Alibaba leads US$14 million funding round in Chinese AI agent start-up
A Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up specialising in enterprise AI agents has secured over 100 million yuan (US$14 million) from investors led by Alibaba...
South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung pledges to improve China, Russia ties
Seoul will move “swiftly” to improve ties with Beijing and Moscow to “protect peace and people’s lives”, according to South Korea’s president. Advertisement Marking...
Cat-loving Chinese man, 82, plans to leave feline his inheritance, seeks good carer
A cat-loving elderly man in China wants to leave his inheritance to strangers on the condition that they provide unconditional care for his beloved...
Meet China’s first home-grown carrier, the Shandong, bridge to a blue-water future
Almost a decade has passed since the People’s Liberation Army pulled the trigger on President Xi Jinping’s plans for a massive overhaul of the...
Hong Kong court quashes government decision to refuse permits to 2 Uber drivers
A Hong Kong court has quashed a government decision to refuse hire car permits to two prospective Uber drivers seven years ago, rejecting authorities’...
Can Rubio’s Asia tour ease region’s anxiety over looming US tariffs?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Asia next week on a high-profile diplomatic tour, but his visit is not expected to ease...
Economist Huang Yiping floats Hong Kong as stablecoin staging ground
Issuing a stablecoin pegged to the offshore yuan in Hong Kong may be more feasible than in mainland China due to the latter’s capital...
Symbolic Shandong visit: a sign of Hong Kong’s ‘rock-solid’ security and pride
The arrival of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, which represents “rock-solid” national security defence and high-quality development, would allow residents to witness first-hand the...
Woo Guangdong visitors under cross-border scheme, Hong Kong transport chief says
A highly anticipated cross-border driving scheme for Guangdong residents will provide a boost for Hong Kong’s tourism-related industries, the transport chief has said, as...