57 h. ago Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model coming this month, sources say, in bid to cement industry lead

The latest upgrade to the Qwen family of models will include a mixture-of-experts version and one with just 600 million parameters for mobile devices.

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4 d. ago Hong Kong retail sales drop for 12th straight month in February, down by 13%

Steep decline partly due to earlier arrival of Lunar New Year in January, government spokesman says.

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5 d. ago Young Chinese woman faces high rent, pays US$7 a month to sleep in office toilet

Woman spends night in 6-square-metre space with sink and two squat conveniences, cleans living quarters regularly as others use during day.

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7 d. ago Beijing, Hong Kong condemn ‘slanders and smears’ in UK’s latest 6

‘The so-called six-monthly report disregards facts, reverses right and wrong and is a blatant violation of international law and the basic principles of international relations,’ spokesman says.

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2 w. ago Stranded US astronauts heading back to Earth after unexpected 9

Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore returning on a SpaceX capsule after a bungled Boeing test flight left them stranded on the ISS.

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2 w. ago China’s home prices drop for 21st straight month as property recovery remains elusive

In the sole positive metric in new official data, new-home prices in top-tier cities edged up by 0.1 per cent month on month in February.

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4 w. ago Hong Kong home sales poised for best month in a year as Hava, Yoho West Parkside sell out

Kerry Properties sold 59 of the 133 flats on sale at the Hava residential project in Yuen Long as of 9.20pm on Thursday evening.

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4 w. ago China eatery owner criticised for telling people earning US$680 a month not to dine out

Boss clarifies that young people can postpone desires to focus on self-improvement, a point not communicated clearly.

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last month Trump grants US carmakers 1 month exemption from new Canada, Mexico tariffs

The US president’s announcement comes after he spoke with the leaders of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

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