China gains ground in open AI race, but can its models turn adoption into revenue?
Nvidia is moving beyond chips into AI model gateways, while Chinese models are expanding their global reach, as competition shifts to other areas By Lee Shih Ta Chip giant…
Printing the future: How China’s consumer 3D printing boom is reshaping global markets
The advanced technology is spreading from consumer desktops to high-end manufacturing, driven by exports, lower prices and AI adoption By CLS Marketwatch As the key driver behind additive manufacturing,…
China’s AI advances mask widening gap with U.S. in private capital investment
The performance gap between leading Chinese and U.S. AI models has narrowed to less than 3%, yet U.S. private AI investment is still 20 times higher than China’s By…
How AI agents are reshaping China’s office ecosystem
China’s AI office race is heating up as tech giants and software vendors push agents beyond chatbots toward execution of workplace tasks as ‘digital employees’ By CLS Marketwatch The…
Tax crackdown erodes edge for Hong Kong insurers
China’s scrutiny of offshore insurance income is forcing a rethink of return advantages for Hong Kong policies, which could weaken the appeal of dividend and savings products By Lee…
After mastering pixels, AIGC delves into physical laws and embodied action
Text-to-video has widened the scope of AI-generated content, while world models are pushing the technology into gaming, robotics and manufacturing By CLS Marketwatch AI has achieved many astonishing leaps…
Why Hong Kong-listed companies are switching from IFRS to China accounting
At least 25 Hong Kong-listed companies could switch to China’s accounting standards this year, as a boom of dual listings in both markets raises concerns over financial comparability By…