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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 April 2025 – The inaugural World Internet Conference (WIC) Asia-Pacific Summit (April 14-15) gathered around 1,000 local, Mainland and overseas participants in Hong Kong to forge closer collaboration in developing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.

Themed “Integration of AI and Digital Technologies Shaping the Future – Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”, it was the first time that the WIC has held an international summit outside Mainland China, affirming Hong Kong’s role as an important bridge connecting China with the rest of the world.

“Hong Kong’s rise as an I&T (innovation and technology) hub has been fast-tracked by our vibrant economy, which is powered by free trade and boasts the world’s third-largest financial centre. It helps, too, that Hong Kong has long been a key business conduit between the Mainland and the rest of the world,” said Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee at the opening ceremony.

“And it all comes together under our unique ‘one country, two systems’ framework. This cardinal governing principle gives Hong Kong the best of both worlds: access to the vast opportunities of the Mainland market, while maintaining the advantages of our unmatched connectivity of our common law system, free flow of information, capital, goods and people.”

Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee speaks at the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit 2025

The opening ceremony was followed by a government-enterprise dialogue session, which brought together ministerial officials and senior representatives of industry corporations from a number of countries and regions. Business leaders from Intel, Alibaba Cloud, Ping An Group and many more also contributed to the in-depth exchanges on ways to harness I&T to drive economic and business development.

“AI is no longer a futuristic concept. It is at the core of developing new quality productive forces,” said Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry. “The HKSAR Government implemented a series of initiatives to support the development of AI and perfect the local I&T ecosystem, with a view to developing AI as our core tech industry to inject new impetus to the city’s high-quality development.”

The first day of the summit also featured a Main Forum on the Digital Intelligence Future. Speaking at the forum, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said AI-powered tools are enabling governments and businesses to deliver smarter and more responsive services.

“To seize new opportunities brought by the digital economy and address the associated challenges, we need a comprehensive and forward-looking strategy. That’s why, over the past two years, the HKSAR Government has put in place a concrete action plan, covering such areas as digital infrastructure and governance, digital transformation, cross-boundary flow of data and talent development,” Mr Chan said.

Day Two of the summit (April 15) presented three sub-forums where expert speakers discussed issues related to “Large Artificial Intelligence Models”, “Digital Finance” and “Digital Government and Smart Life”.

The Commissioner for Digital Policy, Tony Wong, also unveiled the “Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline”, showcasing Hong Kong’s leading role in the field of generative AI governance.

Hong Kong’s annual I&T flagship event, the Business of Innovation and Technology Week (BIT Week), is also being held this month, featuring a series of I&T activities, including the InnoEX and the Smart Hong Kong Pavilion set up by the Digital Policy Office, Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and Xiangjiang Nobel Forum.

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Legends Golf Day

BTCC will accept Bitcoin donations at the Red Eagle Foundation’s Legends Golf Day on April 24, 2025, supporting children in need.

VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BTCC, one of the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchanges, announces an exciting development for the upcoming Red Eagle Foundation’s Legends Golf Day, where Bitcoin donations will be accepted for the first time in the foundation’s history. This crypto fundraising event will take place at The Shire London on April 24, 2025, creating a new avenue for cryptocurrency holders to support children in need across the UK.

The prestigious event will feature Tottenham Hotspur legend and former England manager Glenn Hoddle and other sports icons, including professional golfer Lucy Robson and Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham. Participants will enjoy a fantastic day of golf competition, entertainment with comedian Jed Stone, a live auction, and an exclusive Q&A session with Glenn Hoddle hosted by sports television pundit Scott Minto.

Attendees will be able to make Bitcoin donations via a QR code displayed throughout the event. All proceeds will directly benefit disabled, disadvantaged, and terminally ill children across the UK through the Red Eagle Foundation’s charity programs.

“As leaders in crypto, it’s our responsibility to unlock new ways for communities to give. Bitcoin donations are just the beginning,” said Aaryn Ling, Head of Branding at BTCC Exchange. “We believe in using Bitcoin not just as a financial tool, but as a force for good. That’s why we’re powering Bitcoin donations to charities worldwide.”

BTCC, established in 2011, is one of the world’s most established crypto exchanges, known for its security, reliability, and user-focused digital asset services. Beyond its business operations, the exchange actively participates in charitable initiatives to bring positive impacts to communities and society.

The Legends Golf Day builds on the success of previous collaborations between BTCC and the Red Eagle Foundation, including events featuring football legends Frank Lampard and Matt Le Tissier. The addition of Bitcoin donations aims to modernize fundraising approaches and engage the cryptocurrency community in supporting worthy causes.

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Founded in 2011, BTCC is a leading cryptocurrency exchange committed to making crypto trading reliable and accessible. With a decade-long track record, BTCC offers a secure platform for crypto trading with its community-driven campaigns.

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CGTN published an article highlighting how visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn a new development blueprint for China-Malaysia ties for the next 50 years and how the two countries are jointly promoting a high-level strategic community with a shared future to bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity.

BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last year, China and Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Drawing a new blueprint of bilateral ties for the next 50 years, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the two sides to jointly build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

To bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity, the Chinese president put forward a three-point proposal during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Xi called on the two countries to adhere to strategic independence, forge development synergies, and deepen civilizational exchange and mutual learning.

High-quality cooperation

During their meeting, the two leaders both voiced opposition to indiscriminate tariffs, urging joint efforts to resist decoupling and supply chain disruptions with openness and cooperation.

Xi called for responding to the law of the jungle with Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness and responding to the unstable and uncertain world with a stable, certain Asia. In the same context, Anwar said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not endorse any unilaterally imposed tariffs.

Expressing China’s willingness to enhance high-quality bilateral cooperation, Xi said the two sides should strengthen cutting-edge cooperation in the digital economy, green economy, blue economy, and artificial intelligence and strengthen the integrated development of the industrial chain, supply chain, value chain, data chain and talent chain.

In his signed article published in Malaysian media outlets, Xi noted that in 2024, China-Malaysia trade reached $212 billion, up by nearly 1,000 times the level at the inception of bilateral diplomatic relations.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, while Malaysia remains China’s second-largest trading partner and the largest source of imports within the ASEAN.

Malaysia was one of the earliest supporters of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The two countries signed a BRI memorandum of understanding in 2017 and have since reaped fruitful outcomes such as the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” program and the East Coast Rail Link.

After the meeting, Xi and Anwar witnessed the signing of over 30 bilateral cooperation deals spanning AI, infrastructure and agriculture, showcasing the two sides’ strong commitments to enhancing high-quality cooperation.

Flourishing civilizational exchanges

Beyond trade and investment, China and Malaysia have also seen flourishing cultural exchange and tourism in recent years.

The year 2024 saw nearly 6 million mutual visits between the two countries, which exceeded the pre-COVID level, Xi noted in his article.

This has something to do with the mutual visa exemption policy. The two countries began a mutual visa exemption policy on December 1, 2023. Last June, China agreed to extend the visa exemption policy until the end of the year 2025, and to reciprocate, Malaysia would extend the visa exemption until the end of the year 2026.

Xi on Wednesday said the two sides should take the signing of the mutual visa exemption agreement as an opportunity to vigorously carry out tourism, youth, and local exchanges and deepen cooperation in culture, education, sports, film and media.

The two countries have carried out a new round of cooperative research on giant panda protection and also agreed to jointly apply for the inclusion of the “Lion Dance” project in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Just last month, the Chinese movie “Ne Zha 2” premiered in Malaysia, where it promptly set new box office records for Chinese films in the market.

As many as 83.6 percent of Malaysian respondents in the latest CGTN poll expressed positive sentiments about China. Meanwhile, the poll also showed 83.8 percent of respondents expressing interest in visiting or studying in China.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-16/China-Malaysia-eye-high-level-strategic-community-with-shared-future-1CCOu6tYBkA/p.html

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CGTN published an article highlighting how visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn a new development blueprint for China-Malaysia ties for the next 50 years and how the two countries are jointly promoting a high-level strategic community with a shared future to bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity.

BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last year, China and Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Drawing a new blueprint of bilateral ties for the next 50 years, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the two sides to jointly build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

To bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity, the Chinese president put forward a three-point proposal during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Xi called on the two countries to adhere to strategic independence, forge development synergies, and deepen civilizational exchange and mutual learning.

High-quality cooperation

During their meeting, the two leaders both voiced opposition to indiscriminate tariffs, urging joint efforts to resist decoupling and supply chain disruptions with openness and cooperation.

Xi called for responding to the law of the jungle with Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness and responding to the unstable and uncertain world with a stable, certain Asia. In the same context, Anwar said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not endorse any unilaterally imposed tariffs.

Expressing China’s willingness to enhance high-quality bilateral cooperation, Xi said the two sides should strengthen cutting-edge cooperation in the digital economy, green economy, blue economy, and artificial intelligence and strengthen the integrated development of the industrial chain, supply chain, value chain, data chain and talent chain.

In his signed article published in Malaysian media outlets, Xi noted that in 2024, China-Malaysia trade reached $212 billion, up by nearly 1,000 times the level at the inception of bilateral diplomatic relations.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, while Malaysia remains China’s second-largest trading partner and the largest source of imports within the ASEAN.

Malaysia was one of the earliest supporters of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The two countries signed a BRI memorandum of understanding in 2017 and have since reaped fruitful outcomes such as the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” program and the East Coast Rail Link.

After the meeting, Xi and Anwar witnessed the signing of over 30 bilateral cooperation deals spanning AI, infrastructure and agriculture, showcasing the two sides’ strong commitments to enhancing high-quality cooperation.

Flourishing civilizational exchanges

Beyond trade and investment, China and Malaysia have also seen flourishing cultural exchange and tourism in recent years.

The year 2024 saw nearly 6 million mutual visits between the two countries, which exceeded the pre-COVID level, Xi noted in his article.

This has something to do with the mutual visa exemption policy. The two countries began a mutual visa exemption policy on December 1, 2023. Last June, China agreed to extend the visa exemption policy until the end of the year 2025, and to reciprocate, Malaysia would extend the visa exemption until the end of the year 2026.

Xi on Wednesday said the two sides should take the signing of the mutual visa exemption agreement as an opportunity to vigorously carry out tourism, youth, and local exchanges and deepen cooperation in culture, education, sports, film and media.

The two countries have carried out a new round of cooperative research on giant panda protection and also agreed to jointly apply for the inclusion of the “Lion Dance” project in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Just last month, the Chinese movie “Ne Zha 2” premiered in Malaysia, where it promptly set new box office records for Chinese films in the market.

As many as 83.6 percent of Malaysian respondents in the latest CGTN poll expressed positive sentiments about China. Meanwhile, the poll also showed 83.8 percent of respondents expressing interest in visiting or studying in China.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-16/China-Malaysia-eye-high-level-strategic-community-with-shared-future-1CCOu6tYBkA/p.html

CGTN: [email protected]

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CGTN published an article highlighting how visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn a new development blueprint for China-Malaysia ties for the next 50 years and how the two countries are jointly promoting a high-level strategic community with a shared future to bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity.

BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last year, China and Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Drawing a new blueprint of bilateral ties for the next 50 years, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the two sides to jointly build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

To bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity, the Chinese president put forward a three-point proposal during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Xi called on the two countries to adhere to strategic independence, forge development synergies, and deepen civilizational exchange and mutual learning.

High-quality cooperation

During their meeting, the two leaders both voiced opposition to indiscriminate tariffs, urging joint efforts to resist decoupling and supply chain disruptions with openness and cooperation.

Xi called for responding to the law of the jungle with Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness and responding to the unstable and uncertain world with a stable, certain Asia. In the same context, Anwar said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not endorse any unilaterally imposed tariffs.

Expressing China’s willingness to enhance high-quality bilateral cooperation, Xi said the two sides should strengthen cutting-edge cooperation in the digital economy, green economy, blue economy, and artificial intelligence and strengthen the integrated development of the industrial chain, supply chain, value chain, data chain and talent chain.

In his signed article published in Malaysian media outlets, Xi noted that in 2024, China-Malaysia trade reached $212 billion, up by nearly 1,000 times the level at the inception of bilateral diplomatic relations.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, while Malaysia remains China’s second-largest trading partner and the largest source of imports within the ASEAN.

Malaysia was one of the earliest supporters of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The two countries signed a BRI memorandum of understanding in 2017 and have since reaped fruitful outcomes such as the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” program and the East Coast Rail Link.

After the meeting, Xi and Anwar witnessed the signing of over 30 bilateral cooperation deals spanning AI, infrastructure and agriculture, showcasing the two sides’ strong commitments to enhancing high-quality cooperation.

Flourishing civilizational exchanges

Beyond trade and investment, China and Malaysia have also seen flourishing cultural exchange and tourism in recent years.

The year 2024 saw nearly 6 million mutual visits between the two countries, which exceeded the pre-COVID level, Xi noted in his article.

This has something to do with the mutual visa exemption policy. The two countries began a mutual visa exemption policy on December 1, 2023. Last June, China agreed to extend the visa exemption policy until the end of the year 2025, and to reciprocate, Malaysia would extend the visa exemption until the end of the year 2026.

Xi on Wednesday said the two sides should take the signing of the mutual visa exemption agreement as an opportunity to vigorously carry out tourism, youth, and local exchanges and deepen cooperation in culture, education, sports, film and media.

The two countries have carried out a new round of cooperative research on giant panda protection and also agreed to jointly apply for the inclusion of the “Lion Dance” project in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Just last month, the Chinese movie “Ne Zha 2” premiered in Malaysia, where it promptly set new box office records for Chinese films in the market.

As many as 83.6 percent of Malaysian respondents in the latest CGTN poll expressed positive sentiments about China. Meanwhile, the poll also showed 83.8 percent of respondents expressing interest in visiting or studying in China.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-16/China-Malaysia-eye-high-level-strategic-community-with-shared-future-1CCOu6tYBkA/p.html

CGTN: [email protected]

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CGTN published an article highlighting how visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn a new development blueprint for China-Malaysia ties for the next 50 years and how the two countries are jointly promoting a high-level strategic community with a shared future to bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity.

BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last year, China and Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Drawing a new blueprint of bilateral ties for the next 50 years, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the two sides to jointly build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

To bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to regional prosperity, the Chinese president put forward a three-point proposal during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Xi called on the two countries to adhere to strategic independence, forge development synergies, and deepen civilizational exchange and mutual learning.

High-quality cooperation

During their meeting, the two leaders both voiced opposition to indiscriminate tariffs, urging joint efforts to resist decoupling and supply chain disruptions with openness and cooperation.

Xi called for responding to the law of the jungle with Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness and responding to the unstable and uncertain world with a stable, certain Asia. In the same context, Anwar said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not endorse any unilaterally imposed tariffs.

Expressing China’s willingness to enhance high-quality bilateral cooperation, Xi said the two sides should strengthen cutting-edge cooperation in the digital economy, green economy, blue economy, and artificial intelligence and strengthen the integrated development of the industrial chain, supply chain, value chain, data chain and talent chain.

In his signed article published in Malaysian media outlets, Xi noted that in 2024, China-Malaysia trade reached $212 billion, up by nearly 1,000 times the level at the inception of bilateral diplomatic relations.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, while Malaysia remains China’s second-largest trading partner and the largest source of imports within the ASEAN.

Malaysia was one of the earliest supporters of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The two countries signed a BRI memorandum of understanding in 2017 and have since reaped fruitful outcomes such as the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” program and the East Coast Rail Link.

After the meeting, Xi and Anwar witnessed the signing of over 30 bilateral cooperation deals spanning AI, infrastructure and agriculture, showcasing the two sides’ strong commitments to enhancing high-quality cooperation.

Flourishing civilizational exchanges

Beyond trade and investment, China and Malaysia have also seen flourishing cultural exchange and tourism in recent years.

The year 2024 saw nearly 6 million mutual visits between the two countries, which exceeded the pre-COVID level, Xi noted in his article.

This has something to do with the mutual visa exemption policy. The two countries began a mutual visa exemption policy on December 1, 2023. Last June, China agreed to extend the visa exemption policy until the end of the year 2025, and to reciprocate, Malaysia would extend the visa exemption until the end of the year 2026.

Xi on Wednesday said the two sides should take the signing of the mutual visa exemption agreement as an opportunity to vigorously carry out tourism, youth, and local exchanges and deepen cooperation in culture, education, sports, film and media.

The two countries have carried out a new round of cooperative research on giant panda protection and also agreed to jointly apply for the inclusion of the “Lion Dance” project in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Just last month, the Chinese movie “Ne Zha 2” premiered in Malaysia, where it promptly set new box office records for Chinese films in the market.

As many as 83.6 percent of Malaysian respondents in the latest CGTN poll expressed positive sentiments about China. Meanwhile, the poll also showed 83.8 percent of respondents expressing interest in visiting or studying in China.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-16/China-Malaysia-eye-high-level-strategic-community-with-shared-future-1CCOu6tYBkA/p.html

CGTN: [email protected]

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