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East Asia

Apparently impatient Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea

8 Jul 2025 - 1:33PMvideocam

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shows a letter on tariffs from US President Donald Trump to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, during a press briefing at the White House on Monday. Photo: Reuters

People & Culture

Malaysian sisters wed foreigners, communicate with gestures, spark online hilarity

8 Jul 2025 - 3:31PM

Three Malaysian sisters have caused much hilarity online after they married foreigners from different countries and now communicate as a family using hand signals and body language to overcome the language barriers. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sin Chew Daily

China Economy

China to speed up bullet-train connectivity with neighbours

8 Jul 2025 - 8:08PM

China’s completed overseas rail projects include the China-Laos railway (pictured). Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

China’s visa-free policy pays dividends as overseas entries soar in 2025

7 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM

An expanded visa-free entry policy has provided a much-needed boost to China’s overseas tourism. Photo: Xinhua

Economics

‘Truly regrettable’: Trump slaps 25% tariffs on South Korea and Japan. What now?

8 Jul 2025 - 4:57PMvideocam

Pusan Newport Terminal in Busan. South Korea is looking for a mutually beneficial trade deal with the US after President Donald Trump announced a new 25 per cent tariff on its goods. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp, is among the industry’s pre-eminent rocket launch providers. Photo: Shutterstock

Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans share sale that would lift value to US$400 billion

That would mark the largest-ever valuation for a privately held US company, surpassing SpaceX’s previous record of US$350 billion.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong firms invest in AI proficiency despite training budget cuts: survey

30 minutes ago

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign ministers

9 Jul 2025 - 9:01AM

Good Schools Guide

How educators are reshaping IB programmes to answer global challenges

Canadian International School and Hong Kong Academy aim to equip students to thrive in an uncertain future shaped by AI, and increasing environmental and political uncertainty.

9 Jul 2025 - 6:15AM

Educators in Hong Kong talk about how they are reshaping their IB programmes to prepare students for challenges from technology including AI, as well as increasing environmental and political uncertainty. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Chinese AIs fuel interest in Hong Kong IPOs

15 IPOs were announced in the city in the first quarter of 2025, according to KPMG, 6 of which raised more than HK$1 billion – many of these were tech companies.

9 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM

Alibaba expert envisions AI agents transforming daily life in 5 years

Hong Kong poised for bigger role in the AI landscape thanks to capital and research capabilities, Huang Fei says at Post’s China Conference.

8 Jul 2025 - 10:35PM

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Artificial intelligence

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

SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng says ‘having easy access to capital is extremely important’ for AI companies.

8 Jul 2025 - 10:35PM

TabbyML co-founder Lucy Gao (left) and SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng highlight the benefits for AI firms in Hong Kong on Tuesday at the SCMP’s China Conference 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | AI can enhance learning rather than threaten it

As artificial intelligence changes how we learn, it is challenging educators to rethink the purpose of education.

8 Jul 2025 - 8:37PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Meta’s AI lab scoops up two more Chinese experts from Apple, OpenAI

The new recruits include Pang Ruoming, manager of Apple’s foundations model team, and OpenAI researcher Li Yuanzhi.

8 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM

US-China relations

Opinion | Why East Asian integration could be the solution to US tariff threats

As Japan and South Korea struggled to reach trade deals with the US, China’s economic leverage offers an example for the rest of the region.

8 Jul 2025 - 5:28PMvideocam

An employee works on a lithium battery production line at a factory in Huaibei, Anhui province, on April 26. Photo: AFP

China’s optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI development

Optical computing is a promising alternative or addition to electronic computing, potentially improving system efficiency, a professor says.

8 Jul 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

Chinese researchers have developed the world’s first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1,” a milestone in photonic computing. Photo: Handout

A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC

The acceleration of climate change may prove calamitous for semiconductor production, which relies on copper, a new report says.

8 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM

Singapore’s first 3D-printed house is out there yet introverted

An oculus illuminates the groundbreaking potential embodied by Singapore’s first 3D-printed house.

8 Jul 2025 - 12:45PM

Eric Trump to headline Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong

The August event comes as the race for crypto supremacy has intensified, with both Hong Kong and the US moving to legalise stablecoins.

8 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM

Eric Trump, the second eldest son of US President Donald Trump, is set to attend next month’s Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

My Take | China could embrace universal basic income as AI takes jobs

While the term ‘universal basic income’ has yet to appear in any official Chinese policy documents, the idea may soon become less foreign.

8 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM

A humanoid robot interacts with crowds at an AI exhibition in Jinhua, central Zhejiang province in eastern China. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | US retreat from foreign aid highlights China’s steady outreach

China is not so much filling a void left by the US as having its long-standing commitment to scientific collaboration finally being noticed.

8 Jul 2025 - 6:45AM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmakers call for facial recognition system at upgraded land crossing

Hong Kong lawmakers give initial nod to HK$1.75 billion funding for Huanggang border crossing upgrade.

8 Jul 2025 - 12:37AM

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Chinese start-up Mirror Me’s robot dog outpaces Boston Dynamics’ WildCat

Shanghai-based start-up’s Black Panther II robot dog achieves a top speed of 9.7 metres per second versus 8.8 metres per second for WildCat.

7 Jul 2025 - 11:48PM

A four-legged robot developed by Mirror Me completed a distance of 100 metres in 13.17 seconds. Photo: Handout

Huawei defends AI models as home-grown after whistle-blowers raise red flags

An account on the open-source community GitHub alleged that the Huawei model had ‘extraordinary correlation’ with Alibaba’s Qwen-2.5 14B.

7 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM

Chinese culture

Young Chinese turn to AI to tell their fortune amid fear of the future

Uncertainty and pressure are causing many Chinese people to turn to astrology apps and AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek for peace of mind.

7 Jul 2025 - 5:15PM

US curbs, Nvidia delays likely to drive Samsung’s profit down 39%

The world’s biggest maker of memory chips is projected to report its lowest income in six quarters.

7 Jul 2025 - 5:05PMvideocam

A Samsung flag flutters outside the company’s building in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AFP

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools are teaching the skills that AI can’t replace

As demand for tech-savvy professionals grows, schools are balancing hard skills with emotional intelligence to prepare students for the future.

7 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM

Teaching students AI skills allows them to unlock new levels of creativity. Photo: French International School

TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: report

The news follows Trump’s Friday statement about talks with China and a possible deal.

7 Jul 2025 - 1:00PM

Hong Kong stock market

KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China adopts AI to spur efficiency, profitability

Digital ordering accounted for about 90 per cent of Yum China’s sales in 2024, backed by its 540 million ‘membership’ consumers.

6 Jul 2025 - 3:33PMvideocam

Chinese robot maker Dobot’s humanoid cooks steak from 1,800km away using VR

A Dobot Atom completed some delicate tasks, including flipping the meat and sprinkling salt over the dish.

5 Jul 2025 - 9:30AM

A man wearing a VR headset teleoperates a Shenzhen Dobot robot from 1,800km away. Photo: Handout

The Hong Kong pixel artist capturing hearts with his retro Instagram art

From Game Boy memories to a surprise DM from Jimmy O. Yang, Fatbeard’s work is taking over.

4 Jul 2025 - 6:19PM

Hong Kong pixel artist Fatbeard recently got a shout-out from Hollywood star Jimmy O. Yang. This reel combines elements from Central, Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok, with Yang’s favourite roast goose restaurant. Photo: @that.pixel.artistt/Instagram

The humanoid robotics race

Chinese companies have the lead in the global market for humanoid robotics, unveiling new models faster than their US rivals and controlling 63 per cent of the industrial supply chain.

4 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM

Chip design software firms climb as US lifts curbs on China exports

The export resumption means Synopsys and Cadence will only lose one month of revenue in the current quarter.

4 Jul 2025 - 9:54AM

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