The Beijing-based Grandview Institution says Hanoi ramped up island expansion in the South China Sea from 2021 using large dredgers.
US President Joe Biden also gives his action a political edge, criticising Donald Trump, his predecessor and challenger for re-election, for failing to increase US exports and boost manufacturing.
Embassy in London says Beijing has lodged stern representations with Britain over case involving worker with Hong Kong trade promotion office and two others.
Confidence among Chinese consumers was showing ‘early signs of growth’, according to Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai, as the e-commerce giant expects business to be back on the growth path this year.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is on a visit to China where he is expected to push for progress in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
China should also ‘prepare for the worst’ but ‘do its best’ in response to further trade and tech frictions, Yang Jiemian tells summit in Hong Kong.
A Chinese think tank calls for a strong response, ‘countermeasures’ after the Balikatan exercise sent an ‘increasingly dangerous’ signal on Taiwan.
Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the first e-commerce platform to collaborate with major luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont and Kering, uplifting sales for high-end brands using new digital strategies.
Lupus has no cure, but people can live with the autoimmune disease – actress Selena Gomez is an example. My Lupus Diary, founded in Hong Kong by lupus sufferer Sapphire Shen, supports fellow patients.
Alibaba net income rose 10 per cent to US$11 billion in the 2023 financial year, the first annual results since co-founder Joe Tsai took over as chairman.
Project funded by the Committee of 100 and The Asian American Foundation gathers incident submissions from victims amid high concern over harassment.
A model of the USS Enterprise, prototype for the one used in the opening credits of the 1960s series Star Trek, vanished 45 years ago. Found in a storage locker, it is now the subject of a lawsuit.
Palestinians observe May 15 as Nakba Day, Arabic for catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion of 700,000 Arabs at the time of the establishment of Israel in 1948.
China may resume talks with South Korea and Japan at end of month, but separate Beijing-Seoul meeting hinges on South Korea not sending delegation to inauguration of Taiwan’s new president.
The social media and video gaming giant saw revenue rise 6 per cent in the first quarter, with online advertising revenue growing 26 per cent year.
The platform and parent company ByteDance have filed a similar lawsuit, arguing the law violates the US Constitution and runs afoul of free speech protections.
Russ Cook’s epic run across the length of Africa inspired Post Magazine to try devising the world’s longest walk. Here’s the result, including what to see on the way and countries to avoid.
The former fixer’s own insult’s about his ex-boss – ‘Dictator douchebag’, ‘Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain’ – were used to paint him as a disgruntled turncoat.
The former adult film star was ‘paralysed with fear’ before giving testimony on her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
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.
Traditional bouquets and family lunch just as important for some, as last-minute shoppers hit Mong Kok’s flower market.
Popular chain Bakehouse and long-time operator Kee Wah Bakery hope new rules will help them deliver made-in-Hong Kong goods to hungry consumers across the border.
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.
Lack of a level playing field is underlying issue of overcapacity, Berlin’s representative in Beijing said, in a wide-ranging interview.
Researchers developed a technique that uses a low-cost material – lithium tantalate – that is already being used to make smartphone components.