As Beijing tries to invigorate the economy, on-the-ground reactions suggest more government spending is needed to stabilise demand and restore shattered confidence in hard-hit industries.
City set to pass constitutionally mandated law after first attempt shelved more than 20 years ago in face of massive protests.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s Middle East tour comes as Singapore becomes ‘more vocal’ on Israel’s actions in Gaza, observers say.
In a Gallup poll released on Monday, 41 per cent of respondents said China when asked to name one country they considered to be their nation’s ‘greatest enemy today’.
While analysts are optimistic about the return of international students to China, many prospective and former students report dwindling enthusiasm for Chinese universities.
Eastern naval and coastguard units practise responses to an attack on a flotilla amid tensions in the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
Representatives from Taipei have been included in all three democracy summits, which were begun by US President Joe Biden in 2021, and mainland China has been excluded.
The chef-owner of Tate Dining Room explains how the journey from graphic design to culinary arts led her to view wealth in terms of personal growth, and also answers the question of how to spend HK$8 million.
Artefacts to feature in new exhibition titled ‘The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Yuan Ming Yuan — Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace’.
‘People have been hearing a lot of mistruths’ about the company and its planned US$2.4 billion EV plant, top North American official tells Post.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reportedly hopes to build on the Japan-Republic of Korea Joint Declaration made in 1998 that outlined a future-oriented relationship.
Global hunger monitor warns that escalation of the war could push half of Gaza’s total population to the brink of starvation.
The names of those sanctioned are set to be released after the EU measures are formally adopted in the coming days. Kremlin critic Navalny died in an Arctic prison on February 16.
Analysts expect China’s economic recovery to continue over the coming months thanks to the increase in policy support following the release of combined data for January and February on Monday.
‘Modest adjustments’ to plans for use of electric arc furnaces versus coal-fired furnaces would accelerate emissions cuts, US think tank Global Energy Monitor says.
Cooperation between the two countries expected to grow, compounding Beijing’s tensions with European nations, observer says.
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for first time in a month amid growing tensions over the war in Gaza.
Under Rwanda plan, asylum seekers who arrive on England’s coast would be sent to Rwanda. Legislation will return to parliament’s upper chamber for votes on Wednesday.
Travel influencers Fernanda and Vicente open up about Fernanda being gang-raped in India earlier in March and their Taliban interrogation while on an epic six-year motorbike trip.
Readers discuss the need to better integrate the payment systems of the two Chinese cities, and foreigners’ worries about travelling to China.
Hong Kong will play a key role in Janus Henderson’s Asia expansion plan because the city is a portal to China, while the new investment-migration scheme will create demand for investment products, CEO Ali Dibadj says.
Chan says new or expanded firms, together with 30 companies that made similar moves last year, will invest more than HK$40 billion in the city and create 13,000 jobs.
Fosun Pharma will team up with Shenzhen’s government to raise a 5-billion yuan (US$700 million) healthcare fund to invest in start-ups and innovations in cellular biology, genetics and other fields related to biomedicine.
Insiders reveal calculated strategy to catch foreign powers off guard and curb impact of potential sanctions or smear campaigns ahead of passing of Article 23 bill.
Post executive editor Chow Chung-yan and managing editor Yonden Lhatoo unpack Beijing’s biggest annual plenary event.
Treacherous journeys from as far away as Pakistan and East Africa often lead asylum seekers to mainland China, where they cross illegally into Hong Kong.
Expanding rail and franchised bus networks, new roads and bridges, and changes in tolls have caused a big shift in how Hongkongers navigate the city.