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At the training centre for KD Transport Group, South Korea’s largest bus operator, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, boyish-looking men stood out among about 100 drivers gathered for safety training on January 20. According to the company, 47 of the 460 drivers at its Pangyo branch are in their 20s or 30s, accounting for roughly 10 per cent of the workforce. “Most of them joined within the last year or two,” a company official said. “It is unusual to see such a sharp increase in young...

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Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has cracked down on a new syndicate suspected of bid-rigging in tenders for building maintenance projects across 17 estates and buildings, with the value of contracts hitting HK$700 million (US$89.7 million). The two-day operation is the first major enforcement action led by the Competition Commission following the deadly Tai Po blaze last November, which renewed scrutiny over the years-long malpractice of the city’s construction sector. Codenamed “Hunter”, the...

Serena Williams refuses to rule out returning to professional tennis after recently filing the necessary paperwork.

Serena Williams refuses to rule out returning to professional tennis after recently filing the necessary paperwork.

Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.

Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.

Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.

Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.

Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.

Alibaba Group Holding’s semiconductor design arm, T-Head, on Thursday unveiled details of its advanced artificial intelligence chip with capabilities said to be on par with Nvidia’s H20, days after the unit was reportedly being prepared for a potential spin-off and public listing. According to information on T-Head’s website, the Zhenwu 810E was a “fully self-developed” parallel processing unit (PPU), an application-specific integrated circuit designed for both AI training and inference. Alibaba...