Lenovo Capital takes aim at robotics, coding agents in ‘sniper’ AI investment strategy

A Lenovo robot forms a heart shape with its hands during the 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai. Photo: VCG

The venture capital arm of Lenovo Group is doubling down on artificial intelligence for the next industrial cycle, expanding its focus beyond foundational models into robotics, computing infrastructure and AI agents, according to a senior executive.
Lenovo Capital has made long-term bets on more than 100 AI companies across the value chain, ranging from chips and hardware infrastructure to models and applications, Song Chunyu, chief investment officer and senior partner at the unit,

A new peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest

Centre’s establishment represents Beijing’s first research and application platform dedicated to drones operating at high altitudes

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A DJI EV50 drone flies on the northern slope of Mount Everest in western China’s Tibet autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing has launched a drone research hub in Tibet near Mount Everest in an effort to exploit its high-altitude advantage in the ongoing competition for technological dominance between the US and China.
The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was recently unveiled by Xizang University, state news agency Xinhua reported earlier this month

Vietnam to host US aircraft carrier despite Trump’s tariffs, Iran war chaos

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier on patrol in the Asia-Pacific. Photo: US Navy
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Having babies in space; China’s first Fields Medal winners: 7 science highlights

From China’s plans on its Great Green Wall to having babies in space, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

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The study marks the world’s first successful differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into germ cells in a space environment, according to paper published in Science Advances. Photo: Shutterstock

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Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terror, issues wanted alert

Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.

The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as the Russian authorities restrict Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country. It is part of a long-term effort to bring the internet under the Kremlin’s full control that has intensified since Moscow launched

Telegram is widely used on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war. Photo: AP

Hong Kong coach accused of slapping boy, 8, forcing him to stand in blazing sun

Principal Magistrate David Cheung adjourned the case until September 23, extending the defendant’s bail. Photo: Eugene Lee

A Hong Kong coach has been accused of assaulting and abusing an eight-year-old boy, slapping his face and forcing him to stand outside in the blazing sun at a training camp for children.

Eastern Court on Wednesday heard that Zhao Yiqun allegedly ill-treated and assaulted the boy during a training programme at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp in Cheung Chau.


Singapore signals housing market stability by scrapping 15-month HDB wait

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Private home owners can now buy public resale flats without delay, aimed at boosting a sluggish market after months of slow growth

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A block of Housing Development Board (HDB) flats in Singapore. Photo: Getty Images

Singapore has signalled stability in the public housing market by scrapping a 15-month waiting period that barred private property owners from buying resale HDB flats – even as other curbs remain in
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Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina vows to return despite believing she ‘may be killed’

Sheikh Hasina speaks to the media a day after she wins the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh ’s fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she was determined to return to her country by December despite fearing for her life.

“I may be killed. I may be arrested. I may be sent to prison,” Hasina, 78, said in an email. “I am fully aware of my fate. Still, I want to go back because my people are calling me.”

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Hongkongers in quake-hit Japanese city offer helping hand to fellow travellers

A shopping centre is left damaged in the aftermath of the quake. Photo: EPA/Jiji Press
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Spurned by the US, African students turn to China for a university degree

Students from African nations are increasingly looking to Chinese universities to further their education, particularly as the Trump administration tightens visa conditions in the US. Photo: Xinhua

International students once saw US colleges as a gateway to a world-class education and career head start but shifting United States immigration policies, tightening visa conditions and high-profile ICE raids are causing them to reconsider. Dulue Mbachu looks at how African students are altering their education plans during the second Trump administration. The first instalment in our series is here .

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