Hong Kong’s main public research funding body for universities has approved a record 12 projects worth about HK$478 million in its latest financing round, with artificial intelligence featuring in more than a third of successful proposals, including one aimed at cutting AI data centre power use by up to 20 per cent. The higher education…
Chloe Maluleke|Published 1 hour ago Late last month in Dalian, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Premier Li Qiang used a phrase that has been circulating in policy circles ever since: China opportunity 2.0. He was pushing back against a more pessimistic label some Western commentators have started using, (China…
DONGGUAN, China, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the HDC 2026 Global Eco Summit, Huawei convened global ecosystem partners, brands, and developers to explore how its innovative technologies are reshaping digital interaction in an increasingly interconnected, multi-device world. Spanning luxury retail, tourism, financial services, and digital platforms, the summit highlighted how enterprises are leveraging Huawei’s ecosystem…
Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Monday it had developed a new way of making semiconductors that could get around its US-enforced lack of access to the most advanced chipmaking equipment. Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Huawei. Huawei has been at the centre of a geopolitical standoff in recent years after Washington warned its equipment…
Huawei’s “chip queen” is no longer just a respected engineer inside China’s technology world. He Tingbo has become a defining figure in the global semiconductor race, representing China’s determination to survive sanctions, rebuild technological independence, and challenge long-standing Western dominance in advanced chips. Her latest appearance in Shanghai, where she introduced Huawei’s new “Tau Scaling…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has now acknowledged that the company has ‘largely conceded’ China’s artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei as US export restrictions continue to reshape the global semiconductor landscape, as reported by CNBC. Recently, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed that the company’s market share in China has dropped to ‘zero’. Huang made the…
Plus: Companies warned to prepare for Mythos Image: AI needs to augment, not replace Welcome to Computing’s weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This week we look at China’s new ruling on AI, how countries are preparing for Anthropic’s Mythos, and the ongoing dispute between Samsung workers and management in South Korea. At a…
A Hong Kong property tycoon has called for a more prudent approach to the city’s development rather than accelerating projects amid global uncertainties, saying the industry’s willingness to invest in the Northern Metropolis hinges on the health of the market. Far East Consortium chairman David Chiu Tat-cheong also described the megaproject’s new land disposal approach…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expressed shock at Huawei’s 100+ top CPU architects, developing alternatives to advanced tools and lithography. He warned China is rapidly closing the semiconductor gap through engineering and infrastructure optimization, even excelling in older tech. Tan also highlighted China’s regulatory speed and the US trailing in open-source AI development, urging immediate action…
China risks losing access to satellite tracking stations and other sensitive technology infrastructure in Venezuela after the United States seized control of the country’s leadership and transferred its president Nicolas Maduro to New York for trial. Beijing’s embedded assets – from satellite ground stations to oilfield systems and telecommunications networks – could be compromised after…