The visa-policy easing is expected to boost tourism that has yet to fully rebound since the pandemic, and the move could also give local economies a jolt.
A new book on China’s tech regulations and economic governance assesses the impact of perceived overreaching in the market, with far-reaching effects flagged by professor Angela Zhang.
The UK says its national security legislation is designed to cover areas such as espionage, sabotage, working for foreign powers, and terrorism, and introduces new offences.
US commonly sends representatives to the ceremony, but Lai’s ascension to Taiwanese presidency on May 20 comes during unusually tense relations with China.
A total of 17,034 individuals aged 65 or older in Japan died alone in the first three months of the year, according to a new report.
Analysts discuss how Beijing could respond to Washington’s latest trade offensive, and how the impact could have repercussions beyond China’s borders.
The bill would prevent federal agencies from contracting with five Chinese biotech companies – BGI Group, MGI, Complete Genomics, Wuxi AppTec, and Wuxi Biologics.
How explorers and conservationists protect our planet along Africa’s Zambezi River, on Canada’s Mount Logan, Swiss Alps’ glaciers, and plains of Chile and Argentina.
A total of 110,000 migration places will be cut under new measures announced in Australia’s budget.
Facilities capable of producing 70,000 to 100,000 tonnes of green methanol from leftover food will be ready by the end of 2025, Shi Pingyang, vice-president of Shenergy, told reporters on Wednesday.
Former government economist, 51, takes the reins from Lee Hsien Loong, scion of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
A teenage boy in China went viral after he posted a video begging his father to be a better husband nearly three weeks after the man had left home following an argument.
CEO Goh Choon Phong announced a profit-sharing bonus of 7.94 months for employees, including pilots.
Hong Kong’s loose visa requirements and lack of espionage laws before 2024 allowed city to become ideal location for collecting and exchanging sensitive information.
Organisers said they managed to deliver supplies to Filipino fishers despite ‘China’s massive blockade’.
Janet Kung scores 842 points, beating out two female contestants, while Yip Kin-man takes home top honours in male category, pocketing buns worth 776 points.
Star of category III soft porn films such as Erotic Ghost Story and Sex and Zen, Amy Yip talks about her time in Hong Kong’s adult movie industry, the ‘Yip tease’, and thoughts of acting again.
Unprecedented logistics centre in Latin America financed by Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative is locked in a legal battle over its operation.
Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen voices concerns that case of woman who allegedly killed herself and her son with mental disabilities just tip of iceberg.
New measure should raise Hong Kong’s profile as cruise ship destination and its role in multi-stop itineraries for Greater Bay Area, tourism authorities say.
The private bank has increased its headcount, mainly relationship managers and senior bankers, by 15 per cent this year. It sees Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai as stepping stones to expand its business.
Official says the plan is to build a control point in Luohu, with co-location arrangements adopted.
Hong Kong must walk the talk, and get Beijing’s backing to showcase how ‘two systems’ is not only alive but working well.
Hong Kong trade office in London was where former city leader Carrie Lam and ex-finance chief John Tsang nurtured their budding government careers.
With its narrowbody C919 flying regular routes and orders pouring in, China has already started design work on the next generation of its domestically produced commercial aircraft – the C939.
Fresh US tariffs targeting China’s new-energy sector are imminent, threatening to thwart export efforts aimed at alleviating a market oversupply.
Lack of a level playing field is underlying issue of overcapacity, Berlin’s representative in Beijing said, in a wide-ranging interview.