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Adrian Cheng sharpens focus on ‘transformative industries’ under new firm ALMAD Group

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong has launched a new business focused on “transformative industries”, including culture and healthcare, nearly three months after…

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OpenAI’s GPT-5 draws mixed reviews in China amid heightened AI competition

OpenAI’s latest flagship artificial intelligence model, GPT-5, has drawn mixed reviews in China, where some critics expressed disappointment over the…

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Chinese semiconductor, AI firms form pact as Nvidia faces inquiry on H20 chip’s security

The alliance reflected the growing efforts in the country’s semiconductor industry and nascent AI sector to push forward Beijing’s tech…

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Singaporean chip equipment maker ASMPT sees steady growth behind AI infrastructure boom

“AI tailwinds are driving strong demand across both advanced packaging [AP] and mainstream businesses, and we achieved better-than-expected bookings for…

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Hong Kong’s international financial centre role gives it an edge in AI market, experts say

“For AI companies, having easy access to capital is extremely important,” SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng said in a…

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Tech start-ups all the buzz, but many young Chinese prefer stable government jobs

As governments across China roll out new measures to boost employment and entrepreneurship on the back of an AI-driven tech…

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China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector

Automation enabled by intelligent robots will allow for a massive expansion in production capacity across industries, and China is currently…

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Shenzhen’s tech rival, China’s Mach 16 jet fuel engine: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond…

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China’s DeepSeek shocked the tech world. Can its home province do it again?

As China’s DeepSeek – a relatively recent entrant in a crowded field of companies producing artificial intelligence (AI) models –…

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China’s GenAI market continues to heat up as Beijing records more LLM filings

Beijing added 11 new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services set for public release, as the nation’s capital continues to burnish…

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