Elon Musk’s xAI joins open-source AI race against China
US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI has open-sourced Grok 2.5, an earlier version of its model series, intensifying the global race...
‘A lot of debt’: who will pay for Malaysia’s US$24 million Gaza aid pledge?
Malaysia’s plan to send 100 million ringgit (US$24 million) in aid to Gaza has become a lightning rod for economic anxieties as Malaysians weigh...
China bets on AI to pump trillions into economy amid national computing push
China is banking on artificial intelligence (AI) to become a new growth engine, and there are projections that it could add several trillion yuan...
Sell India, buy China? Don’t get stock and property markets confused
Indian stocks have had a good run. Since the end of March 2020, the Nifty 50, one of India’s main equity gauges, has risen...
Will China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ expand to Mongolia?
Published: 4:18pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 4:28pm, 25 Aug 2025 China and Mongolia are joining forces to build an ecological security barrier to combat desertification...
HSBC rolls out fixed mortgage plan at 2.73% ahead of Fed rate cut
Hong Kong’s largest bank has rolled out a fixed-rate mortgage plan, charging lower interest for home loan borrowers ahead of the first relaxation in...
China urges ‘dialogue’ to resolve Iran nuclear issue as new sanctions loom
Published: 3:28pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 4:11pm, 25 Aug 2025 Beijing has renewed its call for a political and diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear...
Hong Kong should ‘strengthen research, drive industrial upgrading’: Zhou Ji
Published: 3:28pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 4:13pm, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong should strengthen its scientific research and drive industrial upgrading with the support of...
China-South Korea ties at ‘a critical juncture’, Wang Yi says amid bid for reset
Beijing urged Seoul to move bilateral relations forward on “the right track” when China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s...