4 d. ago China eyes 10 new national data zones in digital economy push, AI race with US

China will establish 10 national data pilot zones, its data agency announced, as the country seeks to bolster its digital economy and compete with the United States in the race to dominate artificial intelligence. The National Data Administration (NDA) said the zones would be established in Beijing, Zhejiang, Anhui and other regions. The initiative encourages select local governments to spearhead efforts “in nurturing data-related market entities and expanding the data market”, according to the...

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5 d. ago India projected to accelerate solar power generation as storage costs fall

India’s transition towards a clean energy-based digital economy may have received a boost from a new study showing that the costs of solar power and its storage are now lower than coal-generated electricity used by businesses in the country. Solar and its battery storage costs have fallen to 6 Indian rupees (7 US cents) per kilowatt hour and is likely to remain stable for the next 25 years, according to a report by the India Energy and Climate Centre of the University of California, Berkeley...

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8 d. ago Admin fees for Hong Kong’s MPF down by 36% since launch of digital platform

Fees charged by Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund have dropped by 36 per cent since the launch of its centralised digital platform last year, with over 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under the new system by August, the scheme’s chief has said. Mandatory Provident Fund Authority chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson Lau warned on Sunday that the next phase of migration onto the platform would be “very challenging”, as moving large volumes of data from the city’s four largest...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong MPF administration fees down by 36% since launch of digital platform

Fees charged by Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund have dropped by 36 per cent since the launch of its centralised digital platform last year, with more than 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under the new system by August, the scheme’s chief has said. But Mandatory Provident Fund Authority chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson Lau warned on Sunday that the next phase of migration onto the platform would be “very challenging”, as moving large volumes of data from the city’s four...

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2 w. ago China enhances intl academic exchanges to bolster digital economy

China enhances intl academic exchanges to bolster digital economy  China Daily

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2 w. ago Hong Kong Palace Museum holds first fully digital show on Forbidden City

Show includes moving images of icons such as dragons and phoenixes – all rendered at immense scale for visitors to enjoy.

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2 w. ago Cryptocurrencies are emerging as ‘digital gold’ in a shaky world economy

Demand is growing for borderless, neutral financial tools in a fragmenting world economy, with rising tariffs and alliances under strain.

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