Software, telecommunications and digital infrastructure
China's State Administration for Market Regulation granted unconditional antitrust approval for Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group to acquire video game developer Moonton from ByteDance. The transaction, agreed in March 2026, is valued at over $6 billion. The acquisition transfers ownership of the title Mobile Legends: Bang Bang to the Public Investment Fund subsidiary.
GITEX World RobotiX will take place from December 8 to 11 at Dubai Exhibition Centre, showcasing embodied artificial intelligence and humanoid machines. Leading Chinese robotics developers, including Unitree, UBTECH, and Lumos Robotics, will display industrial and commercial models alongside UAE integrators. The showcase supports Dubai's Robotics and Automation Program, which targets deploying 200,000 robots by 2032.
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng has officially launched its GX and G9L extended-range flagship SUVs for pre-order across 11 Middle Eastern and African countries following a launch event in Dubai. In the UAE, the six-seat GX Flagship Edition is priced at AED 299,000, while the G9L carries a starting pre-sale price of AED 259,000. XPeng reported that the GX had gathered over 4,000 pre-orders across the region ahead of initial deliveries, including 800 in the UAE.
Chinese EV manufacturer BYD has introduced an integrated charging facility in the Abu Dhabi desert combining solar, storage, and robotic charging. The company reports the setup can charge an electric vehicle from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed this marks the global debut of the integrated technology.
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