Hong Kong is shifting its financial focus toward the Middle East, while China faces challenges with AI persona technologies. The developments highlight evolving tech and economic dynamics in Asia.…
China has eliminated or suspended 12,200 university degree programs between 2021 and 2025, replacing many with new programs in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies as part of a nati…
China is using artificial intelligence, big-data analytics and algorithmic distribution to shape international narratives about Tibet, according to a Bitter Winter report citing a June conference in L…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026, citing the energy shock from the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but noted that booming investme…
AI alignment researchers at ICML 2026 warned that methods like RLHF and pre-training filtering are being weaponized by state actors and private operators for censorship and manipulation, citing docume…
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey warned that the U.S. university system is falling behind China's in training engineers with practical skills, arguing that American companies have outsourced real enginee…
China's National Vulnerability Database issued a security alert on Wednesday warning that Anthropic's AI coding tool Claude Code contains a built-in monitoring mechanism that can transmit sensitive us…
Reuters reported that Beijing is considering limits on overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, prompting companies to treat model access as a business continuity and compliance control. Ag…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026, citing the energy shock from the Iran war, but noted that AI investment is partially offsetting the impact. The U.…
China called for inclusive global AI governance at a UN summit, rejecting binary choices and emphasizing that countries should be free to select their own AI technologies. The Chinese Mission to the U…
China warned of security risks in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool, citing potential back-door vulnerabilities after a state-sponsored threat actor used the tool to automate a cyberespionage campaign. …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has prioritized artificial intelligence and semiconductor development as part of China's 15th Five-Year Plan, aiming to build domestic alternatives to US chips. The plan, …
At the 2026 Machina Summit, European executives warned that severe data training bottlenecks threaten the continent's ability to compete with China and the US in humanoid robotics, urging policymakers…
China's potential restrictions on overseas access to its advanced AI models could increase operational costs for global firms reliant on cost-effective Chinese AI, driving them toward more expensive W…
Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek added $7.7 billion in direct China investments in fiscal 2025, pushing its total portfolio to a record $324 billion. The fund is tripling down on AI, targeting …
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek increased its investment in China by $7.7 billion, the largest rise in five years, with a focus on artificial intelligence infrastructure and value-chain inve…
Chinese researchers warn that as open-weight AI models like Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 approach frontier-level capabilities, China may impose stricter regulations similar to US restrictions on Anthropic's Cla…
The European Union risks becoming a major loser in the AI revolution due to high energy costs, fragmented capital markets, heavy tax burdens, and regulatory overreach, which hinder data-center buildou…
Apple is in early-stage talks with Chinese memory chip maker CXMT to secure DRAM supply for its devices, marking a sharp turnaround for the state-backed company that is central to Beijing's AI supply …
China has issued a security warning about Anthropic's Claude Code, alleging it poses a backdoor risk. The advisory targets the AI coding assistant developed by the US-based company, escalating tension…