China's clinical drug trials hit a record 5,215 in 2025, more than double the 2020 figure, with 57.5% for new drugs, as Beijing's push to make biotech a strategic industry raises US security concerns.…
The US and China are competing for control of copper, a metal critical to AI, defense, and energy sectors. The Trump administration is considering tariffs on refined copper imports to rebuild domestic…
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong have stopped using Anthropic's AI models due to US export restrictions, which block non-Americans from accessing the company's latest models. The move thr…
US stocks fell sharply as a sell-off in technology giants sparked concerns that the artificial intelligence rally driving the bull market may be overblown. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4%, the Nasdaq composi…
A Singaporean man, identified only as Luke, filed a police report after discovering a former schoolmate used AI to generate fake photos depicting them as a family, including images of a pregnancy and …
Two major Chinese MLCC suppliers, Chaozhou Three-Circle and Jiangsu Boqian New Materials, are pursuing Hong Kong listings to capitalize on surging demand driven by AI infrastructure buildout. Chaozhou…
Hong Kong's highly educated youth face a growing mismatch between their skills and available jobs, exacerbated by AI and market shifts. The government must create quality employment opportunities leve…
Zhipu AI's market capitalization surpassed HK$1 trillion on Monday after shares surged up to 42%, driven by the release of its open-source GLM-5.2 model, which ranks second globally on the Code Arena …
South Korean retail investors are using Hong Kong-based platforms to buy leveraged semiconductor ETFs, seeking higher returns from the AI and chips boom. The CSOP 2X leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung El…
Apple supplier Lingyi iTech is seeking up to HK$8.3 billion (US$1.1 billion) in a Hong Kong IPO to fund expansion into AI hardware and humanoid robotics. The Shenzhen-listed components maker plans to …
China-Asean relations extend beyond geopolitics, encompassing food systems, satellites, aircraft, universities, finance, culture, infrastructure, data centers, business networks, and regional institut…
China's AI capabilities and mass production strengths position it to lead in agricultural robotics, similar to its success in electric vehicles, according to GrainCore Dynamics founder Zhao Feng. The …
Hong Kong ranks third globally as an AI financial powerhouse but faces a critical energy deficit, with electricity shortfalls since 1994. The city's AI infrastructure projects lack integrated energy p…
Hong Kong families are shifting from traditional summer school programs in Britain and North America to cheaper Asia-based alternatives due to soaring airfares, with applications to UK summer schools …
Chinese start-up VeloAlpha, founded by fusion theorist Xie Huasheng, is developing FusionAlpha, an AI-powered simulator to test fusion reactor designs virtually, aiming to reduce costly trial-and-erro…
A China-led research team has developed a deep-learning system that automatically detects space hurricanes, a phenomenon in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite signals, radar, and radi…
An assault case involving five Japanese girls who used AI to decide how much money to demand from a victim has exposed a disturbing pattern of adolescents turning to AI for guidance in criminal acts. …
YouTube creator Curry Barker's horror film Obsession, made for US$750,000, has grossed over US$300 million worldwide, shocking Hollywood. The 26-year-old director built a following on YouTube before a…
SpaceX's historic IPO raised $75 billion, achieving a $2.1 trillion market cap, as Elon Musk merges xAI with SpaceX to build orbital AI data centers, aiming to solve terrestrial energy and cooling con…
Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are surging in price due to soaring demand from AI server clusters and electric vehicles, with spot market prices jumping two- to fourfold since Chinese New Year.…