Dong Jun, who assumed his new post in December, tells Sergei Shoigu that Beijing and Moscow should ‘elevate the relations between the two militaries to a higher level’.
At least’ eight Chinese nationals harassed, interrogated and even deported at Dulles airport in recent months: foreign ministry.
Embassy in London urges Minister of State Tom Tugendhat to stop meddling in China’s internal affairs.
Mystery surrounds the fate of the disgraced former leader, who was jailed in 2022 for 12 years for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.
A visual explainer on how the Argentinian footballing maestro became one of the greatest players of his time.
Stronger support network needed for elderly taking care of family members despite being old, ill, expert says.
Analysts continue to call for more aggressive stimulus measures to invigorate the job market, after employees saw salaries suffer their biggest quarterly decline in years across dozens of major Chinese cities.
Smart retail solution provider Dmall will use Hong Kong presence as springboard to expand software-as-a-service platform in Asia and across world.
Colonial-era offences once said to be ‘rather wide’ and a potential violation of a civil rights convention from 21 years ago are to stay on the books.
US military action comes amid escalating tensions from the war in Gaza spreading through the region.
Sparing the city’s businesses and homeowners from higher borrowing costs, HSBC led Hong Kong’s banks in keeping its prime rate steady after Hong Kong’s monetary authority kept its key interest rate unchanged in lockstep with the Federal Reserve.
The physical ecosystem, laws and bureaucracy to support the country’s tech goals such as Nusantara are lacking, analysts say.
The Western Pacific Naval Symposium will be held in Qingdao in April, the first time China has hosted for a decade.
An unseasonably warm winter has resulted in cedar trees releasing pollen earlier than usual, say weather forecasting companies.
Israel has ignored the ruling by the UN’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said.
Two children and their mother among those hurt in the ‘horrific incident’ in Clapham, in south London.
Nearly a third of 343 members cited uncertainties in the US-China economic relationship as the main reason behind their reduced investment plans, while tech and R&D sectors have been hit amid ‘strained’ ties.
Rights lawyer calls suggestions on extending detention and barring arrestees from contacting legal representatives ‘very concerning’.
The wireless brain-computer interface developed at China’s Tsinghua University allows quadriplegic patient to grab objects with prosthetic hand. And unlike implant from Elon Musk start-up, the Chinese device is not inserted into brain tissue.
Hong Kong banks’ net interest margin – the gap between the rate charged on loans and the interest paid for deposits – widened last year to the fattest in four years at 1.68 per cent, the HKMA’s data showed.
While aiming to counteract US-led tech restrictions, Shenzhen intends to achieve a massive industrial output of more than US$209 billion in strategic emerging industries this year.
The focus on shareholder returns partly reflects HSBC’s new strategy to deflect last year’s break-up call by its largest stakeholder Ping An Group.
Readers discuss the economic potential of the drone-related industry, the plan to increase the number of CCTV cameras in the city, and the abuse of a young inmate.
Now headed for a rematch with US President Joe Biden, Donald Trump suggested during his first administration the self-governing island was not a priority, analysts say.
Regulator reversals and empty government rhetoric will make it even harder to restore near-term business confidence, analysts say.
Challenges related to national security, data flows and market barriers still dominate hearts and minds, fuelling doubts about increasing investments in China, as well as contemplations about exploring overseas opportunities.
Research of a historical map suggests Chinese mariners travelled to Australia and New Zealand in the 1400s.