Former manager Bai Tianhui is the second China Huarong official to receive the ultimate penalty, after his former boss was executed in 2021.
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.
Main causes for growing Sino-Russian relationship are Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine and ‘China’s choice to enable Putin’s war’, official adds.
Chinese AI pioneer SenseTime is aiming for profitability within the next two years as revenue from its generative AI business tripled last year, and is expected to become the firm’s new profit engine.
Seven days after the operation, Chinese researchers say the 71-year-old’s organ function has returned to normal and he is walking freely.
Influential billionaire Ramon Ang wants Manila to take advantage of untapped oil and natural gas reserves to east energy costs, despite maritime disputes with Beijing and the failure of previous joint deals.
About 86 per cent of Filipinos surveyed nationwide wanted their country to remain neutral in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
Company’s move coincides with government’s plan to make city a biomed centre, with policies including a ‘1+’ mechanism to speed up approval of new drugs for life-threatening or rare diseases.
Shenzhen and Guangzhou have joined the ranks of major Chinese cities that have lowered mortgage rates to lure homebuyers.
Authorities say rooms should be provided for international travellers, even if hotels do not have service credentials.
Despite global outrage over the attack in which 45 people were killed, the White House insisted that it did not believe Israel had launched the major operation that Biden has warned against.
The individuals, along with three Thai companies, were allegedly part of a cybercrime network that cost the US government billions in coronavirus aid.
Among those detained is activist Chow Hang-tung, security chief Chris Tang reveals.
Observers say if Beijing-funded oil and gas search is successful, it could help Kathmandu strike better balance in ties with neighbouring giants China and India.
Amid high compliance costs, the SFC’s notice that crypto exchanges should not serve mainland investors is prompting some firms to leave the city.
Images of new hi-tech tank circulating on social media hint at move from traditional tank-on-tank combat to a more comprehensive warfare approach.
‘One country, two systems’ governing principle ‘still alive’, finance chief tells US businesses during Greater Bay Area delegation trip.
Closing arguments offered both sides a final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against an ex-US president.
The US presidential hopeful was photographed writing the message as she toured sites near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
Readers discuss how to rejuvenate tourism, wonder about Hong Kong’s unique selling point as a destination, and worry about severe turbulence.
The Hong Kong Green Building Council and Beam Society have launched a global certification to promote sustainable construction, as practitioners seek opportunities overseas and look to strengthen the city’s green credentials.
Former US secretary of state John Kerry and Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin are among the speakers and 3,000 attendees as UBS continues the flagship Hong Kong conference started 27 years ago by Credit Suisse.
Shen Zhihua warns about the economic decoupling that sent US-Soviet relations spiralling into confrontation.
China reclaiming the No 1 spot as India’s top trading partner last year was an ‘aberration’, Indian analysts say, with the government in Delhi keen to prevent a recurrence.
A Harvard University professor, famed for his NAD anti-ageing therapy, has resigned from a prominent scientific academy.
With China’s job market in a period of contraction and uncertainty, the country’s internet users have crafted a set of terms to relieve the pressures of work – or not working – through wit and humour.