Hong Kong to launch free AI courses with tech giants Google, Microsoft for SMEs | 香港将联手谷歌、微软为中小企业推出免费AI课程
香港政府协调推出免费课程计划，联合谷歌、微软等科技巨头，帮助本地企业加快采用人工智能，用于内容创作、数据分析和提升工作流程效率。
香港生产力促进局周四宣布推出相关项目，面向教育、医疗、制造、零售和物流等行业，作为政府“AI for All”计划的一部分。该计划总预算为5000万港元，旨在扩大人工智能在各类企业中的应用，并提升相关行业的数字化能力。
课程将借助科技企业的专业经验，为企业提供实用培训，帮助它们更容易把AI应用到日常运营中。报道未提及更多课程细节，但整体目标是推动香港企业加快拥抱人工智能技术。
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香港政府协调推出免费课程计划，联合谷歌、微软等科技巨头，帮助本地企业加快采用人工智能，用于内容创作、数据分析和提升工作流程效率。
香港生产力促进局周四宣布推出相关项目，面向教育、医疗、制造、零售和物流等行业，作为政府“AI for All”计划的一部分。该计划总预算为5000万港元，旨在扩大人工智能在各类企业中的应用，并提升相关行业的数字化能力。
课程将借助科技企业的专业经验，为企业提供实用培训，帮助它们更容易把AI应用到日常运营中。报道未提及更多课程细节，但整体目标是推动香港企业加快拥抱人工智能技术。
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3 women charged over Hong Kong play-area brawl, police say grandmother was hit first | 香港游乐场斗殴事件3名女子被起诉，警方称祖母先遭殴打
香港一间购物中心儿童游乐区日前发生冲突，三名女子因此被控，事件在网上广泛传播后引发全城热议。警方周四公布调查细节称，视频中那名68岁老妇并非先动手，她是在被对方先推打后才出手回击。
流传的画面显示，这名老妇当时与34岁的女儿及外孙一起在游乐区内，先强行推搡一名5岁女童，随后又掌掴对方。警方表示，案件仍在进一步调查中，相关人员已被控告。
这起发生在儿童活动区域的争执迅速引发社会关注，许多香港市民对现场冲突升级感到震惊。事件曝光后，围绕双方责任、公共场所秩序以及对儿童安全的讨论持续升温。
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香港一间购物中心儿童游乐区日前发生冲突，三名女子因此被控，事件在网上广泛传播后引发全城热议。警方周四公布调查细节称，视频中那名68岁老妇并非先动手，她是在被对方先推打后才出手回击。
流传的画面显示，这名老妇当时与34岁的女儿及外孙一起在游乐区内，先强行推搡一名5岁女童，随后又掌掴对方。警方表示，案件仍在进一步调查中，相关人员已被控告。
这起发生在儿童活动区域的争执迅速引发社会关注，许多香港市民对现场冲突升级感到震惊。事件曝光后，围绕双方责任、公共场所秩序以及对儿童安全的讨论持续升温。
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Flights, ferries cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen as Typhoon Saudel closes in
The coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang is battening down for the approach of Typhoon Saudel, with flights cancelled ac
ross the area. The eastern province is home to a number of major commercial centres, including the industrial hub of Ningbo, the port city of Zhoushan, and Wenzhou. Ningbo Lishe International Airport ...
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The coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang is battening down for the approach of Typhoon Saudel, with flights cancelled ac
ross the area. The eastern province is home to a number of major commercial centres, including the industrial hub of Ningbo, the port city of Zhoushan, and Wenzhou. Ningbo Lishe International Airport ...
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Russia lashes out at UK, France over Ukraine missile technology transfer
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Russia could strike British military targe
ts inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russia using British missiles. Zakharova called on Britain to back off what she called London’s hostile stance on Ukraine, which she...
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Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Russia could strike British military targe
ts inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russia using British missiles. Zakharova called on Britain to back off what she called London’s hostile stance on Ukraine, which she...
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Viral China maths genius’ new workbook sells 26,000 copies in 4 days, sparking mixed reactions
A famous Chinese mathematician known for his dishevelled genius image recently began selling workbooks for primary and s
econdary school students, which were quickly sold out within days. Wei Dongyi, 35, is an associate professor in the Mathematics Department at Peking University. He gained instant fame in 2021 after a ...
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A famous Chinese mathematician known for his dishevelled genius image recently began selling workbooks for primary and s
econdary school students, which were quickly sold out within days. Wei Dongyi, 35, is an associate professor in the Mathematics Department at Peking University. He gained instant fame in 2021 after a ...
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Singapore MP opposes Temasek funding for Air India amid US$1.5 billion plea
A Singapore opposition lawmaker has urged that state investor Temasek’s money not be used to shore up Air India, after t
he Indian carrier had asked owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, which Temasek majority-owns, for US$1.5 billion. Kenneth Tiong, a member of parliament for the opposition Workers’ Party, said in ...
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A Singapore opposition lawmaker has urged that state investor Temasek’s money not be used to shore up Air India, after t
he Indian carrier had asked owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, which Temasek majority-owns, for US$1.5 billion. Kenneth Tiong, a member of parliament for the opposition Workers’ Party, said in ...
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Unitree’s stock slump since IPO stokes fears of a bubble in Chinese humanoid robotics
Shares in Chinese robotics star Unitree Robotics rebounded on Thursday following five straight days of losses that erase
d nearly half of its market value, although it did little to cool fears of a Chinese humanoid robot bubble. The stock rose nearly 4 per cent to close at 615 yuan on Thursday, giving the company a mark...
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Shares in Chinese robotics star Unitree Robotics rebounded on Thursday following five straight days of losses that erase
d nearly half of its market value, although it did little to cool fears of a Chinese humanoid robot bubble. The stock rose nearly 4 per cent to close at 615 yuan on Thursday, giving the company a mark...
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Hong Kong lowers heat stress warning system thresholds after criticism
Hong Kong’s Heat Stress at Work warning system will be automatically upgraded when temperatures reach 35 degrees Celsius
(95 Fahrenheit) across multiple districts, after labour authorities lowered its activation thresholds following criticism. Two weeks after the system — which advises outdoor workers to take measures ...
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Hong Kong’s Heat Stress at Work warning system will be automatically upgraded when temperatures reach 35 degrees Celsius
(95 Fahrenheit) across multiple districts, after labour authorities lowered its activation thresholds following criticism. Two weeks after the system — which advises outdoor workers to take measures ...
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Zhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips
China’s Zhipu AI has launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash – previously code-named Ox Alpha – saying that
the system ran entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a high-profile stealth trial. The announcement followed a week of heavy traffic on artificial intelligence model mar...
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China’s Zhipu AI has launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash – previously code-named Ox Alpha – saying that
the system ran entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a high-profile stealth trial. The announcement followed a week of heavy traffic on artificial intelligence model mar...
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How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race
The next big competition in artificial intelligence is over science. The question is shifting from who has the largest m
odel to who can use AI to shorten the discovery cycle: forming a hypothesis, running simulations, designing an experiment, operating equipment, collecting results and learning from them. The United St...
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The next big competition in artificial intelligence is over science. The question is shifting from who has the largest m
odel to who can use AI to shorten the discovery cycle: forming a hypothesis, running simulations, designing an experiment, operating equipment, collecting results and learning from them. The United St...
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What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US
China should forge a national consensus on “regaining mastery of the oceans” and direct overseas investment returns into
defence spending to brace for sea-power competition with the US, according to a prominent Chinese academic. Di Dongsheng, associate dean of Renmin University’s school of international studies in Beij...
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China should forge a national consensus on “regaining mastery of the oceans” and direct overseas investment returns into
defence spending to brace for sea-power competition with the US, according to a prominent Chinese academic. Di Dongsheng, associate dean of Renmin University’s school of international studies in Beij...
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Hong Kong to expand AI use on 1823 platform to vet public inquiries by end of year
The operator of the Hong Kong government’s 1823 platform will expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within this
year to transcribe, summarise and triage residents’ inquiries, freeing frontline staff to handle more complicated cases. The Digital Policy Office also said on Thursday that it would start exploring ...
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The operator of the Hong Kong government’s 1823 platform will expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within this
year to transcribe, summarise and triage residents’ inquiries, freeing frontline staff to handle more complicated cases. The Digital Policy Office also said on Thursday that it would start exploring ...
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Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, followi
ng concerns about hygiene and the creatures’ welfare, authorities said on Thursday. Japan has hundreds of the cafes where campaigners say animals are sometimes kept in cramped spaces, and that their p...
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Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, followi
ng concerns about hygiene and the creatures’ welfare, authorities said on Thursday. Japan has hundreds of the cafes where campaigners say animals are sometimes kept in cramped spaces, and that their p...
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Philippines’ rising military pensions risk triggering budget ‘time bomb’
The Philippines’ push for military modernisation is being squeezed by a ballooning pension bill for its troops as fears
mount over its ability to finance newer ships, aircraft and other defence assets. The Department of National Defence has proposed spending 142.95 billion pesos (US$2.3 billion) on military and uniform...
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The Philippines’ push for military modernisation is being squeezed by a ballooning pension bill for its troops as fears
mount over its ability to finance newer ships, aircraft and other defence assets. The Department of National Defence has proposed spending 142.95 billion pesos (US$2.3 billion) on military and uniform...
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing explores merging GEM with main board, source says
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is exploring merging the GEM board with its main board by creati
ng a new chapter of its listing rules, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The proposal to create Chapter 18D, which would be a core part of the second phase of the review of the list...
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Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is exploring merging the GEM board with its main board by creati
ng a new chapter of its listing rules, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The proposal to create Chapter 18D, which would be a core part of the second phase of the review of the list...
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‘Panic’ as US immigrant visa interview pause hits at least 100 Hong Kong applicants
At least 100 Hong Kong-based applicants have been affected by the indefinite postponement of US immigrant visa interview
s worldwide, immigration consultants say, with student and travel visa applications also disrupted. The global pause, which marks a sharp tightening of legal immigration under the Trump administration...
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At least 100 Hong Kong-based applicants have been affected by the indefinite postponement of US immigrant visa interview
s worldwide, immigration consultants say, with student and travel visa applications also disrupted. The global pause, which marks a sharp tightening of legal immigration under the Trump administration...
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Hong Kong gold imports fall 18% in July as mainland giants rush to build vaults
Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new b
ullion vaults, as they bet on the city’s strategic ambition to establish itself as Asia’s premier hub for the precious metal. The city’s non-monetary gold imports fell about 18 per cent from June, a m...
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Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new b
ullion vaults, as they bet on the city’s strategic ambition to establish itself as Asia’s premier hub for the precious metal. The city’s non-monetary gold imports fell about 18 per cent from June, a m...
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Malaysian airport staff find body in wheel well of plane from Japan
The body of an unidentified person was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Internation
al Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on Thursday (Aug 27). The body, whose gender has yet to be determined, was discovered at about 6.55am in the wheel well of a flight from Tokyo, Japan, which landed at abo...
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The body of an unidentified person was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Internation
al Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on Thursday (Aug 27). The body, whose gender has yet to be determined, was discovered at about 6.55am in the wheel well of a flight from Tokyo, Japan, which landed at abo...
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Chinese scientists discover that trees are producing ozone smog in Beijing | 中国科学家发现树木在北京产生臭氧烟雾
Beijing’s hundreds of thousands of weeping willows and poplars have been a welcome source of shelter from the fierce sum
mer sun for more than four decades – but they may also be an unexpected source of pollution, according to new research. Scientists warned that this urban greenery may be “choking” the Chinese capital’...
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Beijing’s hundreds of thousands of weeping willows and poplars have been a welcome source of shelter from the fierce sum
mer sun for more than four decades – but they may also be an unexpected source of pollution, according to new research. Scientists warned that this urban greenery may be “choking” the Chinese capital’...
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North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal
North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related equipment
to South Korea, vowing to respond “strongly and immediately” to hostile acts in various areas, state media Korean Central News Agency reported. The remarks come as US President Donald Trump renewed o...
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North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related equipment
to South Korea, vowing to respond “strongly and immediately” to hostile acts in various areas, state media Korean Central News Agency reported. The remarks come as US President Donald Trump renewed o...
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