A shortage of domestic industrial capacity and concerns about China’s dominance are behind courting of Asian allies’ shipyards, analysts say.
China is demanding more and better research to unearth the technology of tomorrow – but a research culture based around titles and participation in certain programmes is limiting the potential of its scientists.
Island’s military chief says America has ‘taken many steps’ to hasten the delivery of outstanding weapons orders.
Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says deception cases in city grew 0.9 per cent, with all but investment scams declining between January to March.
Amber Aviation vice-president Vicky Tsui says private plane co-ownership scheme will launch in June, allowing fliers to avoid extra costs and paperwork of sole ownership.
Videos of actors like Aamir Khan criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi have dominated social media, muddying the political debate and influencing voter decisions.
More than 20 People’s Liberation Army planes and drones spotted in three hours, Taiwanese defence ministry says.
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.
The announcement comes close on the heels of US secretary of state’s meeting with Chinese president.
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.
Chinese local government entities have carried the mantle of cornerstone investors in first-time stock offerings in Hong Kong in the past two years as foreign investors shun deals. Their outsize role could work against the city’s capital market, market experts say.
This was the smallest batch of video games approved so far this year by regulator the National Press and Publication Administration.
Hollywood star Roger Moore and cast and crew of James Bond movie The Man with the Golden stayed at The Peninsula hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui during filming in 1974.
Calling Beijing’s claim ‘propaganda’, Defence Secretary Teodoro said Manila would never enter into any pact that would compromise its claims in the waterway.
Daigou, or personal shoppers for mainland Chinese consumers, used to account for billions of dollars of products sold by Australian businesses.
Suspect’s alleged activities against On Yam Estate residents include leaving human waste outside their flats, cutting off utilities and dropping water-filled bags on children.
A team of scientists discovered microplastics at an archaeology site in York, which potentially have major consequences.
On the 20th anniversary of the opening of Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars, we look back at the Post’s coverage of the event on April 27, 2004.
China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
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.
Beijing has relaxed its requirements for businesses sending data outside mainland China in finalised rules, but Hong Kong’s role in the new regime remains limited, according to legal experts.
Finance chief says property and stock markets still under pressure amid geopolitical tensions, urges investment in green development and digital economy to drive growth.
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.
A source says the government has shifted to a ‘softer, reactive’ approach but is not planning any large-scale publicity campaigns or high-level delegations to explain the new law overseas.
Open Questions is a new series of South China Morning Post interviews with global opinion leaders.
German industry debates how to proceed after finding cracks in a once robust and mutually beneficial relationship.