China is seeking to defuse financial risks, with asset management companies expected to help other ailing sectors, particularly property developers, but the firms are already highly leveraged due to bond financing and exposure to the troubled real estate sector.
Chinese military exercise, Joint Sword-2024A, planned before William Lai’s inauguration and calibrated to ‘signal displeasure, but hopefully not escalate’, says analyst.
Falling prices and ‘operational pressures’ are flagged at a meeting of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association amid domestic overcapacity concerns.
UK government receives 29,571 out-of-country British National (Overseas) visa applications between January and March, 150.6 per cent increase over same period in 2023.
Chris Xin Gu was waiting for an Uber after a celebration dinner when he was gunned down on a New York street by a hired killer.
Evergrande NEV said local governments want to terminate investment cooperation contracts signed in April 2019 and are demanding repayment of subsidies.
The Chinese ambassador said the ‘Japanese people will be dragged into the fire’ if they continue to support Taiwan’s independence, similar to comments he made last year.
As the city strives to become a top tech centre, the government doubles down on I&T development and increases support for emerging industries such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles.
A new camera surveillance system can monitor a detainee’s vital signs, facial expressions and suicide risk.
PLA army, navy, air force and rocket forces are spending two days in the Taiwan Strait ‘testing joint combat capabilities’ by blockading the island.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in Seoul on May 26 and 27.
Lawmaker Michael Tien urges cabbies to consider signing up to Uber Taxi service, says some earn HK$10,000 a month extra.
The married man, now aged 33, was sentenced to three years’ jail on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to two charges of engaging in sexual acts with a person under 16 years of age.
The Philippines says it has contingency plans to counter China’s actions including filing a diplomatic protest against Beijing.
Beijing has proposed investments in Afghanistan if Kabul could restrain the militants responsible for the attacks, analysts say.
Chinese AI companies are waging a full-fledged price war in hopes of finding ways to commercialise their large language models, with Tencent the latest tech giant to slash prices for its products.
Climbers usually take days to reach the top of the 8,849-metre mountain, but Phunjo Lama conquered the world’s highest peak in 14 hours and 31 minutes.
Veteran Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke talks about Caught by the Tides, his 2024 Cannes Film Festival entry, which captures the changes he witnessed in the 20-something years in which it was shot.
Sustainable changes in farm practices could sequester nearly 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide globally a year, Swiss company says.
Events designed to boost Hong Kong’s economy and tourism run the gamut from high fashion, art and architecture to sports, technology and business.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will first visit France then move on to US – his second trip there in six months – accompanied by delegates from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province.
The city has contributed to the GBA’s academic research and development in fields of strategic importance such as biomedicine, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Macau leader Ho Iat-seng says Xia Baolong did not talk about matters concerning coming chief executive election during seven-day visit.
‘No government in its right mind’ would want China’s collapse, but what China and the US want from each other is unlikely to materialise ‘any time soon’, warns David Lampton, China watcher since the times of Deng Xiaoping.
Ma, one of the country’s hottest fiction authors, combines thrilling plots with historical detail to create stories that are ‘both exciting and plausible’, winning acclaim as young people embrace cultural heritage and ‘China-chic’ trend.
Famous for his celebrity-packed chain of Chinese restaurants, 85-year-old Michael Chow talks about facing prejudice, and why he wants to be known as the world’s greatest living artist.
Decora, a fashion subculture popular in the Harajuku district in Tokyo that had fallen out of favour by the end of the 2010s, is seeing a resurgence thanks to a new generation who network online.