7 h. ago Hong Kong can lead world in AI healthcare by tapping trove of patient data: expert

Hong Kong has the potential to develop the world’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) system for healthcare, thanks to the data of millions of residents stored in the city’s public hospitals, according to a leading expert in the field from mainland China. Professor Wang Haibo, director of the Research Centre of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine under the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, told the Post that the health data system in the...

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3 d. ago China’s PLA Daily slams US Golden Dome plan, warns of space arms race

China’s military newspaper has condemned America’s planned “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence system, warning that it may threaten global strategic stability and trigger an arms race in space. “The development of the Golden Dome system and the US Space Force’s rapid expansion have further militarised outer space,” a commentary in the PLA Daily warned on Thursday, adding that such moves could potentially intensify great power rivalry and challenge international arms control norms. The...

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4 d. ago The case of Hong Kong vs Singapore: unlimited potential for collaboration

From Hong Kong Disneyland and Universal Studios Singapore to Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines, there is this never-ending comparison between Hong Kong and Singapore. Insofar as our legal systems and the legal markets are concerned, there are also interesting similarities and differences. Both Hong Kong and Singapore are common law jurisdictions with developed and efficient legal systems. We are both in strategic locations with world-class legal infrastructure and vibrant legal communities....

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7 d. ago Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?  CounterPunch.org

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1 week ago China hits out at Marco Rubio over criticism of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

China has lodged a protest about US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. “These remarks maliciously distort historical facts, attack China’s political system and development path, and interfere in China’s internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press briefing on Wednesday. He added that China was “strongly dissatisfied” with and “firmly opposed” Rubio’s comments criticising the Communist Party’s crackdown on...

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3 w. ago Huawei flexes with US$3,300 foldable tablet running HarmonyOS

Huawei Technologies on Monday launched two new laptops, including a model with a foldable screen, that run its self-developed HarmonyOS operating system, which the company is pushing across devices after its Microsoft Windows license expired in March. The Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design takes the form of an 18-inch tablet, with a thickness of just 7.3 millimetres when unfolded. Weighing 1.16kg, the device folds down to 13 inches, according to Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s...

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