China, US should fight rogue AI risks together, but tensions are a challenge: ex-diplomat
A former senior Chinese diplomat has called for China and the US to work together to head off the risks of rapid advances in...
Suspect in escape bid by slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex ‘only a messenger’
One of the two defendants accused of assisting slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband in a failed attempt to flee Hong Kong has said...
Chipmaker SMIC posts 45% profit slump in 2024 amid US-China trade tensions
China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), on Tuesday said its 2024 profit had plunged significantly from the previous year, against a backdrop...
‘I was insensitive,’ says Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai about videos advocating sanctions
Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has acknowledged being “insensitive” for failing to vet two videos published on Apple Daily fronted by a now-fugitive calling...
Judge Blocks Federal Government From Cutting Medical Research Funding
A federal judge is preventing the cuts, at least for now, in 22 states. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley entered a temporary restraining order...
Pope Francis slams Trump, says US migrant deportations ‘will end badly’
Pope Francis launched a stinging critique on Tuesday of US President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a “major crisis” that...
Taiwan signs US$761 million deal for US NASAMS defence package
Taiwan has signed a new missile deal with Washington to bolster the defence of Taipei and key infrastructure against a potential attack by the...
Tibetan tree rings, China’s home-grown jumbo jets: SCMP daily highlights
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,...
Alibaba’s Qwen powers top 10 open-source models as China AI know-how goes beyond DeepSeek
Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen artificial intelligence (AI) model is powering the world’s top 10 open-source large language models (LLMs), according to collaborative machine-learning platform...