The 2026 Shaw Prize ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre honoured seven laureates across Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. Organisers also highlighted the new Shaw Prize in Computer Science, with nominations open until 30 November.
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Zhejiang's core AI industry revenue reached 582.87 billion yuan in the first eight months, up 26.9 percent year-on-year, as the province pushes to become a hub of AI innovation following the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
A Malaysia–China (Chengdu) technology matchmaking event in Kuala Lumpur brought together nearly 100 local representatives and 10 Chengdu technology companies to explore AI, new energy and digital economy partnerships. Two cooperation agreements were signed and 11 preliminary expressions of interest recorded.
The UN Secretary-General urged North and South Korea to resume military-to-military communication, called for an independent investigation into a detained staffer's death in Yemen, and warned against AI shaped by a handful of companies.
The 2026 Campus News Awards in Shenzhen honored student journalists from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and, for the first time, Southeast Asia. Officials urged the winners to serve as storytellers and uphold credibility amid the rise of AI.
ADIPEC 2026 opened in Abu Dhabi with H.E. Dr Sultan Al Jaber calling for a fundamental rethink of energy security and OpenAI's Sam Altman framing abundant, reliable energy as the key to AI-driven growth.
Wenge AI demonstrated an AI-assisted hydrogen-production catalyst design workflow powered by ScienceOra at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, showcasing a massive reduction in design time.
Envision's weather foundation model, Tianji, has secured first place in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts' AI Weather Quest, demonstrating breakthrough capabilities in subseasonal forecasting.
DBS has been named the World's Best Digital Bank 2026 by Global Finance, marking the first time an Asia-headquartered bank has won the top accolade. The bank also secured major global wins for its corporate digital banking and artificial intelligence capabilities.
