19 h. ago Beijing Review: The Global Governance Initiative for a Shared Future

Beijing Review: The Global Governance Initiative for a Shared Future  PR Newswire

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60 h. ago Local AI models will live and die by the quality of their data sets

At Asean’s first ever artificial intelligence summit in Kuala Lumpur recently, YTL AI Labs, in partnership with the University of Malaya, launched a large language model (LLM) called ILMU – which translates from Malay into English as “knowledge” but is used in this instance by the developers as a Malay acronym. Billed as Malaysia’s first, fully sovereign AI model with data locally hosted, managed and governed, ILMU has been trained on local, contextualised data and outperforms global...

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60 h. ago What Southeast Asia needs to succeed in building local AI models

At Asean’s first ever artificial intelligence summit in Kuala Lumpur recently, YTL AI Labs, in partnership with the University of Malaya, launched a large language model (LLM) called ILMU – which translates from Malay into English as “knowledge” but is used in this instance by the developers as a Malay acronym. Billed as Malaysia’s first, fully sovereign AI model with data locally hosted, managed and governed, ILMU has been trained on local, contextualised data and outperforms global...

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66 h. ago Beijing Review: How a young voice spreads the truths of history

Beijing Review: How a young voice spreads the truths of history  PR Newswire

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4 d. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo poised to offer world a new, pragmatic road map

The world is in a state of geopolitical drift. The old unipolar order has fractured into a complex mosaic of competing interests and asymmetric power. From simmering US-China tensions to persistent regional conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the traditional architecture of global governance appears increasingly strained. The United Nations, the very institution designed to manage this complexity, often finds itself paralysed by vetoes and competing national agendas. A search for a...

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6 d. ago A Closer Look at the Prestigious St. Regis Beijing Hotel [Review]

A Closer Look at the Prestigious St. Regis Beijing Hotel [Review]  Upgraded Points

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7 d. ago Why have stablecoins triggered caution from former China central bank governor?

Former Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has urged a more measured tone amid a global surge of interest in stablecoins, calling for a “multidimensional assessment” of their genuine utility and the systemic risks they may pose. The United States and Hong Kong are rolling out regulatory frameworks for the asset, and speculation has been growing about the likelihood of Beijing following suit by introducing yuan-backed stablecoins in a bid to further internationalise its currency. “We...

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2 w. ago Beijing Review: Rabe and China, a testimony to history and a call to action

Beijing Review: Rabe and China, a testimony to history and a call to action  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago How China seeks to distribute AI while US only wants to dominate

Within days of each other, the world’s two artificial intelligence (AI) superpowers unveiled duelling blueprints for the future. The United States released its sweeping AI Action Plan, calling for deregulation, semiconductor expansion and “full-stack” AI export packages to allies. Days later, China put forth its proposal at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai: a global AI governance body open to the Global South, a push for open-source collaboration and a subtle rebuke of AI...

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3 w. ago Think tank report highlights China's ecological governance innovation, global impact

Think tank report highlights China's ecological governance innovation, global impact  Big News Network.com

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4 w. ago As US’ effective tariff rate rises to 17%, analysts say China has an opportunity

The United States has become one of the most protected markets in the world, with its effective tariff rate against the world rising to 17 per cent from around 2 per cent last year – prompting renewed calls in China for greater trade diversification and a strategic push to seize opportunities in technological self-reliance and global governance. Fitch Ratings updated its US Effective Tariff Rate (ETR) Monitor – an interactive tool tracking tariff policy – last week, following Washington’s...

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last month METiS Secures RMB 400M Series D to Drive Biopharma Innovation in Beijing

METiS Secures RMB 400M Series D to Drive Biopharma Innovation in Beijing  Vietnam Investment Review - VIR

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