China

Meta says anti-scam campaign reached 303 million people in Asia-Pacific
Meta says its "One Step Ahead" education push, built with more than 25 agencies and safety groups, promoted passkeys, two-factor authentication and WhatsApp warnings across 18 countries.

Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore marks first year of AI lab
Microsoft says its first Southeast Asian research lab has started nine new university projects and tied its AI agenda to Singapore's national strategy.

Microsoft details NeedyMantis malware in targeted intrusions
Microsoft Threat Intelligence says the modular post-compromise framework has hit telecom firms, universities, nonprofits and government contractors since at least October 2025.

Hong Kong pitches AI partnership to Austria at Vienna conference
Hong Kong's technology chief told an Austrian audience the city has made AI a core industry and is building computing capacity of 180,000 PFLOPS by 2032.

US and China Launch “Super Intelligence” Dialogue on AI Risks
A White House fact sheet says the two governments agreed to drop the term artificial intelligence, open an SI dialogue by November 2026 and build an incident hotline.