Zhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips
China’s Zhipu AI has launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash – previously code-named Ox Alpha – saying…
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How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race
The next big competition in artificial intelligence is over science. The question is shifting from who has the largest…
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What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US
China should forge a national consensus on “regaining mastery of the oceans” and direct overseas investment returns…
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Hong Kong to expand AI use on 1823 platform to vet public inquiries by end of year
The operator of the Hong Kong government’s 1823 platform will expand the use of AI within the year to transcribe,…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing explores merging GEM with main board, source says
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is exploring merging the GEM board with its main board by…
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Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras,…
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Philippines’ rising military pensions risk triggering budget ‘time bomb’
The Philippines’ push for military modernisation is being squeezed by a ballooning pension bill for its troops as fears…
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Hong Kong gold imports fall 18% in July as mainland giants rush to build vaults
Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new…
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Malaysian airport staff find body in wheel well of plane from Japan
The body of an unidentified person was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur…
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North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal
North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related…
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Wang Yi calls on US to ‘overcome obstacles’ ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to help “remove interference and overcome obstacles” to…
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Chinese scientists discover that trees are producing ozone smog in Beijing
Beijing’s hundreds of thousands of weeping willows and poplars have been a welcome source of shelter from the fierce…
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Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold bars
Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to…
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China’s anti-corruption drive by the numbers
For more, check out the South China Morning Post’s full anti-corruption data bank project:
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In Malaysia, injured elephant Sulong’s 100km trek home drives logging debate
The lonely journey of a bull elephant trying to return to its jungle home has captured the hearts of Malaysians over…
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Anwar Ibrahim weighs delaying Malaysia general election to late 2027 amid poll setbacks
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is looking to push back national elections until the second half of next year,…
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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash
South Korea’s police said on Thursday they were seeking indictments of seven transport ministry officials over the 2024…
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Chip sell-off helps boost China’s private funds as US$83.3b is pulled out of mutual funds
The assets managed by China’s private funds grew last month as those of its mutual funds shrank, with investors…
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Japan fast-tracks anti-drone system amid China’s military build-up
Tokyo is experimenting with a radically faster way of buying new weapons – picking a domestically built interceptor…
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Can Singapore’s new anti-scam rules help stop online fraud before it occurs?
Singapore’s new rules for messaging platforms mark a significant shift in the country’s fight against scams, placing…
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China-Nepal flash flood: 362 dead and over 1,000 missing, including hundreds of foreigners
Rescue teams struggled to reach the site of a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood on the China-Nepal border on…
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Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan’s increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that do…
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Singapore police raid iron ore trader Radiant World over fake document claims
Singaporean police raided the local office of iron ore trader Radiant World last week and questioned some of the firm’s…
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China’s Akeso says cancer drug beat AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in phase 3 trial
Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Akeso announced on Wednesday that its immunotherapy drug had outperformed AstraZeneca’s…
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Bears and pest control: how Japan is spending its departure tax windfall
Billions of yen from a higher departure tax that Japan plans to use to support tourism are being channelled into…
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South Korean ex-spy reveals toll of secret missions to North: ‘treated as expendable’
In 1984, Ha Tae-jun, then 24, spotted a notice recruiting for a special unit at the Military Manpower Administration…
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Wanted in Hong Kong: the theatrical equivalent of a hawker centre
On a Saturday evening, Causeway Bay crackles with its famous retail energy, yet by 9 o’clock the streets begin their…
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Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair
A man in Taiwan who used a robot vacuum cleaner to gather evidence of his wife’s affair won a civil lawsuit but was…
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China launches world’s first 100kW bamboo-built floating solar farm off Shandong coast
China has launched the world’s first 100-kilowatt (kW) floating solar farm built with bamboo frames, offering a more…
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As Hong Kong faces more heatwaves, what must be done to make the city more resilient?
Yung, an elderly Hong Kong resident, has spent hours hanging out at a neighbourhood shopping centre in Kwai Chung all…
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Prudential sees new business profit growth slow, announces US$300m share buy-back
British insurer Prudential announced a US$300 million share buy-back, to be completed by December, as it reported an 8…
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South Korea hands police more power even as dead bodies expose the lies
On a farm up in the hills of South Korea’s Jeju Island, investigators this week uncovered what a mother had spent three…
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China’s robotics IPO wave gains steam as 2 more firms eye Hong Kong listings
Another two Chinese robotics start-ups have confirmed plans to launch initial public offerings in Hong Kong as early as…
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Bill Gates warns of AI’s impact, urges the US and China to cooperate
Cooperation between the United States and China is required to manage the unprecedented societal impacts of rapidly…
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Is ‘resource curse’ to blame in regions hit harder by Xi’s anti-corruption campaign?
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft…
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As the US and China compete over AI, Asean must secure strategic autonomy
International relations has long measured power through familiar instruments: military capability, territory, energy,…
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