Relaxed mountain setting chosen so Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron can speak frankly on myriad mutual grievances and grounds for cooperation.
Taipei’s de facto diplomatic envoy to the US under president-elect William Lai Ching-te also says most on the island ‘prefer the status quo’.
The Chinese leader is visiting on the 25th anniversary of Nato’s bombing of the country’s embassy in Belgrade and is expected to pay his respects on Wednesday
Secretary for Security Chris Tang highlights centralised digital image platform is a ‘closed-loop system’ equipped with ‘strong anti-hacking capacities’.
Trump victory likely to spark ‘more conflicts in the economic field’, Tsinghua international relations dean Yan Xuetong tells Hong Kong forum.
The suit argues that the law violates the US Constitution on a number of grounds, including running afoul of First Amendment free speech protections.
Beijing and Paris issue statement denouncing planned Israeli offensive against southern Gaza city following talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
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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The move comes after the tech giant released its first AI-enabled laptop, powered by a new Intel processor.
An island-retaking exercise in the far north of the Philippines appears to be in preparation for hostilities breaking out over Taiwan, observers say.
A US law to safeguard its market from products linked to forced labour has not necessarily been effective, a new study using isotope testing suggests.
Extreme rain from climate change saw hundreds of thousands of tons of potatoes fail to make it to market in Europe in 2023, driving up prices and leaving farmers in deep water.
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was meant to return to the US after a posting in South Korea, but ended up being arrested for theft in Vladivostok.
The adult film star also told the court Trump greeted her at his hotel room in satin pyjamas and dared her to spank him, which she did.
The Austin-based senior vice-president had previously been based in China, heading the carmaker’s Asia-Pacific operations.
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.
The Canadian superstar has been embroiled in a ‘diss track’ feud with Kendrick Lamar, though there is no indication that the incident is linked to the rap battle.
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.
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.