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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Chinese scientists create battery that works comfortably way above boiling point

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Researchers have developed a tiny, ceramic-based lithium-ion battery that can operate at extreme temperatures and power devices such as wearable electronics. Photo: Shutterstock

Study shows 4,000-year battle of Eastern and Western genes in China’s heartland

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Wen Shaoqing, corresponding author of a paper published in Nature Communications, observes the collected remains. Photo: Handout

China closing in but US leads in biotech quality and commercial reach: survey

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A scientist works with a microscope and test tubes in a research laboratory. Photo: Shutterstock

In China, some researchers are attending academic conferences that do not exist

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Increasing numbers of universities and researchers are complaining about bogus conferences that are catching out the unwary in China’s academic circles. Photo: Shutterstock

Cancer-on-a-chip pioneer Chen Weiqiang returns to China from New York University

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Chen Weiqiang. Photo: Handout
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The logo of Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI models. Restrictions on access to Claude Fable 5 have created an opening for Chinese AI rivals seeking to expand their global reach. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Anthropic’s AI blackout gives Zhipu GLM-5.2 a chance to shine

Anthropic’s global suspension of Fable 5 has sparked concerns about the reliability of US AI infrastructure.

China economy

Opinion | China’s evolving political economy, as seen through gaokao scramble

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China manufacturing

China’s Li Qiang calls for tech overhaul of legacy industrial hubs before Davos

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Alibaba

Alibaba chip unit T-Head triples capital amid AI hardware bet

First injection in over three years comes as Alibaba works on full-stack AI infrastructure, from its Qwen models to chips to cloud services.

Alibaba has become more vocal about its chip unit this year and is reportedly working toward spinning it off with an initial public offering. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Letters | Ethics must be a core priority for any AI literacy programme

Readers discuss technology’s impact on academic integrity, potential setbacks of the city’s imported labour limits, and the upsides of hiring more native English speakers.

Accounting and auditing

Auditors face harsher penalties as China intensifies anti-fraud campaign

Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures.

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Technology

Opinion | How the I Ching inspired modern computing and AI

The connection between Chinese civilisation and Western scientific thinking is far deeper and more intricate than commonly understood.

Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Time for Hong Kong teachers to be trained in digital education

With many students already using AI to do homework, there is no time to lose in investing in educators’ digital literacy.

Alibaba

Hard work and endurance: what Alibaba’s team-building says about its AI drive

Jack Ma and executives plant rice seedlings in a symbolic retreat signalling resilience as Alibaba doubles down on AI.

Elon Musk

Video | Could the world’s second trillionaire come from China?

China is seeing growth in its tech uber-rich as AI and other hard technologies drive wealth creation.

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Anthropic

China to match Anthropic’s top AI model in 2026, Zhipu founder tells Musk

Global No 2 ranking for Zhipu’s breakthrough AI model triggers Musk exchange over whether China can close gap with US sooner than expected.

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Elon Musk has responded to a post discussing when China could potentially produce a rival to Fable 5, saying the timeline would probably be the first quarter of next year. Photo: DPA
Singapore

Singaporean man traumatised over ex-schoolmate’s AI photos of them as family

The man, who says he hardly knew the schoolmate, has filed a police report and set all his social media accounts to private.

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Mainland China

From ‘rice’ to riches: China’s MLCC makers head to Hong Kong to list

Small, found in almost every electronic device and critical to AI servers, now the ‘rice of electronics’ is driving two Hong Kong IPOs.

Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI market cap tops HK$1 trillion after GLM-5.2 release

New model ranks second globally on Code Arena list for front-end web development tasks, trailing only Anthropic flagship Claude Fable 5.

A view of Exchange Square in Central, which houses the headquarters of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China trade war

China adds 10 US firms to export control list, restricts 46 others

Export operators are prohibited from shipping dual-use items to the 10 firms, with China citing the need to safeguard its national security.

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Raytheon offices in Woburn, Massachusetts. Photo: Reuters/File photo
China’s private sector

Apple supplier Lingyi seeks US$1.1 billion Hong Kong IPO to fund AI and robotics

The Shenzhen-listed components maker is using a Hong Kong float to fund its push into AI servers, smart glasses and robotics.

China manufacturing

Will China’s AI-powered agribots repeat its EV success story?

Chinese tech and mass production capabilities could transform the nation’s farming industry with AI-enabled workforce.

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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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Lit-up buildings on Hong Kong Island. In a dense urban environment like Hong Kong, data centres compete with hospitals, schools and housing for electricity. Photo: Sam Tsang
Science

China-led team develops AI system to track radar-disrupting space hurricanes

Recently discovered space weather event ‘appears as a massive, spinning aurora near Earth’s magnetic poles’, say researchers.

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Japan

Japan confronts the dark side of its teenagers’ AI addiction

An assault case involving five Japanese girls has cast a spotlight on the consequences of AI misuse.

SpaceX

Letters | SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites investor appetite for space AI

Readers discuss how investor confidence in commercial space could benefit China, the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the Fifa World Cup, and the musical legacy of Anders Nelsson.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, displayed on a screen remotely from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, speaks before the launch of SpaceX’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
Semiconductors

Forget memory chips: MLCCs are Shenzhen’s newest gold rush

Huaqiangbei traders are racing to secure MLCC supplies as soaring AI demand pushes prices sharply higher across the market.

Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) have become one of the hottest components in the electronics supply chain as demand from AI servers and electric vehicles drives prices higher. Photo: Shutterstock
Technology

Norway enacts near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children

The move follows a 2024 ban on smartphones after Norway recorded a broad decline in education test ‌scores.

South Korea

Video | South Korean elderly find comfort and care in AI dolls

South Korea recorded a record number of ‘lonely deaths’ in 2024 involving people who died alone and remained undiscovered for extended periods.

China's population

Opinion | As populations fall, nations that can tap human potential will succeed

Countries that use today’s demographic window to accumulate human and technological capital will gain a long-term advantage.

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Alibaba

‘We’re all in’: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai makes biggest AI push yet at VivaTech

Tsai lays out Alibaba’s AI playbook: invest across the stack, figure out the winners later.

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai speaks at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 18. Tsai said the company is investing across the AI value chain rather than betting on a single segment of the market. Photo: Getty Images
Banking & finance

Opinion | AI has been known to hallucinate. So have financial markets

Stock markets are booming on the assumption that US tech giants will deliver, but as liquidity becomes scarce, a reality check will ensue.

China consumption

China plans to embed AI in consumer goods and services

Ministry of Commerce says goal is to promote AI’s entry into ‘millions of households and millions of shops’.

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