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The Cyberport building at Pok Fu Lam seen on April 2, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s AI ambitions take shape with 90% of supercomputing capacity now in use

Cyberport’s Supercomputing Centre, launched in December, is benefiting from a US$418.6 million subsidy scheme to attract companies.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent

E-commerce

France fines Shein US$47 million for ‘deceptive’ pricing amid EU scrutiny

US-China tech war

Tech war: US lifts export control of chip design software to China

Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence – three of the world’s largest EDA software developers – are set to resume sales to China.

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The US has lifted recently imposed export restrictions on certain chip design software to China. Photo: DigiTimes
The US has lifted recently imposed export restrictions on certain chip design software to China. Photo: DigiTimes
Artificial intelligence

China’s Sophgo adapts chip product for DeepSeek in self-reliance push

Heightened US chip export controls have prompted Chinese AI and chip companies to collaborate.

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Artificial intelligence

Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao share photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia.

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Artificial intelligence

UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens

Unesco hosted a forum in Bangkok this week to drive the adoption of its AI ethics recommendations.

Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers opening remarks during the Unesco Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, in Bangkok on June 25, 2025. Photo: AFP
Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers opening remarks during the Unesco Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, in Bangkok on June 25, 2025. Photo: AFP
Digital currencies

Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition

Hong Kong is seeking an early lead in stablecoins and tokenisation as Trump pushes the US to become the ‘crypto capital of the planet’.

Made in China 2025

How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

Start-ups rise fast where traditional manufacturing once ruled – powering Beijing’s innovation and self-reliance push.

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Apple

Apple joins China’s subsidy scheme to lift sales amid heated local competition

Consumers in Beijing and Shanghai can avail themselves of discounts of up to US$278 on select models of Apple devices, including the iPhone.

Apple has started offering discounts under the government subsidy scheme through its own domestic retail channels. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

Anker, Romoss recall over 1.2 million power banks amid fire risks

Anker has stopped selling the affected portable chargers, and is urging customers to return them for a refund or replacement.

Anker, based in Changsha, Hunan, announced its recall on Friday, affecting over 712,000 units. Photo: Sohu.com
Anker, based in Changsha, Hunan, announced its recall on Friday, affecting over 712,000 units. Photo: Sohu.com
Alibaba

Alibaba folds delivery app and travel agency into e-commerce group

CEO Eddie Wu said the restructuring ‘marks a strategic upgrade from an e-commerce platform to a comprehensive consumer platform’.

Blockchain

Hong Kong Web3 group issues blueprint for accelerating blockchain development

Web3 Harbour, in collaboration with PwC Hong Kong, will launch five action groups in August on stablecoins, funds and other critical segments.

TikTok

TikTok ‘continues to work with’ Vance on deal as its US fate remains uncertain

TikTok said it was ‘grateful’ for Trump’s deadline extension to September 17, which would allow it to keep serving its 170 million US users.

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The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. Photo: Reuters
TikTok

TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations

Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.

TikTok has been expanding overseas amid turmoil in the US, its largest market, where it has about 170 million users. Photo: Reuters
TikTok has been expanding overseas amid turmoil in the US, its largest market, where it has about 170 million users. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global

‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.

Robotics

China’s robotics market set to double in four years: Morgan Stanley

Robotics is a key part of the Made in China 2025 initiative, launched a decade ago to position the country at the forefront of hi-tech industries.

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US-China tech war

Taiwan blacklists leading chipmakers Huawei, SMIC amid US-China tech rivalry

The move will further tighten existing loopholes and curb collaboration between Chinese firms on the entity list and Taiwanese tech leaders.

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Taiwan is closing more loopholes to prevent mainland Chinese chipmakers from gaining new advantages. Photo: Shutterstock
Taiwan is closing more loopholes to prevent mainland Chinese chipmakers from gaining new advantages. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong plans new AI supercomputing centre to boost tech hub status

The facilities will provide computing power for the Greater Bay Area and beyond, says innovation chief Sun Dong during a tech show in Paris.

Automotive industry

Hong Kong to allow drones with higher payloads to boost low-altitude economy

Laws and regulations are being amended to promote the development of the low-altitude economy, deputy financial secretary says.

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Ant Group

Ant International and Ant Digital to seek stablecoin licences in Hong Kong

The two Ant units’ move aligns with its global ambitions as other companies, including rival JD.com, line up to issue fiat-backed cryptocurrencies.

Ant International is one of the largest tech firms yet to announce its intention to issue a stablecoin in Hong Kong. Photo: Ant International
Blockchain

With early stablecoin law, Hong Kong looks to keep edge as finance hub

Hong Kong is looking to ‘secure a leading role in global payment systems’, one analyst says, as law comes ahead of a similar US stablecoin bill.

A view of Hong Kong’s central business district on October 9, 2024. Some analysts see the city’s new stablecoin law as providing advantages for maintaining its position as a finance hub. Photo: May Tse
A view of Hong Kong’s central business district on October 9, 2024. Some analysts see the city’s new stablecoin law as providing advantages for maintaining its position as a finance hub. Photo: May Tse
Artificial intelligence

iFlytek says using local chips in AI models extends development time by 3 months

Liu’s comments show how some Chinese tech companies are determined to improve their AI capabilities without access to Nvidia chips.

China manufacturing

China plans to turn Shenzhen into AI and aviation hub amid US sanctions

Beijing is deepening reforms to accelerate the development of emerging industries in the Chinese tech hub, which faces a barrage of US trade curbs.

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Semiconductors

Chinese academy launches automated system to speed up chip design

The system, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses AI for semiconductor design, dispensing with the need for human developers.

Chips seen on a circuit board of a computer. Photo: Reuters
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Solar energy milestone: China taps the ocean in breakthrough for industry

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Hong Kong’s AI ambitions take shape with 90% of supercomputing capacity now in use

The Cyberport building at Pok Fu Lam seen on April 2, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse

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