Taiwan Bans Public Agencies From Using China’s DeepSeek
The ban was made to protect ‘national information security,’ Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai said. Taiwan has told public agencies not to use the artificial...
China’s belt and road could fill ‘vacuum’ after Trump’s USAID freeze: analysts
US President Donald Trump’s spending freeze for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could allow China to fill the resultant gap under...
South Korean party’s recommendation of Trump for Nobel slammed as ‘shameful flattery’
A wave of controversies has erupted between the two rival parties in South Korea following a recommendation on Tuesday by a main opposition lawmaker...
AI start-up DeepSeek’s ‘real’ costs and computing power debated as chip stocks reel
The amount of computing power DeepSeek used to train its models has become a subject of intense interest for artificial intelligence (AI) experts and...
China’s tariffs on US, Russia and DeepSeek: SCMP daily catch-up
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...
China’s trade moves against US show it’s ready to fight back but willing to make a deal
Published: 8:35pm, 4 Feb 2025Updated: 8:47pm, 4 Feb 2025 Observers said China’s retaliatory moves in response to US tariffs showed Beijing’s readiness to face...
Scam farm victim returns to Hong Kong, as officials vow to help 9 others
A third Hongkonger tricked into working at “scam farms” in Myanmar will fly home on Tuesday evening after earlier meeting security officials from the...
DeepSeek success shouldn’t be seen as a win for China or loss for US
On January 1, people who don’t closely follow innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) would not have heard of DeepSeek. However, by late January, it...
Air Busan to Disallow Power Banks in Overhead Bins After Plane Fire
SEOUL—South Korea’s Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, which, on Tuesday, was called...