6 h. ago China starts aviation training for Southeast Asia amid C919, home

China is training representatives from Southeast Asia this month in an effort to promote its home-grown civilian aircraft, as the region leads the world in accepting Chinese deliveries despite Airbus and Boeing’s dominance. Twenty participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are taking part in the 2025 China-Asean Civil Aviation Management Capacity Enhancement Workshop in Beijing, which started Monday. Organised by the Civil Aviation...

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7 h. ago China Future Tech webinar | How US tactics could boost China’s chip self

Date and time: Friday, September 19, 2025 10.30am-11.30am (HKT) The webinar will be live streamed on this page on Friday, September 19. Bookmark this page or add it to your calendar to stay informed. Submit your questions to the panel and get them answered during the webinar. Questions from SCMP Plus readers will be prioritised. Upgrade your standard SCMP subscription or start your free trial to enjoy the priority. The US-China chip war is escalating, with Washington’s goal of limiting Beijing’s...

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58 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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58 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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64 h. ago Tesla reduces price of new Model 3 in China weeks after launch, amid sales slump

Tesla reduces price of new Model 3 in China weeks after launch, amid sales slump  Electrek

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68 h. ago China's 'Victory Day' parade to start at 9 a.m. local time on September 3, Xinhua says

China's 'Victory Day' parade to start at 9 a.m. local time on September 3, Xinhua says  Reuters

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5 d. ago Trade war: Trump starts with China and then hits many in the world

Trade war: Trump starts with China and then hits many in the world  The Economic Times

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9 d. ago China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets

China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets  SpaceNews

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1 week ago DeepSeek’s ‘UE8M0 FP8’ innovation seen as boost for China’s AI self

A technical change in the latest model from Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek could be a big step towards achieving China’s goal of AI self-sufficiency, as it shows a new level of coordination between local model developers and hardware makers, according to analysts and industry insiders. This week, the Hangzhou-based AI lab said its new V3.1 model was trained using a UE8M0 FP8 scale data format, which was suitable for the “home-grown chips soon to be released”. While DeepSeek...

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1 week ago Tech war: DeepSeek hints China close to unveiling ‘next generation’ AI chips

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI stacking, fanning speculation over breakthroughs China may have achieved. In a one-line note on its official WeChat account explaining the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its newly released model V3.1, the Hangzhou-based firm said that the model was particularly designed “for the home-grown chips to be released soon”. It did not specify the vendor of these chips or whether their use...

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2 w. ago Tesla expands China lineup with new Model Y L starting at $47,200

Tesla expands China lineup with new Model Y L starting at $47,200  CBT News

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2 w. ago Tesla’s revamped Model Y aimed at regaining mainland market share from rivals

Tesla China has priced its six-seat Model Y variant about 30 per cent higher than its basic edition and has started accepting orders from customers who prefer spacious, long-range electric vehicles (EVs) for family use. The US carmaker announced on Tuesday that the upgraded version of the Model Y would sport a price tag of 339,000 yuan (US$47,182), compared with 263,500 yuan for the entry-level edition currently. The three-row SUV with a driving range of 751km is 25,500 yuan, or 8 per cent, more...

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2 w. ago Tesla starts taking orders for its new Model Y L in China from around $47,200 By Reuters

Tesla starts taking orders for its new Model Y L in China from around $47,200 By Reuters  Investing.com

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2 w. ago Tesla starts taking orders for its new Model Y L in China from around $47,200

Tesla starts taking orders for its new Model Y L in China from around $47,200  Reuters

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Tesla launches Model Y L in China starting at $47,180

BREAKING: Tesla launches Model Y L in China starting at $47,180  CnEVPost

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2 w. ago Tesla launches Model Y L in China to boost sales, putting pressure on local rivals

Tesla launches Model Y L in China to boost sales, putting pressure on local rivals  CnEVPost

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2 w. ago China has started introducing a genius solution to traffic jams that‘s unlike anything in the US

China has started introducing a genius solution to traffic jams that‘s unlike anything in the US  supercarblondie.com

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2 w. ago My Take | Trump trade war with China is starting to look like a partnership

My Take | Trump trade war with China is starting to look like a partnership  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China rolls out mandatory safety regulations for power banks after fire incidents

China has introduced new regulations requiring makers of lithium-ion battery packs to obtain a mandatory quality and security certificate, a move that comes after the demise of a major power bank brand amid a string of fire incidents caused by faulty products. Starting Friday, power banks must carry a China Compulsory Certification (CCC), or 3C certificate, before they can be sold, distributed or produced in China, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation. While the regulation...

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2 w. ago Opinion | China and India may be on same page but can they start a new chapter?

Opinion | China and India may be on same page but can they start a new chapter?  South China Morning Post

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