Chinese users praise OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 for efficiency, even at higher cost than local rivals
OpenAI’s latest GPT-5.6 release marks a growing emphasis on cost-efficiency, a move welcomed by some users in China who continue to access the blocked...
China to head off AI-fuelled inequality by lifting salaries, narrowing pay gap
China has made income growth and the reform of its wage-distribution system a priority within broader efforts to cushion the domestic job market against...
US scientists use Chinese humanoid robot to carry out keyhole surgery and remove organs
US scientists have carried out keyhole surgery with a Chinese-made robot taking the place of the lead surgeon. The general-purpose humanoid robot made by...
Anwar, Anutin hit diplomatic high notes to mask Malaysia-Thailand tensions
Published: 8:39pm, 10 Jul 2026Updated: 8:50pm, 10 Jul 2026 After a rendition of My Way and a saxophone accompaniment that felt closer to crooning...
The next frontier of AI: how ‘world models’ are simulating reality and virtual spaces
Artificial intelligence has spent years learning to generate words, images and videos. Now, the industry’s attention is shifting towards “world models” – AI systems...
People’s Daily joins Beijing blitz against Philippines over 2016 South China Sea ruling
Published: 8:18pm, 10 Jul 2026Updated: 8:22pm, 10 Jul 2026 China’s flagship Communist Party newspaper has joined a sweeping rhetorical offensive against rival maritime claimant...
Friend sues ex-plastic surgeon for HK$12m over loans tied to manslaughter case
A former Hong Kong plastic surgeon has been sued for more than HK$12 million he allegedly owes to a friend who lent him the...
Hong Kong keeps tight grip on housing land supply despite property rebound
Hong Kong’s government will release just one residential site for sale in the July to September quarter, maintaining a cautious approach even as the...
11 dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through village
Eleven people were killed and 19 are missing after a wildfire tore through a Spanish village, with four victims who may have been British...