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Naga Bharath Daka and Pawan Kumar Chandana, founders of Skyroot Aerospace, pose in front of Vikram-I, India’s first private commercial rocket, at the campus of Skyroot Aerospace during the inauguration ceremony of Infinity Campus, India’s largest private rocket factory, in Hyderabad, India, on November 27 last year. Photo: Reuters
India

India launches first private orbital rocket as space start-ups expand

Skyroot Technologies’ Vikram-1 rocket is about as tall as a seven-storey building and capable of carrying up to 350kg.

Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong’s Lalamove, EY team up to shape ‘low-altitude economy’. What’s next?

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Xpeng plants a flag in Germany’s auto heartland with Mona L03 launch

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | To stay competitive, Chinese brands must learn to command agentic AI

To unlock further success in brand awareness, Chinese firms must appeal to the artificial intelligence agents that are increasingly shaping consumer experience.

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A man stands near a poster promoting Alibaba’s AI agent Wukong, at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 22. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Philippines’ Pax Silica AI hub plan slammed for mineral ‘plunder’

The proposed US-led plan is another example of the authorities’ insincerity in addressing the concerns of affected communities, critics say.

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Artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in AI era

Chinese leader’s presence at World AI Conference signals Beijing’s push to elevate AI from tech priority to pillar of geopolitical strategy.

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Artificial intelligence

BrainCo claims mind-to-robot link at China’s World AI Conference

Hangzhou-based firm says users can control robots using only their thoughts via EEG headsets, marking a leap in embodied AI tech.

Brain-controlled robot demonstration by Chinese tech unicorn BrainCo. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech resilience tested as South Korea’s Kospi slides into bear market

Foreign investors have pulled US$110 billion from Seoul this year, rotating into undervalued Chinese giants as momentum seen slowing for expensive tech stocks.

South Korea

Why South Korea is racing to build a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity

Fears over access to foreign AI models have accelerated Seoul’s push to control the systems used to defend critical infrastructure.

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Artificial intelligence

Top takeaways from Xi Jinping’s opening address at the World AI Conference

The speech marks the Chinese president’s first-ever keynote address at the nation’s premier artificial intelligence summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping says ‘one country’ cannot monopolise AI – as it happened

President’s personal attendance seen as a sign of China’s inclusion of artificial intelligence into broader geopolitical strategy.

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President Xi Jinping arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: AP
Space

Editorial | With its innovative rocket recovery, China makes strides in the space race

Beijing’s breakthrough is likely to advance its ambitions in the cosmos and enhance global connectivity and economic growth.

Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need more

A pedagogical framework, case studies and genuine collaboration between the authorities, researchers, school leaders and teachers are vital.

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US-China relations

Beijing denounces US chip curbs as threat to global supply chains

Move to incorporate three China-focused export control measures into the NDAA marks a new escalation in the US technology rivalry.

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Nvidia’s AI chips are at the centre of US efforts to tighten export controls on advanced computing technology bound for China. Photo: Nvidia
Semiconductors

CXMT’s mega IPO draws frenzy from retail investors to DeepSeek founder’s fund

Investors are hoping for a relatively generous allotment rate and sharp gains when the memory-chip maker debuts on Shanghai’s Star Market.

Memory-chip maker CXMT's coming IPO on Shanghai's Star Market has drawn an enthusiastic response from both retail and professional investors. Photo: Reuters
Shanghai

Shanghai’s computing-grid coordination marks a national first

Led by State Grid’s local subsidiary, trial marks the largest single city-level adjustment of computing power load, says official newspaper.

Japan

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang seals Japan robotics push after ‘yakitori summit’

Huang has shown his personable side by dining with business partners at local restaurants during his recent visits to other countries.

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China stock market

South Korea’s debt-heavy market could drive global tech volatility, analysts say

China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility.

A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) and US dollar exchange rate in Seoul. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead

AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation.

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US-China relations

Trump intel pick to play ‘helpful’ role in agreeing economic strategy with China

Jay Clayton says US can still work together ‘on the world stage economically’ with Beijing despite the geopolitical challenges they face.

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US-China relations

Christmas tree troubles, new Pacific missile launch: 7 US-China relations reads

From a ruckus over Christmas trees to new drug trafficking arrests, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of July 2026.

American Christmas tree growers are getting involved in the US-China trade war over fears for their profits this winter. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Brain-chip milestone: China completes world’s first commercial implant

Coin-sized implant marks a breakthrough in neurotechnology, underscoring China’s bid to lead the global race against Elon Musk’s Neuralink.

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Chinese surgeons have implanted a coin-sized brain chip in a patient in the world’s first commercial surgery using an invasive brain-computer interface device. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up

American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers.

Artificial intelligence

Is artificial intelligence causing a rise in natural human stupidity?

Recent studies suggest memory, decision-making and critical thinking are at risk if people rely too much on AI for cognitive tasks.

Blockchain

Hong Kong steps up its crypto hub challenge with tokenised fund

As the city looks to challenge the US as a global crypto hub, Baillie Gifford says the SFC has approved its blockchain-based tokenised fund.

British fund manager Baille Gifford says it has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission to issue the city's first blockchain-based tokenised fund. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

China’s CXMT valued at US$85 billion in record Shanghai IPO

Chinese DRAM maker is set to raise 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion), nearly twice the amount earmarked for its investment projects.

China’s top maker of computer memory chips, CXMT, is eyeing a record IPO in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s first 5-year-plan can help future-proof the media industry

With the right policy support, there is great scope for media operations to function as sandboxes for developing and testing advanced AI technologies.

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US-China trade war

US must act quickly to counter China’s growing tech progress, lawmakers told

Analysts claim Washington needs to slow down Chinese momentum and speed up US technology advances now or fall well behind the Asian giant.

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