% on EU steel and aluminum derivative products by the end of 2026, the European Commission can suspend some tariff - preferential policies. According to the procedure, the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament is expected to hold a special meeting on June 2nd to review the relevant text, and the plenary session of the European Parliament is expected to vote in mid - June. (CCTV News)
Today (May 20th), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A CCTV reporter asked what new achievements China and Russia had made in the field of facilitating personnel exchanges during President Putin's visit to China. Guo Jiakun said that to continuously facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Russia, China has decided to extend the visa - free policy for Russia until December 31, 2027. Russian citizens holding ordinary passports coming to China for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and exchanges can enter China without a visa for a stay of no more than 30 days. (CCTV News)
IEA: Nearly 30% of New Cars Globally Will Be Electric in 2026
The "2026 Global Electric Vehicle Outlook" report released by the International Energy Agency on May 20th said that against the background of the energy crisis, governments and consumers around the world are accelerating the shift to electric vehicles. It is expected that the global sales of electric vehicles will reach 23 million in 2026, accounting for nearly 30% of the global new - car sales. The report shows that the global sales of electric vehicles increased by 20% year - on - year in 2025, exceeding 20 million for the first time and accounting for a quarter of the global new - car sales. (CCTV News)