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SCMP Artificial Intelligence 19 Sep 2026

Taiwan Cabinet Minister to Attend APEC Meeting in Nanjing

Taiwanese Labour Minister Hung Sun-han is expected to travel to Nanjing and attend an APEC ministerial meeting on employment, vocational training, social security and AI’s impact on jobs. He would be the highest-level Taiwan cabinet official to visit mainland China under President William Lai’s administration.

SCMP Artificial Intelligence 14 Sep 2026

China’s intelligence chief urges stronger AI risk controls

China’s state security minister Chen Yixin warned that artificial intelligence poses rising national security risks and called for robust risk-prevention frameworks. The remarks came as Beijing promotes a bigger role in global AI governance while criticising US restrictions, and after Xi Jinping proposed an AI initiative at the BRICS summit.

IEEE Spectrum 11 Sep 2026

IEEE Fellows and Engineers Remembered for Networking and Education Contributions

Franklin Kuo, a co-developer of ALOHAnet and an inspiration for Ethernet, died at 91; he helped pioneer random-access protocols and later assisted China’s early Internet efforts. IEEE obituaries also note Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Harry Bostic, Edwin Jones Jr., Alexander Spitzer, and Donald Dietmeyer, each recognized for contributions to telecommunications, education, neurology, and circuit design.

SCMP Artificial Intelligence 06 Sep 2026

China Urged to Learn from Ukraine’s Wartime Communications in the AI Era

A recent study advised China to study Ukraine’s wartime public-relations approach as states adapt messaging to advanced technologies. The research warned that technical superiority alone is insufficient without integrating information strategy with military operations to influence domestic and international audiences.

Fintech News Malaysia AI 02 Sep 2026

Alibaba Provides Two AI Tools to Malaysia’s Youth Program

Alibaba is supplying two AI tools to Malaysia’s AI untuk Rakyat programme, which targets 100,000 youths aged 18–30 and is run by the Ministry of Digital with MyDIGITAL Corporation. The programme offers participants who complete required learning modules a redeemable three‑month benefit, according to Fintech News Malaysia.