KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27 -- HONOR has launched the AI + Youth Empowerment Society (AYES) at the inaugural HONOR AI + Design Summit 2025 (APAC Edition) in Malaysia to equip young people in the region with AI literacy, digital skills and creative confidence.

The initiative targets more than 700 million youth in Asia-Pacific, starting with 25 founding members from government, academia and industry, the company said in a statement today.

The initiative's founding members comprise the National AI Office (Malaysia), Universiti Sains Malaysia, the Central Academy of Fine Arts (China), the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore), and GSMA APAC, while HONOR acts as the initiating and coordinating unit.

Senior vice-president Martin Xu said, "By br...