Apple nears US$1 billion-a-year deal to use Google’s Gemini AI model for Siri
Apple plans to pay about US$1 billion a year for an ultrapowerful 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Alphabet’s Google that would...
Hong Kong school’s use of simplified Chinese in exams draws backlash from parents
Published: 5:26pm, 6 Nov 2025Updated: 5:37pm, 6 Nov 2025 An unprecedented decision by a government-run primary school in Hong Kong to allow pupils to...
Ant Group affiliate OceanBase uses Hong Kong as hub to challenge Oracle
Ant Group affiliate OceanBase has unveiled plans to strengthen its presence in Hong Kong, using the city as a base for overseas expansion to...
Southeast Asia still under pressure amid US-China trade truce: analysts
Published: 5:00pm, 6 Nov 2025Updated: 5:02pm, 6 Nov 2025 During a whirlwind visit last month to Kuala Lumpur, US President Donald Trump oversaw a...
Is the Philippines seeking to formalise the ‘Squad’ alliance with its partners?
Published: 4:51pm, 6 Nov 2025Updated: 4:54pm, 6 Nov 2025 An agreement between Australia, the United States, Japan and the Philippines to set up an...
Beijing’s US$4 billion bond sale tests economic outlook after trade truce
Published: 4:42pm, 6 Nov 2025Updated: 4:53pm, 6 Nov 2025 China’s Ministry of Finance returned to the international bond market for the first time in...
98% of Hong Kong employers satisfied with performance of local graduates: survey
The workplace performance of Hong Kong’s local graduates has reached a new high, according to a survey commissioned by the Education Bureau, with about...
Has Trump 2.0 really been a boon to stock markets and the economy?
This week marks the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Trump’s return to the White House was a stunning...
Tokyo man arrested for employing 12-year-old Thai girl at massage parlour
A Japanese man has been arrested on suspicion of illegally employing a 12-year-old Thai girl at a private-room massage parlour in Tokyo, where she...