25 h. ago China beats S. Korea, France to continue winning streak at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup

China beats S. Korea, France to continue winning streak at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup  chinadailyasia.com

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4 d. ago ByteDance Challenges Alibaba’s Reign in China’s AI Cloud Market

ByteDance Challenges Alibaba’s Reign in China’s AI Cloud Market  The Information

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7 d. ago Alibaba Cloud team wins top AI award for breakthrough in model efficiency

A research team led by Alibaba Cloud was the only group from China to receive a top award at this year’s NeurIPS, or the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, billed as the artificial intelligence industry’s most prestigious annual event. The research could lead to drastic improvements in the efficiency of large language models (LLMs), significantly reducing both training and inference costs for Alibaba Group Holding’s next generation of Qwen models without sacrificing...

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9 d. ago Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among Chinese firms amid strong demand

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding expects to stay ahead of its Chinese Big Tech peers in artificial intelligence-related capital expenditure, as the firm’s AI and cloud computing unit posted its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth. Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday reported a 34 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to 39.8 billion yuan (US$5.6 billion) in the three months ended September 30, as the Hangzhou-based parent’s overall revenue in its financial second quarter reached...

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1 week ago Alibaba posts 5% rise in quarterly revenue on AI, cloud momentum

Alibaba Group Holding, China’s e-commerce and cloud computing giant, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 5 per cent increase in revenue for the September quarter, as its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses continued to gain momentum. Total revenue for the Hangzhou-based company reached 247.8 billion yuan (US$34.8 billion) for its financial second quarter ended September 30, beating the consensus estimate of 245.2 billion yuan by Bloomberg-polled analysts. That was more than the 2...

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2 w. ago Ma Long seals career set as Beijing win table tennis men's team title at China's National Games

Ma Long seals career set as Beijing win table tennis men's team title at China's National Games  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago Beijing wins table tennis men's team title at China's National Games

Beijing wins table tennis men's team title at China's National Games  Guangdong News

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2 w. ago When a French racer died during the Macau Grand Prix in 2005 – SCMP archive

This article was first published on November 20, 2025 By Alvin Sallay French motor­cycle ace killed in Macau Veteran French rider Bruno Bonhuil was killed when he crashed during the warm-up session for the showpiece motorcycle race at the Macau Grand Prix on Saturday (November 19, 2005). “It is a huge shock and a terrible tragedy for his family,” said Michael Rutter, who later went on to win the Motorcycle Grand Prix and equal Ron Haslam’s record of six wins. Bonhuil, 45, was riding for the Team...

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2 w. ago Alibaba bets on ‘everything app’ Qwen to define AI era for global consumers

Alibaba Group Holding’s new multipurpose artificial intelligence consumer app, Qwen, has the potential to become China’s “super-app” in the AI era in the same way Tencent Holdings’ WeChat defined the mobile internet age, analysts say. Powered by Alibaba Cloud’s own model series of the same name, Qwen quickly jumped to fourth overall on Apple’s app store for free apps in Hong Kong and fifth in mainland China on its second day of beta testing. The app, billed as “the best personal AI assistant”,...

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2 w. ago Alibaba’s Qwen app challenges AI subscription models with free access

Alibaba Group Holding has officially launched its multipurpose artificial intelligence app, Qwen, promising a “free-for-all” gateway for consumers to access a variety of AI-powered services, from mapping to shopping. Qwen, powered by Alibaba Cloud’s open-source model series of the same name and marketed as “the best personal AI assistant”, serves not only as a chatbot but also as a comprehensive AI tool designed to meet user needs in both professional and personal contexts, the company said on...

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2 w. ago National Games: Kuang goes wire to wire to win golf gold, Hong Kong team miss out

National Games: Kuang goes wire to wire to win golf gold, Hong Kong team miss out  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Vitality wins an epic as Hong Kong’s biggest Esports event wows packed crowd

Hong Kong Esports fans were treated to an incredible spectacle as Team Vitality edged past Spirit 2-1 in a remarkable quarter-final at BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals at AsiaWorld-Arena on Friday. Two of the world’s best Counter-Strike teams served up topsy-turvy series in front of a raucous crowd for the biggest Esport event to date, with Spirit winning the opening map of Dust2, their map pick, in a nail-biting 13-11 fashion. With the score at 12-9 in Vitality’s favour on the second map of Nuke...

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3 w. ago Team Beijing wins U18 men's team final of table tennis at National Games

Team Beijing wins U18 men's team final of table tennis at National Games  Xinhua

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