Hong Kong’s largest think tank has a pressing task to help repair the “huge reputational damage” the city has suffered as a result of strained US-China ties. Bernard Chan, chairman of the Our Hong Kong Foundation, said it would expand its overseas exchanges to persuade outsiders to come and see the city for themselves, at…
This month we track how a faster rise in the US 10-year treasury yields is becoming a cause of worry. Meanwhile, China has announced a stimulus package and lowered key policy interest rates to push economic growth. 1. Yield signals The US Federal Reserve delivered a sharp cut of 50 basis points in its benchmark…
China remains about a year behind the US in large language models (LLMs), and may have more catching up to do after the release of OpenAI’s latest o1 model, according to experts. When it comes to LLMs with text generation, China is about half a year to a year behind, Roey Tzezana, a fellow at…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Heather Khalifa Text size RECASTS with Blinken remarks US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday questioned China’s sincerity in seeking peace in Ukraine as he directly pressed his counterpart over exports that boost Russia’s…
Text size China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday. The sinking at a shipyard earlier this year was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which also said that satellite imagery later showed large floating cranes arriving to salvage it. “It’s not…
Foreign Secretary David Lammy ripped into Russia at the UN today in an extraordinary tirade referencing slavery, “Putin’s imperialism” and his African heritage. Addressing delegates at the United Nations’ HQ in New York City, Lammy directly took aim at Russia’s envoy to the organisation, Vasily Nebenzya, as he “called out” imperialism. Lammy said: “I say…
MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based weapon that can fire the Standard Missile-6 and the Tomahawk…
China’s artificial intelligence research output is rising rapidly but remains relatively “decoupled” from US-led global collaboration networks, a report by the Nature Index has found. Six of the top 10 “rising institutions” in the field from 2019 to 2023 were in China, according to the latest AI index, compiled by part of the group which…
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is committed to providing inspirational, interactive and innovative learning experiences. The University was recognised as the Most International University by Times Higher Education (THE) earlier in 2024. In partnership with top global universities, CityUHK introduced four Flagship…