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Putting 'souls' into machines

4 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Chai Hua |Hk Edition

Humanoid robots are making their presence felt across the corporate world, helping to raise national productivity and reshape industries. As Chai Hua reports, China is at the forefront in the revolutionary tech race, with more than a third of the companies in the sector being Chinese. Editor's note: As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly vital in international competition, embodied AI could be the next big thing.
Symphony of youth

4 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Rob Garratt |Hk Edition

Last week, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) announced some of its bravest and boldest programming yet, unveiling a season that appears to court a younger audience while offering a robust roster of canonical composers and blockbuster heavyweight soloists.
GBA goes all out to make itself a cultural tourism magnet

1 month ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Zhou Mo |Hk Edition

The Greater Bay Area is going all out to make itself a cultural magnet for an evolving breed of travelers who are not satisfied with unrivaled sights, bustling nightlife or pristine beaches. As Zhou Mo reports, the goal is to make the region a unified tourism brand. Baishi and Binri villages in Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province, were bathed in festivity on May 5 — the eighth day of the fourth month in the lunar calendar — as a grand feast got underway.
The road ahead for HK films

Mar 14, 2025 | chinadaily.com.cn | Mathew Scott |Hk Edition

Producers and distributors from around the world will focus on Hong Kong next week. Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart) — the annual content marketplace that focuses firmly on the business of making movies — returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Monday through Thursday. Chinese-language cinema is seemingly in rude health; if only the box-office takings of a few hit films were a true reflection of the general picture.
Beating the snags in AI quest

Mar 7, 2025 | chinadaily.com.cn | Liu Yifan |Hk Edition

The path to the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence is arduous, with a need to strike a balance between technological prowess and sustained economic growth. Liu Yifan reports. As the race for artificial-intelligence supremacy heats up, evolution in the field is propelling AI's transition from a build-out phase to broader adoption, highlighting the importance of its "physical manifestation" in redefining industries and reshaping the relationship between humans and machines.
When AI has the answers

Mar 7, 2025 | chinadaily.com.cn | Faye Bradley |Hk Edition

The rise and rise of DeepSeek has sparked debates over, among other things, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. While many schools across China have embraced the idea of using DeepSeek's AI learning models, others worry that AI could be undermining the natural intelligence of students. AI-powered learning models are particularly useful for students with special educational needs (SEN).
Scholar: Nation's support enhances Macao's platform role

Dec 11, 2024 | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Hk Edition

Editor's note: This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. China Daily talks to prominent figures in the special administrative region about their reflections on this significant milestone, and get their views on the city's continued prosperity.
Cushioning headwinds

Dec 6, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | Liu Yifan |Hk Edition

Hong Kong found itself at the heart of a seismic shift as dignitaries and business leaders from the world's two largest economies gathered in the city just days after Donald Trump scored a resounding victory in the United States presidential election in November. Their mission was to tackle the seemingly impossible task of bridging deep-seated Sino-US misunderstandings amid heightened political fragmentation.
Golden targets

Nov 17, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | Liu Yifan |Hk Edition

Hong Kong is seeking new growth drivers in gold trading amid growing geopolitical tensions after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu flagged plans to make the city an international gold trading market. Gold has long been a key safe-haven investment and an important anchor in the precious metals category, with its attributes as a commodity, reserve asset and investment product.
Party on the beach

Nov 1, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | Faye Bradley |Hk Edition

The bun festival held on the island of Cheung Chau in May every year originated in the 19th century. Inhabitants of the island dressed up as gods and enacted the symbolic banishment of the plague and pirates - the two banes of their lives at the time. The nearly 200-year-old ritual has evolved into the monthlong carnival as we know it today.