A report by prosecutors in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang has shed light on how entrepreneurs and private businesses can fall prey to the abuse of power by police. The report highlights a case dating back to May of last year, when two officials from the public security bureau of an unnamed province began extorting…
China has created a new specialist committee on artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the country’s vision for the development and governance of the technology, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington. The AI Experts Committee will help spearhead efforts to promote the country’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed, according to…
Zhipu AI, one of China’s top generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) start-ups, has announced the initial closing of its venture capital vehicle, which aims to invest in related start-ups to strengthen the company’s ecosystem, borrowing a page from ChatGPT owner OpenAI. The Zhipu Ecosystem Fund, also known as the Z Fund, raised 1.5 billion yuan (US$211…
Most arrivals under Hong Kong’s top talent scheme are from mainland China. In the last of a three-part series, Kahon Chan learns that many go all out to get their children into the city’s best schools. See part one here and part two here. Thea Tong Haoxiang arrived in Hong Kong from Shenyang in February…
China’s World Internet Conference (WIC), an annual event that promotes the Chinese model and concept of internet governance, will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) this year, as Beijing seeks a greater role in the global governance of AI. The event, also known as the Wuzhen Summit, will run from November 19-22 under the theme of…
In China’s eastern coastal city of Ningbo lies a little-known manufacturer that makes one of the world’s thinnest amorphous-nanocrystalline alloys, more commonly known as magnetic “liquid metals”. The stand-out of the product line are soft, nano-sized magnetic materials that measure no thicker than 14 nanometres. To put that into perspective, a human hair is around…
Taiwan is intensifying efforts to prevent maritime borders being breached after mainland Chinese men used small boats to land on its coast twice in recent months. Lawmakers have pointed to the two incidents – neither spotted by Taipei until the men turned themselves in – as representing possible weaknesses in the event of a military…