AI, IP and Asia’s Film Market

    AI, IP and Asia’s Film Market

    Hong Kong’s annual Filmart industry platform marks its 30th edition March 17–20. Before diving into how this year’s event plans to help chart the future of global entertainment, it’s worth reflecting on where things stood at its 1997 debut — and how much has changed since. Filmart launched in June 1997, just weeks before Hong…

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    Opinion | Building Asean ties puts Hong Kong on path to long-term growth

      Opinion | Building Asean ties puts Hong Kong on path to long-term growth

      The Hong Kong government has started the year with initiatives that have far-reaching impacts on the city’s long-term growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced that he is spearheading Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, which will promote broader integration with China’s five-year plan and ensure a bigger role for the city in the nation’s economic…

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      OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: Progress of Chinese tech firms is 'remarkable'

        Chinese tech companies progress remarkable

        The progress of Chinese tech companies across the entire stack is “remarkable,” OpenAI’s Sam Altman told CNBC. Altman’s comments come as China races against the U.S. to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) — where AI matches human capabilities — and roll out the technology across society. The pace of technological advance in “many fields,” including…

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        The campers had left the area by the following morning. Photo: Handout

          Green group calls for action after Hong Kong campsites packed

          A green group has called for long-term measures to tackle overtourism in Hong Kong’s scenic Sai Kung district after the number of tents at a campsite reached more than nine times its capacity on the second day of Lunar New Year, although authorities described the situation as “under control”. Greenpeace said on Thursday that it…

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          MAD Architects Lishui Airport in China

            China’s Lishui Airport opens after 17 years of construction

            Sign up for our newsletter and get our latest content in your inbox. Subscribe Lishui Airport (LIJ), located in Zhejiang Province, China, has officially begun operations, marking the region’s first direct link to China’s national aviation network. Initially designed in 2008, the airport has finally been completed after 17 years of construction. The “bird-like” building…

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