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The Final Mile of Robot Simulation Training: Why Scene Assets Are Becoming the Critical Missing Link in the Industry Chain

HONG KONG, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2026, the robot simulation training industry is undergoing a critical infrastructure shift. While large language models (LLMs) effortlessly scrape trillions of words from the open internet, physical robots face a devastating data starvation crisis.The physical world has yielded only about 500,000 hours…

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Bulletin world briefing: How Elon Musk’s Grok AI was used to strike Iran

Pentagon admits using Elon Musk’s chatbot to launch strikes on Iran Huge 6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Sulawesi in Indonesia Asteroid named after firefighter who died in Hong Kong inferno Vietnam police rescue hundreds of stolen pet cats from meat trade Episodes of Bluey to be dubbed in Indigenous Australian language Get…

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Asteroid named after firefighter who died in Hong Kong inferno

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Man 'mistakenly beat girlfriend to death while trying to help her lose weight'

HONG KONG — A jobless man accused of killing his girlfriend in a Hong Kong village house and illegally disposing of her body four years ago has claimed he mistakenly beat her to death while trying to help her lose weight by keeping her awake at night.

Bangkok Post

KPMG strengthens System of Quality Management framework to drive continuous audit quality improvement in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG today announced the release of its Hong Kong Audit Quality Report 2025, outlining plans to strengthen its System of Quality Management (SOQM) framework to drive continuous improvement across all audit engagements. The report also highlights how the firm continues to strengthen audit…

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Ping An Good Doctor Upgrades AI Doctor Service "Ping An AI Doctor", Expanding Access to Ping An Ecosystem's 90 Million MAUs

HONG KONG, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor" or the "Company", Stock Code: 1833.HK) has recently upgraded its AI doctor service — Ping An AI Doctor. The service has been fully integrated into a number of core applications under Ping…

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Chinese social media firm Xiaohongshu taps Goldman, CICC to work on Hong Kong IPO

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu is preparing for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering. Banks including Goldman Sachs and CICC are reportedly working on the deal. The company, also known as RedNote, could list as early as the second half of this year. This move follows a previous attempt…

The Economic Times

Manulife Named #1 Life Insurer for AI Maturity for Second Consecutive Year by Evident

TORONTO and BOSTON and HONG KONG, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife has been named the number one life insurance company for AI maturity overall for the second consecutive year in the 2026 Evident AI Index for Insurance, is now the top insurer in Canada and number one in the…

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Millionaires on the Move: Winners, Losers, and the Global Competition for Wealth in 2026

LONDON, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Hong Kong, and New Zealand are emerging as some of the most attractive destinations for internationally mobile wealth in 2026 , while the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Norway, and South Korea are facing growing competitiveness pressures as tax reforms, fiscal…

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Girlfriends review – love and growing pains in queer coming-of-age tale that goes from Hong Kong to Taiwan

A trio of actors play one woman from high school to her mid-30s in Tracy Choi’s thoughtful romantic drama

The Guardian - UK

Tencent Cloud and Inworld AI Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver a One-Stop, Lifelike, Realtime Voice AI Solution

HONG KONG, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global leading technology company Tencent, today announced a strategic partnership with Inworld AI, a leading voice AI research lab and developer platform for real-time, human-level voice experiences.Through the collaboration, Inworld's top-ranked text-to-speech (TTS) models will be deeply…

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Hong Kong Summer Fun: Enjoy Hundreds of Thousands of Summer Deals and an Exciting Citywide Events Experience

HONG KONG, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This summer, Hong Kong is turning up the energy with a citywide celebration packed with festivals, family attractions, sporting spectacles and limited-time offers. The “Hong Kong Summer Fun” campaign brings together some of the city's biggest seasonal events alongside exclusive “Summer Deals”,…

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Hong Kong seeks input on its first 5-year plan in an echo of mainland China's playbook

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation for its first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings it closer to mainland China's development approach

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Bybit Launches RWA Earn, Bringing Institutional Investment Opportunities On-Chain to Eligible Users

DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched RWA Earn, a platform enabling institutional-grade financial access for eligible Bybit users through tokenized RWA strategies offered by Plume, the open finance platform, and DigiFT, a digital asset exchange dual-licensed in Singapore…

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Reviewed: The Peninsula London is a Masterclass in Timeless Elegance and Old-Fashioned Hospitality

An instant classic on the London hotel scene

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Manulife Hong Kong Named Core Participating Insurer in Insurance Authority's AI Cohort Programme

HONG KONG, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced that it has been named a Core Participating Insurer in the latest batch of the Insurance Authority's ("IA") AI Cohort Programme, underscoring its commitment to advancing the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence ("AI") and supporting Hong Kong's development…

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Hong Kong opens consultation on first 5-year plan that echoes mainland China's playbook

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation for its first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings it closer to mainland China's development approach

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Tencent Cloud Reinforces Hong Kong as a Strategic Two-Way Gateway, Unveiling Strong Local Momentum and Commitment

HONG KONG, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, is accelerating its strategy to position Hong Kong as the indispensable, bi-directional gateway for global business expansion. This strategic focus was recently front-and-center at the inaugural Tencent Cloud Day in Hong Kong, where…

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As IT Infrastructure Costs Rise, LCRServix Brings Lenovo Certified Refurbished Servers to Hong Kong Businesses

HONG KONG, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Walk into almost any SME in Kwun Tong or Sham Shui Po and ask the owner what keeps them up at night. Rent, yes. Talent, always. But increasingly: the cost of keeping IT infrastructure competitive. Enterprise servers — the backbone of many serious…

The Economic Times

CLSA set to vanish as brand after 40 years in Asian brokerage: Report

Hong Kong-based CLSA will be rebranded under Citic Securities from 2027, ending a brokerage brand known for its distinctive culture and strong presence across Asian financial markets. The move reflects Citic's effort to integrate CLSA more closely into its institutional framework.

France 24

SpaceX: Why Chinese investors are banned from the biggest IPO in history

Billionaire Elon Musk’s AI and aerospace giant SpaceX has banned investors from Hong Kong and mainland China from buying its shares as it goes public on Friday – a rarely seen restriction that shows just how geopolitically sensitive the world’s tangled financial markets have grown. But Chinese investors seem all…

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen heads for Hong Kong while Russia unveils the next Botvinnik

The world No 1’s setback in Oslo and reduced participation coincides with the emergence of a new star

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Westwell: Rebuilding Air Cargo Operations Through AI-Native Logistics

HONG KONG, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As global air cargo hubs confront rising e-commerce demand, labour shortages, and decarbonisation targets, Westwell—a global AI company advancing smart and green container logistics—is applying its "AI + New Energy (Ainergy)" strategy to airport operations. Serving over 200 customers across 30+ economies, Westwell…

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HashKey Holdings Limited Announced Proposed Share Repurchase Plan of Up to HKD100 Million

HONG KONG, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HashKey Holdings Limited ("HashKey" or the "Company", Stock Code: 3887) today issued a voluntary announcement that the Board has resolved to conduct on-market share repurchases with the Group's own funds (excluding proceeds from the global offering) in an aggregate amount not exceeding HKD100…

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