Alipay launched a new AI Pay-powered payment service that enables OpenClaw-type AI agents to make purchases and complete payments based on user instructions. These autonomous AI tools, which execute tasks on a user's behalf, have been nicknamed "lobsters" in China. The use of the new service require...
DeepSeek has unveiled its latest generation of large language models, DeepSeek-V4, marking a significant push toward high-performance yet cost-efficient AI systems. The release includes two variants, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, both offering a standardised context length of up to one mill...
Robbyant, the embodied AI company within Ant Group, announced the open-sourcing of LingBot-Map, a new streaming 3D reconstruction model. This innovative technology empowers robots, autonomous vehicles, and AR devices to perceive and understand their three-dimensional surroundings in real-time using ...
The United Nations University (UNU), via the UNU Institute in Macau (UNU Macau), and Tsinghua University have jointly launched the UNU Hub on Promoting Ethical and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Development, hosted by Tsinghua University’s Institute for ...
Artificial intelligence is set to play a defining role in China’s next phase of economic transformation, as the country positions advanced technologies at the heart of its newly approved 2026–2030 development roadmap.
China’s national lawmakers have formally endorsed the 15th Five...
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes an increasingly common outlet for emotional support, mental health experts in Hong Kong are warning against over-reliance on virtual interactions amid a deepening mental health crisis.
Recent findings from The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong reveal tha...
HealthMutual Group (HMG) and Hong Kong Data Ltd. (HK Data) (formerly known as CU Datahub) signed a Cooperation Agreement to integrate and scale a pioneering electronic Third-Party Administrator (eTPA) system. This collaboration marks a definitive shift toward a data-driven insurance ecosystem, integ...
Qianhai, a flagship hub for institutional opening-up, high-end services and technological innovation in southern China, officially opened the application portal for the Qianhai OPC (One-Person Company) International Community and launched its global OPC Mavericks Program. Adhering to the philosophy ...
Alibaba Cloud, the digital and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, presents a series of customer success stories from 2025, showcasing how its full-stack AI and Cloud capabilities are powering innovation for enterprises worldwide. Alibaba Cloud's comprehensive AI offering – spanning infra...
DFI Retail Group (DFI) and Becon, a Samsung-backed company, announced a strategic partnership to launch an AI-powered skin and scalp assessment solution across online and offline channels in Asia. This milestone reinforces DFI's commitment to driving growth in wellness and delivering integrated omni...
AsiaInfo Technologies Limited, a leading provider of software products, solutions, and services, and ABB Robotics jointly established the "Embodied Intelligence Laboratory" and held its inauguration ceremony at AsiaInfo Plaza in Beijing. Tian Suning, Chairman of AsiaInfo Technologies, and Dr Ouyang...
China’s Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) has launched Sinong, the country’s first open-source vertical large language model (LLM) designed specifically for the general agricultural sector, marking a major advance in the application of foundational AI to agriculture.
According to Xi...
China aims to achieve a secure and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027, with its industrial scale and empowerment level remaining among the world's forefront, according to a recent government action plan.
The plan, jointly issued by eight departments includ...
DeepSeek has unveiled DeepSeek-V3.2, a next-generation artificial intelligence model designed to balance high computational efficiency with advanced reasoning and agentic performance. The company said the model introduces multiple technical breakthroughs aimed at improving long-context understanding...
WORK Medical Technology Group LTD, a supplier of medical devices in China, through its subsidiary, Work (Hangzhou) Medical Treatment Equipment Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries in China, announced that its subsidiary, Hunan Saitumofei Medical Treatment Technology Co., Ltd. (Hunan Saitumofei) has entere...
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has released a draft of the “Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services Using Artificial Intelligence” for public consultation, aiming to regulate AI services that simulate human personality traits and prov...
With the AI trend surging forward, Watsons Water announces the launch of its first AI-designed "Hong Kong Landmark" Series. This limited artistic series offers consumers a brand-new experience that seamlessly blends technology, art aesthetics, and the unique charm of Hong Kong. It mar...
Moonshot AI, a Chinese startup founded in 2023, released Kimi K2 Thinking. It's free, open source, and performing as well as OpenAI's flagship GPT-5 model on key benchmarks.
This matters because GPT-5 is a paid, proprietary system that costs serious money to access. K2 Thinking is available to anyo...
