Protecting national security seen as key to Hong Kong’s stability
Safeguarding national security is crucial for Hong Kong to fully implement the “one country, two systems” governing principle and ensure the city’s stability, which...
AI rattles US investors, while China’s tech stocks hold steady – for now
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping industries and markets, even though artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a still theoretical form of AI capable of humanlike...
African Union: youth anger mounts over corruption, lack of accountability
Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion...
The future of China-US ties rests on Washington’s will, Wang Yi says in Munich
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and US can get along well but whether the goal can be reached will ultimately depend on...
Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s main opposition leader held hands Friday as they paid tribute to the victims of one of...
China and US must talk – we owe it to the world, Rubio tells Munich Security Conference
“Our destiny will be intertwined with yours”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, sending...
How many non-local students are going to Hong Kong universities since quota rise?
Hong Kong public universities had more than 20,000 non-local undergraduate students in the second academic year since the government doubled quotas, a 17 per...
Great Barrier Reef calling: Chinese tourists make Australia a Lunar New Year hotspot
China’s travel industry is expecting a sharp increase in visitors to Australia during this month’s extended Lunar New Year holiday, as millions of tourists...
Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure healthy people to become patients in...