When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, made his entrance at a symposium with a group of top entrepreneurs this week, he seemed to be in good spirits. China has had a few good weeks. The artificial intelligence models by the start-up DeepSeek sent U.S. stocks tumbling and Western commentators screaming, “Sputnik moment.” Then an animated film…
HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a group of prominent private entrepreneurs including billionaire Jack Ma on Monday, a sign that Beijing sees the technology industry as a key spark for firing up sluggish economic growth. Footage shown on Chinese state media confirmed the attendance of Ma, founder of the e-commerce conglomerate…
Effie Vasilopoulos Newly launched UK-based firm Broadfield has marked the Year of the Snake with its first overseas office in Hong Kong, just two months after its official debut. Hong Kong managing partner Effie Vasilopoulos said the firm would leverage its strong local expertise and market-leading position to drive growth in China. Vasilopoulos told Law.asia…
A man in eastern China was arrested for operating more than 400 mobile phones simultaneously to enhance his chances of winning gifts in live-streams. The man, surnamed Ma, was discovered managing the hundreds of devices in a small garage within a residential compound in Jiangsu province in August, as reported by China Newsweek on December…
(This story was updated to include additional information.) BOSTON — Federal authorities arrested a Natick man on Monday after he allegedly sold U.S. technology that was later used in a fatal drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers. The arrests of Mahdi Mohammed Sadeghi, 42, of 85 Woodland Road, Natick, and Mohammad Abedini…
For SouthCoast residents who are fond of the area’s usual snowfall, it may seem like the last few winters have been a major disappointment. According to Climate Central, 64% of locations now get less snow than they did in the 1970s. Those days bring back memories of the Blizzard of ’78 when nearly two feet…
Hong Kong will require an influx of banking talent as the market rebounds and cross-border activity with mainland Chinese companies picks up, according to the Asia-Pacific head of Deutsche Bank. “Hong Kong has always benefited from its proximity to mainland China, and that’s a strength, not a weakness,” Alexander von zur Muehlen said during a…
Ma Yi remembers the long list of renowned Chinese researchers trained by Microsoft Research Asia, the US tech giant’s laboratory. Now as new head of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)’s computing school, the Chinese-born artificial intelligence (AI) scientist said he is trying to rebuild that nurturing environment, which creates opportunities for talent to shine….
Jeff Bellows and Dr. Matilde Castiel Picture this: Worcester residents lay on their backs and relax into a sound bath in Elm Park, soaking in peaceful rhythms and feeling stress melt away. Others gather at a self-defense class in Vernon Park that mixes strength and cardio-based exercises with techniques to strike and escape from an…
Chip giant Qualcomm may take over rival Intel, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited unnamed sources and added that this comes amid the latter, once the world’s most valuable chip company sees its shares plummet about 60% so far this year. A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a…