China is turning science fiction into fact, whether through the development of nuclear reactors for interplanetary space travel or the use of artificial intelligence to fight corruption. The Post’s science editor Stephen Chen and science reporter Holly Chik discuss some of the latest achievements by China’s scientif…
Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou arrived in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen on April 1, 2024, visiting DJI Technology, the world’s largest consumer drone maker, and social media and gaming giant Tencent. He also visited electric vehicle maker BYD Auto on April 2. The visits come as Beijing is pushing for mo…
A high-tech fish farm off Singapore's coast has come up with innovative methods to produce cleaner, healthier seafood. Using advanced technology like ozone machines and simulating ocean conditions, the farm achieves higher yields without antibiotics. Its founder Leow Ban Tat aims to expand his fish and farm technolo…
In the spring of 2020, the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics announced plans to launch two plastic models to the International Space Station – Mobile Suit Gundam RX100 and Char’s Zaku fulfilled the author’s dream of outer space warfare. It was an example of the influence of characters and stories from the mind of nov…
Taiwanese entertainer Tino Bao has used artificial intelligence to create a digital version of his only daughter, who died of a rare blood disease at age 22 in 2021. The grieving father chose to pursue a PhD in AI the following year. The AI creation is capable of real-time conversations and interactions, singing and…
Uber Eats Japan launched a food-delivery robot service on March 6, 2024. Partnering with Mitsubishi Electric and robot developer Cartken, the company plans to introduce the service to select areas in the Japanese capital by the end of March. It already offers the same service in two US cities. In Japan, fans are wel…
Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC inaugurated its first plant in Japan, as part of efforts to revitalise the country's once cutting-edge semiconductor industry. Located in Kumamoto prefecture and surrounded by tech giants like Sony, the plant signifies a strategic investment in Japan's technological landscape, …
Young Chinese have resorted to a new way of dealing with stress in an increasingly fast- paced and stressful urban environment – AI partners. Some have even developed romantic feelings, despite the technology being not yet fully realised.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released a promotional music video titled Don't Click On Random Links, to remind people to beware of scammers. Hong Kong cult icon Wan Kwong collaborated with Arthur Yuen, the HKMA’s deputy chief executive, to sing and perform in the video that reveals several common scena…
Hong Kong-born entrepreneur Tommie Lo is the founder and CEO of Preface, an ed-tech start-up that aims to transform technology training and the learning environment. When posed with the question of how he would spend HK$8 million (about US$1 million), Lo explains why he would choose to invest in a project that carri…
High-flying Hong Kong aviation engineering graduates who launched a start-up to pioneer an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to assist in spotting signs of missing hikers in drone images helped speed up the massive effort to rescue a lost 17-year-old boy.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models have been in the spotlight for everyone from investors to educators since the first large language model conversational bot, ChatGPT, burst on the global scene in November 2022. Now Chinese IT giants including Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent have all released their own gener…