Chinese tech giant ByteDance officially launched its artificial intelligence (AI) video-generation model Seedance 2.0 on Thursday, while imposing strict restrictions on uploads featuring real-person images and videos, according to a statement the company sent to the Global Times.

Pre-tax operating profit of Hong Kong's banking sector grew 7.3 percent year on year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday.

China's outstanding inclusive loans for small and micro businesses in 2025 totaled 37 trillion yuan (about 5.3 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of the fourth quarter, which was up 11 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Financial Regulatory Administration on

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark California trial over whether his company knowingly hooked children on its platform for profit.Meta -- the parent company of Instagram and Facebook --

Thailand's consumer confidence picked up in January, mainly due to easing border tension with Cambodia and optimism about the incoming government following a general election, a survey showed on Thursday.Tourists pose for photos with a kite at the beach in Pattaya, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2023. (File

Türkiye's central bank forecasts year-end inflation for 2026 at between 15 percent and 21 percent, stressing that it will maintain a tight monetary policy stance to reinforce the disinflation process, Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan said here Thursday.Karahan made the remarks while presenting