The Chinese leader’s attendance at 25th anniversary commemorations is a ‘subtle signal’ to the US and its Western allies, observers said.
Entourage features senior Chinese diplomats and officials who oversee the country’s economic and trade affairs.
Manila’s ability to police its waters is determined by maritime capacity, not political will, so more investment in the navy is required, an analyst says.
Social Welfare Department says funding arrangement aims at enhancing NGOs’ understanding of national affairs.
Policy aims to stop Washington and its allies falling behind rivals in the tech race in a move that appears to be aimed at Beijing.
UN agencies said on Tuesday that the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remain shut, virtually cutting off the enclave from outside aid, with very few stores stationed inside.
Analysts say there has been “a lot of noise” about strained ties but Washington places strategic capital on India as a counterweight to growing Chinese influence.
The theme park recently honoured more than 2,000 employees at its first-ever long-service awards ceremony, including twin brothers who have performed there for more than a decade.
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A local villager has been identified as the main suspect following the incident in Zhenxiong country on Tuesday morning
Kidnapping is nothing new in Hong Kong and a woman snatched from a busy Tsim Sha Tsui has revived memories of the city’s history of abductions.
Putin won a landslide victory in a presidential election in March, more than two years after he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
Israel sent tanks into Rafah in war-torn Gaza’s far south and took control of the border crossing with Egypt, as ceasefire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge.
Judiciary has reserved May 30 and 31 for the verdicts in the trial, according to a judicial notice.
Global EV sales are expected to accelerate from next year onwards and grow at a compound annual rate of 23 per cent up to the end of the decade, according to estimates by the French bank.
Researchers in China and the US have pinpointed a gene defect that opens an interspecies door.
Meta AI recently brought assistants powered by generative AI to Instagram and WhatsApp. But beyond helping personalise social media, the technology may threaten democracy, and even freedom of speech.
Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong says ‘candid communication’ between security agencies has helped curb narcotics trade.
Snow in Midsummer’s director reveals the challenges he encountered when making the film about Malaysia’s deadly sectarian riots that left hundreds of mainly ethnic Chinese dead on May 13, 1969.
Wang Xiaoping, country’s labour minister, says Beijing will also support drive for Hong Kong to become a more entrepreneur-friendly environment.
Current blueprint lacks proposals on how related sectors such as aviation, hotels, transport operators, caterers and retailers can work together, lawmaker Perry Yiu says.
The mixed-use project, close to Fanling and Sheung Shui, will include a residential component with some 2,000 flats. It will cover 150,000 sq ft and will have a total buildable floor area of over 1 million sq ft.
A new data-verification platform will test Beijing’s plan to keep watch on cross-border data flows without disrupting normal business operations.
From Singapore to New Zealand, same-sex couples wanting to start a family often find the doorway to parenthood barred by entrenched conservatism, legal hurdles and prejudice.
Teresa Teng’s untimely death in 1995 sparked many a conspiracy theory. A former employee of the Chiang Mai hotel where the singer lived and died recalls what happened on that fateful day 29 years ago.
Academics said his use of the term was unfair given Japan’s unique cultural and historical context.
From Singapore and Malaysia to Australia, New Zealand and the China-focused clinics of Thailand, would-be parents are finding fertility treatments can take their financial, physical and emotional toll.