The 4th "Four Seas Cup" Hong Kong International University Student Weiqi Competition kicked off on Wednesday at HKUST, drawing a record 29 teams from 25 countries, with the attendance of Secretary for Education Dr. Christine CHOI Yuk-Lin and Hong Kong Greater Bay Area WeiQi Promotion Association Chairman Ms. Xu Ying. HKUST Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai said the event has become a popular Weiqi contest for college students in HK, while AIS Dean Prof. QU Huamin noted that the Weiqi course has been sought after by local students.

Prof. ZHANG Qian, Head and Chair Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), delivered a speech on how Physical AI empowers the consumer health industry at a forum on the consumer technology integration and innovation held on July 15, 2026.

Ekko Chiu, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT) student and a participant of the 2026 Summer InnoTalent program, visited a new intelligent park in Zhongshan city, GD, which opened on July 17, 2026. During the tour, she witnessed the integration of HK's research with the Chinese Mainland's manufacturing. Seeing promising opportunities in smart manufacturing and AI in the GBA, she hopes to contribute to the related development in the future.

During an interview at the 2026 World AI Conference, Prof. GUO Song, Chair Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD) and Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), highlighted that humanoid robots need to integrate both brain-like logical reasoning and cerebellum-like control loops to handle complex physical interactions. The future direction involves integrating a simulator (a world model) with a planner as a vision-language-action (VLA) model.

An article by Donald LOW, Professor of Practice in Public Policy, and ZHANG Jiebin, MBA candidate, on Vietnam's economic performance.

At the 2026 Consumer Technology Integration and Innovation Forum, Prof. ZHANG Qian, Head and Chair Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), shared insights on how AI can empower the consumer health industry.

A column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on relearning management in the AI era.

A column article by Prof. Christine LOH Kung-Wai, Chief Development Strategist in the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), titled "AI, the Antichrist and the contest for global opinion".

An article by CHEN Jiajing, a PhD student in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, on Hong Kong's plan to establish a green shipping corridor with Chile.

Ms. XU Ying, President of the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area WeiQi Promotion Association and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) at HKUST, said at a relevant promotional event in HK today that Quzhou city in Zhejiang province is a "holy land" for Go. She encouraged HK and Macau youth to visit Quzhou to learn more about traditional culture.