Mainland China announced on Friday a suspension of some preferential tariff arrangements under its Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with Taiwan.
Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin turned to a ‘light-asset’ model in 2017, helping him avoid the same fate as Hui Ka Yan, the embattled founder of indebted real estate developer Evergrande Group.
Donald Trump is first the former US president convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on 34 charges in his hush money case.
Ordinary residents with no intention of breaking law are unlikely to be troubled by the implications of court’s ruling, scholar says.
Trade between China and Russia surged to a record US$240 billion in 2023, an increase of more than 64 per cent since 2021, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The guilty verdict in his hush money trial would not stop the Republican candidate from running for the top job, or being sworn in from prison if he beats Biden.
Philippine President Marcos Jnr revealed that behind-the-scenes discussions were under way to resolve South China Sea issues ahead of Asia’s top defence forum, held in Singapore.
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.
This is ‘the largest quantum simulation or computation performed to date in a trapped-ion system’, comments one reviewer on study published in Nature.
China has eased curbs on solar and wind installations to cut use of fossil fuel, a positive sign for the country’s renewable energy sector, which has been struggling with oversupply.
The executive reshuffle at Taobao and Tmall Group shows how Alibaba is adhering to calls made by company co-founder Jack Ma to ‘give more power’ to young people.
US, UK, European Union express ‘concern’ over verdict landmark national security case.
The US president had resisted the change of policy amid fears it could drag Nato into direct conflict with Moscow.
An image shared by millions in response to an Israeli strike that killed dozens of civilians represents a new form of AI-generated activist imagery.
Most of 47 have been remanded in custody since they were arrested on January 6, 2021, on subversion charges over unofficial legislative ‘primary’ election.
Cybersecurity experts say his recent arrest in Singapore will deal serious damage to the criminals that relied on his botnet to support identity theft, child exploitation and financial fraud.
A 2005 agreement between Israel and Egypt established the corridor as a buffer zone, as part of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip that year.
Vivian Siu went through a ‘dark time’ after her mother died of cancer. But the Hong Kong native got her life back on track, became a racing-car driver and in 2023 made history at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.
Three High Court judges find unofficial ‘primary’ election part of a wider plot to ‘undermine, destroy or overthrow’ government by creating constitutional crisis.
Unifications always won with ‘carrot and stick, and the carrot must be sweet’, policy adviser Zheng Yongnian tells seminar on cross-strait exchanges and warns of ‘dangerous cognitive war’ by US.
Ambassador to Washington delivers video speech as slew of agreements announced on Wednesday in Berkeley at the China-US High-level Event on Subnational Climate Action.
City government stresses importance of collaboration with Greater Bay Area, after minister’s call for integrated waste handling prompts concerns of rubbish importing
HSBC sees opportunities to lend against wealthy clients’ private assets, as it leverages its balance sheet strength to finance this fast-growing market.
Shen Zhihua warns about the economic decoupling that sent US-Soviet relations spiralling into confrontation.
A landmark national security trial of Hong Kong’s opposition figures will conclude this week with the judges handing down a verdict on whether 16 of them had committed subversion by taking part in an unofficial election they called a primary. The aim of the election was to maximise the opposition’s chances of gaining control of the Legislative Council and bringing down the government.
Negative media coverage abroad, harsh pandemic restrictions have combined to deter visitors, experts say.
Latest Cross-Border Yuan Insight report suggests that Beijing’s efforts to challenge US dollar hegemony still face considerable hurdles, from exchange-rate fluctuations to impediments in cross-border capital flows.