Hyundai Motor advances a renewed China strategy anchored in its ‘In China, For China, To Global’ approach IONIQ V debuts as the first dedicated IONIQ production model for China, tailored to local customer needs and expectations China positioned as a strategic hub for EV innovation and global competitiveness Ambitious roadmap targets 20 new models in…
Visitors browse the artificial intelligence section of the Fourth Global Digital Trade Expo on Sept 21, 2025 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – China firmly opposes US smear and defamation against the country’s development achievements in the artificial intelligence industry, urging the US side to discard bias and stop technological coercion against…
A journalist films Xiaomi SU7 Ultra cars during a Xiaomi track day driving experience in Tianjin, in northern China on April 23, 2026, ahead of the Beijing Auto Show which opens on April 24. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images) Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign automakers are…
A former senior manager at a major Chinese cryptocurrency exchange has been acquitted by a Hong Kong court of secretly moving five million Tether, with a market value of about HK$39 million (US$5 million), to his own accounts six years ago. A seven-member High Court jury reached the verdict on Friday to find Chen Boliang,…
Chinese startup says DeepSeek-V4-Pro beats all rival open models for maths and coding. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026 China’s DeepSeek has unveiled the latest versions of its signature artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, a year after its flagship model sent shockwaves through the global tech scene. The Chinese start-up launched preview versions of DeepSeek-V4-Pro and…
In the vast, turquoise expanse of the South China Sea, hundreds of fishing boats sit idle off China’s southern coast. But the people on these vessels aren’t there to fish. “They’re there to maintain presence,” said Gregory Poling from the US Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). “Philippine surveillance shows crew members sitting around…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] A new international network, Global Connect – Global Innovation Exchange (GIE), was set to facilitate scale-ups win business, raise capital and find partners as they move between Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and overseas markets. Unveiled in March by the Hong Kong Science…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] AI-enabled solution providers and corporate gathered at Hong Kong Science Park on March 24 to examine real-world use cases of AI as it shifts from experimental pilots into connected, operational systems across multiple sectors. The “Connected Intelligence: AI & Robotics Across Industries” event…
The numbers tell a revealing story. The city’s eight publicly funded universities, once primarily judged by academic output and global rankings, are now generating record income from knowledge transfer. Patents, licensing deals, industry partnerships. These are not side activities. They are becoming core business lines. Universities are no longer just custodians of knowledge. They are…
Mainland Chinese investors have slowed their purchases of Hong Kong-listed shares this year after last year’s record inflows, as more artificial intelligence investment opportunities have emerged in mainland markets, according to BNP Paribas. Southbound inflows via the Stock Connect cross-border system have reached about US$30 billion so far this year, a slower pace than 2025,…