Hong Kong is investing billions of dollars in AI projects, including a semiconductor centre, an AI subsidy scheme, and a data centre, but critics argue the city needs a broader vision and more realist…
China's AI and robotics firms face a reality check as they pursue IPOs on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Star Market, where public market pricing will test the premiums built during private funding rou…
Photon Matrix Lab, a Chinese startup, raised US$2.7 million on Indiegogo for its AI-powered laser mosquito zapper, far exceeding its US$20,000 goal. The device uses AI vision and lidar to detect and k…
China's Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli urged Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) members to ease travel barriers and enhance cooperation to boost tourism as a regional economic driver d…
Hong Kong's Correctional Services Department pulled an AI-generated K-pop anti-drug video after social media users said it appeared to promote drug use. The video featured virtual girls named 'Cannabi…
AI has not eliminated entry-level jobs but has raised the skill requirements, with a PwC analysis showing that roles in AI-exposed fields now demand strategic decision-making, stakeholder management, …
Singapore graduates are accepting government-funded traineeships paying half the median starting salary as AI adoption and a hiring freeze erode entry-level jobs. The GRIT program offers S$1,800–S$2,4…
Chinese tech workers fear being 'optimised' out of jobs as companies like Meituan, Baidu, and Xiaomi cut roles amid AI adoption, with layoffs often euphemized as 'organizational restructuring'.…
The US government has allowed Anthropic to release its Claude Mythos 5 AI model to over 100 trusted US organizations, partially reversing a ban imposed two weeks ago over national security risks. The …
A writer reflects on her Chinese family's strict dining rules, including not talking while eating and avoiding cold drinks, rooted in Confucian teachings and traditional Chinese medicine, which priori…
A new survey shows that 59% of young Americans fear AI threatens their job prospects, compared to less than 10% of young Chinese, reflecting fundamentally different economic outlooks and job markets i…
China's State Administration for Market Regulation released the first national standard for AI agent interconnection on Friday, establishing a unified identity management framework to regulate autonom…
Apple raised prices on MacBooks, iPads, Vision Pro, and home devices globally by up to 20%, citing soaring memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand. Analysts warn that iPhone price hik…
China's unicorn count rose to 381 in the 2026 Hurun Global Unicorn Index, up 38 from last year, with ByteDance ranking third globally behind OpenAI and Anthropic. The US leads with 806 unicorns, while…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) raised HK$280 billion in IPO proceeds in 2025, overtaking the New York Stock Exchange to rank first globally, driven by a surge in tech listings under its revam…
China introduced the first industry code of conduct for AI smart glasses after public outrage over covert filming incidents. The voluntary guidelines require manufacturers to minimize data collection,…
Beijing-based Zhipu AI released its GLM-5.2 coding model, which ranks in the top three globally on a major benchmark, sparking comparisons to DeepSeek's earlier disruption of the AI industry. The open…
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 2.3% on Friday, heading for a 5.8% weekly loss, its worst in over a year, as a renewed sell-off in technology stocks gripped Asian markets. The decline was exacerbated…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is expanding into the index business with plans to launch more proprietary benchmarks and related investment products, as traditional market gauges have lagged …
Hong Kong's bilingualism is uniquely indispensable in the AI era, as it allows users to cross-reference information across English and Chinese data sets to detect AI hallucinations and epistemic asymm…