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Developing | Tech war: Huawei trumpets AI computing breakthrough for China ahead of Xi-Trump call

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

Huawei Technologies unveiled hardware that it said could deliver world-class computing power without using Nvidia’s advanced chips, in a breakthrough that could potentially free the supply chokehold that constrains China’s aspirations in artificial intelligence. The Shenzhen-based telecoms equipment giant said it had developed the “world’s most powerful” supernode computing cluster using local chipmaking processes, providing…

Letters | How Hong Kong can tackle the growth in inflammatory bowel disease cases

Cs news6 months ago03 mins

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CATL’s Hong Kong-Shenzhen share premium grows after JPMorgan upgrade

Cs news6 months ago03 mins

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) surged in Hong Kong on Monday after JPMorgan Chase upgraded the stock, which extended a rebound for Chinese battery makers and inflated the premium of its Hong Kong shares over those that trade in Shenzhen. The US bank also predicted stronger demand for CATL’s energy storage systems. CATL’s Hong Kong shares…

Editorial | Top UN ranking proves the benefits of Hong Kong’s integration

Cs news6 months ago03 mins

Hong Kong has been accelerating its integration into the Greater Bay Area, China’s key engine of growth. That has borne fruit for the city’s increased productivity and innovation. Our joint efforts are now being internationally recognised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is part of the United Nations. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou economic cluster…

Editorial | Hong Kong drugs bust underscores why global cooperation is key

Cs news6 months ago03 mins

Credit goes not just to the two forces, but also to the authorities on the mainland and overseas jurisdictions that shared intelligence for the operation conducted between June and August. Local officers uncovered 74 narcotic-related cases and seized 1,219kg (2,687lbs) of drugs, including 622kg of cannabis, 280kg of ketamine, 200kg of cocaine, 85kg of methamphetamine…

Hong Kong to update railway standards with national measures to help cut costs

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong is seeking to incorporate national railway standards into local benchmarks in a bid to greatly cut costs and raise efficiency, paving the way for standardised rules and their wider application in future government projects. The move will also help facilitate the export of mainland Chinese building technology, such as modular integrated construction (MiC),…

Snow-blowing, lawn-mowing robots clear the way for China’s tech expansion

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

China’s consumer robotics start-ups are finding new growth opportunities in overseas markets, providing a new development model for the country’s manufacturers as they attempt to escape problems wrought by excess capacity and destructive price wars at home. These up-and-coming robotics firms are leveraging mature supply chains and rapid product iteration cycles to compete on technology…

China’s MGI Tech touts world’s fastest gene sequencer: 10 minutes to read a genome

Cs news6 months ago03 mins

Shenzhen-based MGI Tech unveiled what it claims to be the world’s fastest gene sequencer, an advance that promises to help accelerate breakthroughs in cancer genomics and rare disease research. The company said at a launch event on Tuesday that the DNBSEQ-T7+ can sequence 144 human genomes a day, or one every 10 minutes. More than…

More factories but less pollution: how China’s green tech revolution works

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

In 2006, he founded the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) – a non-profit environmental research organisation based in Beijing. At the time, data collected by his organisation showed around 28 per cent of monitored water sources nationwide were severely polluted and rendered unusable, leaving nearly 300 million people without sufficient clean drinking water,…

Hongkongers angry as hot-air balloon festival deflated again amid scorching heat

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

More customers were left disappointed on the third day of the troubled hot-air balloon festival at the Hong Kong waterfront on Saturday, as the displays were deflated again due to high temperatures. At least 30 angry attendees gathered around the customer service counter of the AIA Hot Air Balloon Fest at one point, demanding refunds…