The Fifth Hong Kong Science Fair, organized by the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation and supported by Sino Group and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, concluded with over 60,000 visits. Ar…
Concerns that artificial intelligence will disrupt Asia's real estate sector are overblown, as demand for digital infrastructure in developing countries remains strong regardless of the AI boom's traj…
South Korea unveiled sweeping chip and AI megaprojects worth US$650 billion on Monday, as President Lee Jae Myung pledged to cement the nation's leadership in the global AI and semiconductor market. T…
Japan's Osaka Prefectural Police deployed an AI avatar named AIko on YouTube to warn citizens about scams, as fraud cost the country a record US$2 billion last year. The avatar, created by professor T…
China's AI-powered laser mosquito zapper went viral after a successful crowdfunding campaign, while Wu Chun's luggage ordeal and other weekend stories highlighted regional trends.…
China broke ground on its first AI-powered personalized cancer vaccine production line in Beijing, developed by Likang Life Sciences. The facility will produce LK101, a vaccine that uses AI to analyze…
Meta Platforms' new vice-president of AI research, Dawn Song, said the next frontier of artificial intelligence will be agents that can perform economically valuable work across real-world domains. So…
Chinese stocks are expected to extend gains in the second half of 2026 as resilient exports and recovering producer prices support economic growth, with brokerages forecasting 10-15% earnings growth f…
China's new tech bases in Hebei and Tianjin, including Pinduoduo's move to Xiongan New Area, may boost local rentals but home sales growth is expected to be milder than past surges due to cautious buy…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled DSpark, a speculative decoding framework that speeds up AI inference by up to 85% while reducing costs and chip strain. The module uses a lightweight draft model a…
The Bank for International Settlements warned that the artificial intelligence investment boom is funneling capital through loosely regulated non-bank channels, exposing the financial system to risks …
Chinese chipmaker Basic Semiconductor is moving forward with an IPO in Hong Kong, betting on silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors to address the power demands of AI-driven data centers. The company jo…
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'.…