Chinese fintech giant Ant Group releases powerful AI model to rival DeepSeek and OpenAI
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has released a new open-source, trillion-parameter large language model (LLM) that boasts stronger…
China sees uptick in ‘super golden week’ spending amid record travel surge
China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden week” public holiday,…
Chinese crypto fraudster pleads guilty to laundering $12b
By pleading guilty “Ms Zhang hopes to bring some comfort to investors who have waited since 2017 for…
Alibaba’s Qwen3-Omni tops Hugging Face AI ranking as Chinese open systems flourish
Alibaba Group Holding’s new Qwen3-Omni multimodal artificial intelligence system has quickly become the most popular model in the…
China woman falls into old well, circled by snakes, clings to wall for 54 hours before rescue
A woman from southeastern China was miraculously rescued after accidentally falling into an abandoned well, where she clung…
Wools of New Zealand signs China deal to boost global demand for strong wool
“Chinese manufacturers want to ensure they have a reliable source of high-quality raw natural supply, and our customers…
Chinese startups race for global growth with low-cost hardware
Startups Domestic price pressures dent valuations but help launch products quickly, cheaply NetEase, a gaming company, incubated a…
Wools of New Zealand signs China deal to boost global demand for strong wool
“Chinese manufacturers want to ensure they have a reliable source of high-quality raw natural supply, and our customers…
In China, Ray Dalio discusses global debt issues as Beijing seeks his counsel
As China works to defuse its debt risks, and with unchained US borrowing rocketing skyward, Ray Dalio finds…
Experts warn on risks and readiness ahead of World Quantum Day
As the world marks World Quantum Readiness Day this Thursday, experts from across the technology sector have urged…
Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung praised for sharing simple life in France, thanking hens for eggs
Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung Man-yuk has been praised on mainland social media for sharing details of her…
AI demands could drive USD $500 billion annual data centre spend
Bain has released its sixth annual Global Technology Report, outlining the evolving landscape of AI, quantum computing, robotics,…