Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports.
New deal adds years of additional business for China’s state-owned manufacturer and may boost investments while further fuelling purchases of the narrowbody plane.
Gold purchases in China rose by 5.9 per cent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2023, as consumers seek security in ‘the only safe asset’, analysts said.
A highly placed scholar is encouraging China to offload more of its holdings in Treasuries as overseas assets become a riskier proposition thanks to erratic geopolitical shifts.
Vidu, launched by Beijing-based start-up Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University, can generate 1080p videos as long as 16 seconds.
Contract for Hangor-class vessels was signed in 2015 during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Visit comes amid growing trade tensions with EU following the launch of a series of probes into alleged subsidies.
Firm’s flagship corporate social responsibility initiative works with 500 global universities and has benefited more than 18,000 students from 140 nations and regions.
Phase two of voting saw a 65 per cent turnout, with heat and complacency of BJP supporters among possible reasons for the lower figure.
Humza Yousaf quit as head of the pro-independence Scottish National Party after a week of chaos triggered by his scrapping of a coalition agreement with Scotland’s Greens.
UK foreign minister David Cameron said Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of “potentially thousands” of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages.
Ringleader Wong Chun-keung tells court how he created ‘Dragon Slayer Brigade’ targeting police after series of successful attacks against officers.
The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as a heatwave grips southern Asia.
Just weeks before William Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwanese leader, the Ministry of State Security issues warning to island’s ‘separatist forces’ and pledges to expand public support for peaceful reunification.
The annual Leaders’ Retreat ‘formally introduces’ Lawrence Wong and Prabowo Subianto as their respective countries’ new leaders, in addition to deepening bilateral ties.
Scrutiny cast on internet service providers, lax enforcement and a disturbing culture compounded by poverty.
The Warren Buffett-backed carmaker posted first-quarter net profit of 4.57 billion yuan (US$631 million), 47.3 per cent lower than the quarter ended December 2023.
King Yuan Electronics Co, one of the world’s largest chip testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a subsidiary at manufacturing hub Suzhou in eastern China.
The latest deaths bring the toll from heavy rains and flooding since last month to more than 100.
Xinhua reports vehicle flow reached 3.26 million on mega bridge last year, after government-funded Voice of America referred to it as ‘ghost’ crossing in recent article.
Change among range of measures to address growing needs of cross-border firms and improve business environment of Greater Bay Area.
CY Leung identifies trade and shipping services as areas for city, in pursuing second- or third-tier mainland Chinese companies to set up offices.
With city’s reputation as the world’s busiest container port just a memory, a plan to revive it as an international maritime hub that has the Greater Bay Area on its doorstep raises hopes.
With the junkets of Asia’s gambling capital ‘decimated’ by an anti-corruption crackdown, money launderers have shifted focus to more loosely regulated casinos in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar.
A recent songwriting camp in Hong Kong brought Chris James, Gaston Pong and Chiyo – who between them have written for BTS, Tia Ray, and Priscilla Abby – to create all-but-guaranteed chart-toppers.
As China works to sell itself as a viable destination for international firms to air their disputes through arbitration, more must be done for these efforts to meet with success, analysts and professionals say.
Agriculture and fisheries blueprint outlines ambitious plans, but farming still viewed as a sunset industry.