He Lifeng stressed the need to ‘carry on the battle’ to surmount the risks that unfinished and unconstructed homes represent, as the health of the property market is tied closely to social wellness and economic development.
A former Belgian envoy to the EU says China is not intentionally manufacturing overcapacity to undercut Western competitors.
Frustration said to be mounting on continent and evident in European Commission investigations over Chinese subsidies, such as for electric vehicles.
Researchers create entanglement networks in Hefei, Boston and Delft in separate studies that bring uncrackable encryption closer to reality.
Multi-million dollar plan unveiled days before Monday’s presidential inauguration of independence-leaning DPP’s William Lai.
School vice-principal says girl who allegedly attacked her classmate with 30cm-long knife seldom spoke, was extremely quiet all along.
Five people have been detained over the attack at a police station including the suspect’s father and a couple who were at the station.
How scientists, oceanographers and divers safeguard the underwater creatures of Galapagos Islands, Italy’s submarine canyon and Arctic Ocean’s ‘animal forest’.
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.
The pier was successfully anchored on Thursday, with around 500 tonnes of aid expected to enter the Palestinian territory in the coming days.
Russia’s weeklong offensive in northeastern Ukraine is setting alarm bells ringing in Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelensky and his generals rush to shore up their defences.
From China’s rail gun sending smart bomb into stratosphere to Singapore’s Lawrence Wong being ‘pride of Hainan’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
Another set of weak housing market data for April underscores the urgency among officials in Beijing to stem the crisis and rescue some of the nation’s biggest yet cash-strapped developers.
Lawmakers have questioned rising expenses of ex-leaders amid lack of clarity over roles after leaving office.
A High Court in Hong Kong has adjourned the hearing on a winding-up petition against Country Garden to June 11, giving the developer more time to reorganise its finances as Beijing steps up efforts to revive the housing market.
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.
The Chinese job market in 2024 is difficult, so many young adults are becoming “full-time children” and taking care of their parents for an allowance.
Activists and analysts expressed concern the deployment of the Typhon mid-range missile system could provoke retaliation from Beijing.
China’s property investment fall accelerated to 9.8 per cent in the first four months of the year, while retail sales growth slowed to 2.3 per cent in April, data released on Friday showed.
New measure should raise Hong Kong’s profile as cruise ship destination and its role in multi-stop itineraries for Greater Bay Area, tourism authorities say.
The private bank has increased its headcount, mainly relationship managers and senior bankers, by 15 per cent this year. It sees Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai as stepping stones to expand its business.
Official says the plan is to build a control point in Luohu, with co-location arrangements adopted.
Hong Kong must walk the talk, and get Beijing’s backing to showcase how ‘two systems’ is not only alive but working well.
Open Questions is a new series of South China Morning Post interviews with global opinion leaders.
Fresh US tariffs targeting China’s new-energy sector are imminent, threatening to thwart export efforts aimed at alleviating a market oversupply.
With its narrowbody C919 flying regular routes and orders pouring in, China has already started design work on the next generation of its domestically produced commercial aircraft – the C939.
Researchers developed a technique that uses a low-cost material – lithium tantalate – that is already being used to make smartphone components.