Economic Development

S Korea's economy must top Park Geun-hye's agenda

3 Mar 2013

South Korea's recently-inaugurated president, Park Geun-hye, has perhaps the most unenviable job of all Northeast Asia's new leaders. A host of challenges await her attention, the biggest being an...

Fast track to big economic benefits

21 Feb 2013

"High-speed rail will push [mainland] China's economy forward significantly," said Anthony Wong, a former president of the Hong Kong Logistics Association, citing the Chinese proverb, "When the...

Qianhai experimental zone won't be expanded, says Shenzhen mayor

28 Jan 2013

"The current priority for Qianhai will be turning the 15 square kilometres into a high-level, high-quality, and high value-added modern service industrial zone. As for the issue of expansion, we...

Briefs, January 27, 2013

27 Jan 2013

China's new leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing's role in international affairs, a top official told the Davos forum yesterday.

Ex-minister blames China's pollution mess on lack of rule of law

21 Jan 2013

China had a chance to avoid environmental disasters some 40 to 30 years ago, the country's first environmental protection chief has lamented amid worsening air and water pollution.

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

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Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

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A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Slower economic growth prompts Beijing to shift focus

With the mainland's economy growing at its slowest pace in 13 years, officials are shifting their focus from speed to sustainability, addressing the issues of an ageing population and social...

No hope in Taiwan for future under President Ma Ying-jeou

Life was so miserable in Taiwan last year that many people have lost hope for the future, even though the island's government is forecasting economic growth of 3.8 per cent this year.

John Tsang moves the pillars on economic debate

The debate over Hong Kong's economic focus continued yesterday as the man who started it weighed back in on his blog yesterday with a new argument.

This time the creative sector was touted...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Rich coastal townships hope to profit from urbanisation push

Affluent coastal townships are scrambling to get themselves classified as cities amid reports that the central government is thrashing out new policies to foster its urbanisation goals.

SAR economy must reinvent itself

In a recent policy paper on the implementation of "one country, two systems" by Zhang Xiaoming, now serving as the head of Beijing's representation in Hong Kong, he drew attention to "three...

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LEADER

Hong Kong's four pillars should be foundation for growth

Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah has reminded us that the city's four conventional pillar industries of finance, trade, tourism and professional services remain our economic backbone. He...