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.
Judge opts to reduce Superintendent Harbour Chan’s starting sentence by six months to reflect his ‘contribution to society’.
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.
Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the first e-commerce platform to collaborate with major luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont and Kering, uplifting sales for high-end brands using new digital strategies.
US and Taiwanese forces hold rare joint drills in move experts say is sign Washington is trying to assert its support for island’s defence without dealing major blow to relations with mainland China.
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.
Judge says claims only helpful to defence case if Cheung shown to have fabricated evidence under duress during prison visits by police.
The pier was successfully anchored on Thursday, with around 500 tonnes of aid expected to enter the Palestinian territory in the coming days.
School vice-principal says girl who allegedly attacked her classmate with 30cm-long knife seldom spoke, was extremely quiet all along.
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, hours after the outspoken sister of leader Kim Jong-un blasted as “fiction” accusations that her nation was exporting weapons to Russia.
The Dali’s crew – made up of 20 men from India and one from Sri Lanka – was mostly unharmed during the collision, but have not been allowed to leave the container ship and remain stranded.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lawmakers have questioned rising expenses of ex-leaders amid lack of clarity over roles after leaving office.
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.