Use of the term ‘Xizang’ for the Tibet autonomous region has risen sharply in English articles by China’s official media.
City’s 4.3 million registered voters can head to any of the more than 600 polling stations to decide 88 of 470 seats in the 18 councils.
China Coast Guard says it took ‘control measures’ after Philippine vessels ‘illegally’ entered Second Thomas Shoal, while Manila condemns ‘dangerous manoeuvres against a legitimate and routine’ resupply mission.
Kim Ju-ae has been gaining prominence in the public eye, with South Korean authorities now considering the possibility she may be the heir apparent.
About 4.3 million Hongkongers can vote for 88 representatives, with the remaining seats appointed by the chief executive and chosen by committees packed with pro-establishment figures.
Reunion after 25-year search for missing child sparks social media fervour, while expert advises caution about AI’s use.
While the names of India’s male rulers are part of the public consciousness, many powerful women are overlooked despite their contributions in history.
Lindsey McAlister, founder of Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, and Arthur de Villepin, co-founder of art gallery Villepin Gallery, offer their take on city’s efforts to become Asia’s leading arts destination.
On a visit to Chengdu, in Sichuan province, Ian Neubauer has a culinary epiphany. His disdain for Chinese cuisine turns into a devotion to all things touched by the famous Sichuan pepper.
The rebels said all ‘ships linked to Israel or that will transport goods to Israeli ports’ are not welcome in the Red Sea.
China’s securities regulator has published draft rules aimed at slashing trading commissions for mutual funds and addressing the conflict of interest between the securities trading and fund sales businesses of brokerages, the latest reform to the US$3.8 trillion mutual fund industry.
Hesitation among buyers and a lack of cash among developers is creating ‘ a negative feedback loop’.
Sixteen defendants will receive verdict in March 2024 at the earliest to find out whether their involvement in primary constitutes ‘grand strategy of subversion’.
The especially active holiday-shopping season in the United States has been a boon for China exports despite years of political and trade frictions between the countries.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said ‘there are too many properties empty around Australia’ as tight supply leaves many renters struggling to find somewhere to live.
Analysts say Washington’s latest move is an attempt to deter Beijing from launching armed conflict.
The 11-year-old made an emergency call from a friend’s phone when the student left his device unattended.
After top US official says US-sanctioned leader would not have been welcomed in the country, Chief Executive’s Office says it’s ‘indisputable fact’ he received invitation to attend gathering.
Only 320 out of 27,871 asylum seekers have succeeded in getting clearance to be resettled since 2009
The 2019 unrest and three pandemic years have delayed Hong Kong’s integration, diminished its importance and left much of its part in the bay area development plan unfulfilled. Time to dust off the plan and use it.
Hong Kong is in a strong position to realise opportunities for the insurance sector in response to the climate crisis, Chief Executive John Lee says. ‘There is growing demand for alternative risk-transfer tools.’
The State Council, China’s cabinet, has urged Shanghai to further simplify customs procedures and liberalise financial markets to spur cross-border cargo and capital flows in the Lingang free-trade zone.
IATA chief Willie Walsh says aviation sector is making ‘considerable progress’, hails initiatives to boost traffic from city and Greater Bay Area.
The global adversaries are both striving to build small modular reactors – but their stories could not be more different.
City authorities seek more international students, with plans to develop Hong Kong into international centre for postsecondary education.
Two years since China passed education reforms to lower schoolwork burdens and reduce inequalities in education outcomes, the divide only appears to have grown wider and deeper.
Border dispute between Asian giants coupled with economic deals involving Taipei have fuelled quiet shift in New Delhi’s posture.
