** Shares of information technology (IT) services provider
Chinasoft International 0354.HK rise 3% to HK$6.95, highest
since Feb. 2; set for fourth session of gains
** Stock is sixth biggest pct gainer on Hang Seng Composite
Index for IT firms .HSCIIT
** Beijing-based co says it has signed with Sichuan Huakin
Zhenyu Intelligent Technology to jointly develop AI hardware
platform with full-stack application service
** Says they will collaborate around core foundational
technologies in Huawei's HWT.UL Ascend, Harmony, Kunpeng,
Euler, Gauss in the AI Software-Hardware Super-Integration
** In China, CSI Artificial Intelligence Index .CSI930713
gains 0.3%
** In Hong Kong, Hang Seng Composite Index on information
technology firms .HSCIIT climbs 0.1%, Hang Seng Tech Index
.HSTECH adds 0.5%
** Chinasoft shares up 1.6% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))