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Explore cutting-edge AI developments in China that are transforming various industries and reshaping the future.
An advertisement at Central MTR station, Hong Kong, on April 6. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong firms looking to integrate AI must consider fresh grads

Tech-savvy and keen to work, young people already have the tech fluency Hong Kong firms lack in integrating AI into corporate operations.

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Banking & finance

How AI boom exposes investors to risk, while a downturn could see a fast crash

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI push needs a broader vision and more realistic goals

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Artificial intelligence

AI agents get ‘digital ID cards’ under China’s first connectivity standard

Country’s new AI agent framework aims to cut costs and enhance security to boost enterprise adoption.

The new guideline is China’s first national standard focused on AI agent connectivity. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

US hearing warns Chinese economic espionage now targets AI

Witnesses say decades of technology theft have strengthened Beijing, while others caution against broad anti-China measures.

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US-China relations

US officials fear ‘supervillain’ China pulling ahead in AI race even a little

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senator Jim Banks expressed concerns about China eroding America’s lead.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can take the regulatory high road amid US-China AI decoupling

As a global ‘sovereign AI premium’ emerges and US weaponisation of AI models triggers panic, Hong Kong can bridge diverging AI ecosystems.

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Anthropic’s US-ordered shutdown of AI models showed a nation’s digital ecosystem could be paralysed overnight by foreign regulatory caprice. Photo: Reuters illustration
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | For Hong Kong to succeed in AI, energy cannot be an afterthought

Hong Kong must leverage the rest of the Greater Bay Area and manage competing energy demands between AI and public needs.

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Japan

Takaichi hails UK defence ties despite next-gen jet spending uncertainty

The Japanese prime minister discussed the billion-dollar jet programme during a meeting in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Artificial intelligence

US blocks foreign access to Anthropic’s newest AI models over security risks

The commerce department’s mandate forces a shutdown of top-tier systems after officials reportedly found ways to bypass safeguards.

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Anthropic released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Tuesday, marketing them as its most powerful models to date. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US Congress warned: AI race winner will rule world, and it must not be China

As Washington and Beijing battle for global supremacy in artificial intelligence, US must establish next technological edge, Congress told.

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US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday displayed bipartisan support for retaining America’s lead in the global artificial intelligence race with China. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | China-UK cooperation vital in ensuring the AI era puts people first

With their combined strengths, China and Britain can advance an artificial intelligence age defined by safety, inclusion and prosperity.

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China energy security

Driven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as top nuclear energy producer

Beijing is building new reactors at unrivalled speed – but the US still holds an edge in nuclear fusion research, analyst says.

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US-China relations

US adds Alibaba, BYD, other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.

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E-commerce giant Alibaba has been added to a list of entities that the US says are linked to China’s military. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | As AI upends humanity, we must focus on what makes us human

The case for an education in the humanities has never been stronger as the lines dividing what humans and AI can do become increasingly blurred.

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Workers assemble robots at the LY iTech Beijing Super Factory for Embodied Artificial Intelligence in the Beijing E-Town on the outskirts of the Chinese capital on May 29 Photo: AP
China food security

China’s new plan to feed 1.4 billion people: AI, gene editing and edible algae

Beijing’s latest agriculture plan focuses on harnessing frontier technologies – from AI and gene editing to alternative food sources.

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US-China trade war

Trump looks to balance ‘lead over China’ and national security with AI order

Voluntary framework to vet powerful new AI systems up to 30 days before their public release, stopping short of mandating review regulations.

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Science

China team drafts sanctions list on 63 key sectors to preserve technology

Scientists have listed sensitive or globally competitive tech that may benefit from export restrictions to keep them out of foreign hands.

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A Chinese team has drawn up a list of sensitive or globally competitive technology sectors that could benefit from export restrictions to the US and its allies. Illustration: Shutterstock
China energy security

AI is testing global energy grids. China wants it to help fix the problem

Top energy firms and tech companies are being drawn into state-backed pilots to align surging computing demand with more efficient energy usage.

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US-China tech war

US chipmakers in China see revenue rise, defying trade tensions: Hurun list

American semiconductor firms saw a significant boost in sales from the mainland, as a top list shows which are leading the gains amid high-end silicon demand.

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United States

Warsh takes US Fed’s helm with inflation dilemma already unfolding

Trump’s pick to lead the central bank must contend with an economy roiled by the AI boom, as well as oil price and tariff shocks.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh (left) at the White House on Friday. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Trump scraps signing AI executive order to keep ‘lead’ over China in industry

White House postpones decision on more regulation over fast-growing AI market as it may affect US competitiveness with rivals globally.

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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Opinion | US and China must talk to manage dangers of AI contest in a nuclear age

The coexistence of the nuclear age with the AI age is a cocktail for unprecedented existential danger. Engagement, not decoupling, is needed.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese premier urges faster, broader adoption of AI in advanced manufacturing

Premier Li Qiang says boosting AI-powered manufacturing can help drive new growth for the economy.

US-China tech war

Trump, Xi weigh AI ‘guard rails’ as Nvidia chip exports hang in the balance

Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for ‌China.

Billionaire Elon Musk gestures after attending a welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

China and US in AI revolution race as tech rivals battle for global supremacy

Two countries will lock horns for foreseeable future, with key industry certain to be a point of negotiation at next week’s Trump-Xi summit.

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China and the US are set to fight out an intense battle for global AI supremacy in a high-stakes race to the top. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Latin America relations

China consul in Tijuana warns against protectionism as USMCA review nears

Fu Xinrong pitched Beijing’s model of shared modernisation to Mexican business leaders, weeks before a contentious USMCA review.

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US-China relations

Exiting China market a ‘self-inflicted wound’ for US tech, think tank warns

ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership.

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