China, No 2 in global computing power, accelerates build-out as AI race heats up
China has vowed an even stronger push to entrench digital infrastructure’s role as an economic growth engine, after a rapid 5G roll-out in recent...
Xiaomi regains top spot in Southeast Asia’s smartphone market in second quarter
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi became the largest smartphone vendor in Southeast Asia for the first time in four years on the back of strong...
Harmful substances found in 13 out of 28 school shoe models sold in Hong Kong
Nearly half of 28 models of primary school shoes sold in Hong Kong contain harmful substances, with carcinogens exceeding international safety limits found in...
CK Asset’s first-half profit falls 26% amid Hong Kong property market challenges
Published: 7:03pm, 14 Aug 2025Updated: 10:03pm, 14 Aug 2025 CK Asset Holdings, one of the flagship companies owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s family, reported...
30,000 stranded at Japan’s Osaka expo after train service chaos
About 30,000 visitors to Japan’s World Exposition in Osaka were left stranded, with some forced to spend the night inside the expo grounds, after...
PLA jet accused of ‘dangerous’ moves near South China Sea’s Scarborough Shoal
A Chinese fighter jet allegedly flew close to a Philippine coastguard aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday morning, while US and PLA...
Alibaba’s new AI agent to ‘revolutionise’ how merchants source goods online
Alibaba Group Holding’s international commerce arm on Thursday released an artificial intelligence agent to help merchants source products and supplies, a development that could...
Hong Kong branch of Chiikawa-themed ramen chain to open on Saturday
Published: 6:33pm, 14 Aug 2025Updated: 7:31pm, 14 Aug 2025 The first overseas branch of a Chiikawa-themed ramen restaurant chain will open this week in...
Speculation grows on DeepSeek’s next AI model after OpenAI’s GPT-5
China’s leading artificial intelligence start-up, DeepSeek, finds itself at the centre of speculation about the release of its next-generation R2 reasoning model, following OpenAI’s...