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Chipmaker SMIC posts 45% profit slump in 2024 amid US-China trade tensions
Feb 11, 2025

Chipmaker SMIC posts 45% profit slump in 2024 amid US-China trade tensions

China’s top semiconductor manufacturer saw its annual profit last year hit US$492.7 million, down from US$902.5 million in 2023.


Alibaba’s Qwen powers top 10 open-source models as China AI know-how goes beyond DeepSeek
Feb 11, 2025

Alibaba’s Qwen powers top 10 open-source models as China AI know-how goes beyond DeepSeek

The top-ranked large language models on Hugging Face’s latest rankings showed they were all trained on Qwen’s open-source series.


Hong Kong set to host National Games cycling test event in mid-April
Feb 11, 2025

Hong Kong set to host National Games cycling test event in mid-April

Hong Kong cycling chief says test event for November’s Games will be held on dates when UCI competition is scheduled at city’s velodrome.


Hong Kong set to host National Games cycling test event in mid-April
Feb 11, 2025

Hong Kong set to host National Games cycling test event in mid-April

Hong Kong cycling chief says test event for November’s Games will be held on dates when UCI competition is scheduled at city’s velodrome.


YouTube, the world’s largest online video service, turns 20 on Valentine’s Day
Feb 11, 2025

YouTube, the world’s largest online video service, turns 20 on Valentine’s Day

More than 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.


Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong exit ice hockey after China flag-bearers Ning, Liu take gold
Feb 11, 2025

Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong exit ice hockey after China flag-bearers Ning, Liu take gold

Glory for speed skater Ning Zhongyan and freestyle skier Liu Mengting within minutes of one another in Harbin.


BYD’s free offer of autonomous tech will spur EV sales, smart driving adoption: analysts
Feb 11, 2025

BYD’s free offer of autonomous tech will spur EV sales, smart driving adoption: analysts

BYD founder and Chairman Wang Chuanfu says the move marks ‘a new era when all customers can access smart driving’.


Gillingham boss seeking mentality shift against the league leaders
Feb 11, 2025

Gillingham boss seeking mentality shift against the league leaders

Gillingham take on the league leaders tonight with their manager demanding a change of mentality.


Fan’s Eye View: Gills are in free fall now
Feb 11, 2025

Fan’s Eye View: Gills are in free fall now

Read our first weekly column as we give Gillingham fans the chance to air their views.


‘Fearless’ Hong Kong face crunch clashes in pursuit of ODI status and 2027 World Cup spot
Feb 11, 2025

‘Fearless’ Hong Kong face crunch clashes in pursuit of ODI status and 2027 World Cup spot

City team aiming to extend four-match winning run in critical Challenge League B meetings with Tanzania and Uganda on successive days.


Jack Ma visits second-hand marketplace Xianyu as Alibaba’s AI grabs attention
Feb 11, 2025

Jack Ma visits second-hand marketplace Xianyu as Alibaba’s AI grabs attention

Alibaba has been using the online flea market as a testing ground for its rapidly improving AI technologies.


OpenAI set to finalise first custom chip design this year to cut reliance on Nvidia
Feb 11, 2025

OpenAI set to finalise first custom chip design this year to cut reliance on Nvidia

TSMC will be manufacturing OpenAI’s in-house chip using the chipmaker’s advanced 3-nanometer process technology.


Elon Musk-led group makes US$97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI
Feb 10, 2025

Elon Musk-led group makes US$97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ‘no thank you’, apparently responding to the bid.


Gillingham manager makes captaincy decision
Feb 10, 2025

Gillingham manager makes captaincy decision

Gillingham manager John Coleman has made the decision to remove Max Ehmer as matchday captain.


Alibaba’s Qwen AI models enable low-cost DeepSeek alternatives from Stanford, Berkeley
Feb 10, 2025

Alibaba’s Qwen AI models enable low-cost DeepSeek alternatives from Stanford, Berkeley

Stanford’s S1 and Berkeley’s TinyZero are two examples of how researchers are increasingly using Alibaba tech to lower AI training costs.


Asian Winter Games: Gao Tingyu, Yang Wenlong, Xiong Shirui help give China victorious day
Feb 10, 2025

Asian Winter Games: Gao Tingyu, Yang Wenlong, Xiong Shirui help give China victorious day

Speed skating ‘no longer an exclusively dominant strength for Western countries’, says Olympic champ Gao after 500m win lands him second gold.


DeepSeek ends promotional pricing amid surging popularity, secures AI.com redirect
Feb 10, 2025

DeepSeek ends promotional pricing amid surging popularity, secures AI.com redirect

DeepSeek has raised the price of accessing its V3 model via API for the first time since it exploded in popularity last month.


Alibaba offers more DeepSeek AI models at low prices, denies investment rumours
Feb 10, 2025

Alibaba offers more DeepSeek AI models at low prices, denies investment rumours

Alibaba is giving clients access to six new DeepSeek models, while rejecting speculation that it is investing in the fast-rising start-up.


Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong end turbulent 36 hours with defeat, but quarter-finals await
Feb 10, 2025

Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong end turbulent 36 hours with defeat, but quarter-finals await

The men’s team lost 6-5 in overtime to Kyrgyzstan in the ranking round, but the last eight already represents an improvement on previous Games.


Olympic stars Siobhan Haughey, Cheung Ka-long lead Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards nominees
Feb 10, 2025

Olympic stars Siobhan Haughey, Cheung Ka-long lead Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards nominees

Swimmer will face a strong challenge from Vivian Kong, who in Paris became the first female fencer to win gold for Hong Kong.


The ‘one bright spark’ in Gillingham’s weekend defeat
Feb 10, 2025

The ‘one bright spark’ in Gillingham’s weekend defeat

Gillingham’s furious manager John Coleman singled one player out for praise on an otherwise forgettable match at Barrow.


Gillingham edging towards the danger zone
Feb 10, 2025

Gillingham edging towards the danger zone

Gillingham manager John Coleman accepts that they’re heading towards a relegation battle on current form.


KentOnline’s team of the week
Feb 10, 2025

KentOnline’s team of the week

Find out who’s in KentOnline’s team of the week and vote for your star man.


Hong Kong Premier League ‘technically better’ than English Football League – Lee Man ace
Feb 10, 2025

Hong Kong Premier League ‘technically better’ than English Football League – Lee Man ace

Englishman Ryan Tafazolli targets double glory and return to ‘level where I’ve previously been’ after shock loan switch from Wycombe.


Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong ice hockey players hurt in shocking attack by Turkmenistan rivals
Feb 9, 2025

Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong ice hockey players hurt in shocking attack by Turkmenistan rivals

The assault took place after Hong Kong’s men had beaten Turkmenistan 5-1 in a Group C clash in Harbin.


DeepSeek raises fear of a cold war powered by accessible AI
Feb 9, 2025

DeepSeek raises fear of a cold war powered by accessible AI

The US must abandon its evidently futile tech sanctions on China and instead work with it to set clear rules governing AI use.


Asian Winter Games: China unearths new aerials star, Hong Kong’s Yung shines in men’s slalom
Feb 9, 2025

Asian Winter Games: China unearths new aerials star, Hong Kong’s Yung shines in men’s slalom

Li Xinpeng leaves Olympic champion in the shade to claim gold with flawless final jump, China and South Korea skaters continue battle on ice.


Hong Kong Marathon: disqualified runners may face more action over bib swaps, officials say
Feb 9, 2025

Hong Kong Marathon: disqualified runners may face more action over bib swaps, officials say

Trio of mainland Chinese athletes pulled from half-marathon and 10km races, with organisers looking into agent’s actions.


Martin Coetzee roars back into form as Hong Kong blitz Bahrain for Challenge League B win
Feb 9, 2025

Martin Coetzee roars back into form as Hong Kong blitz Bahrain for Challenge League B win

Opening batsman scores unbeaten century as head coach Simon Willis’ team claim second straight victory with impressive all-round display.


China’s 3 big telecoms operators rush to integrate DeepSeek models into cloud services
Feb 9, 2025

China’s 3 big telecoms operators rush to integrate DeepSeek models into cloud services

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom will mainly use the DeepSeek models in their cloud services.


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