Two Sessions: China faces challenges increasing domestic consumption; eyes AI boost
At this year’s Two Sessions, Beijing has indicated it is slowing GDP growth to “high quality development”; rapid AI innovation is set to spur...
Philippines will allow use of dirtier, cheaper fuel amid US-Iran war
The Philippines has allowed the temporary and limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel to ensure supply as it finds ways...
Veteran of ‘iPhone City’ tapped as party boss of China’s Silicon Valley
China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen has a new Communist Party chief, nearly six months after the city’s former party boss was promoted to...
Venezuela’s Stocks Surge 82% After Maduro’s Arrest—Chinese Wonder: When’s Our Turn?
On March 17, Venezuela’s stock market had already risen from around 2,000 points—when President Nicolás Maduro was arrested—to 6,893 points. Some Chinese netizens asked:...
Hong Kong vows to boost green finance and innovation role for sustainable growth
Hong Kong’s finance chief has pledged to support the regional and global transition to a green economy by leveraging the city’s role as an...
Hong Kong mum charged with abuse after son, 12, calls police over cane beating
A 41-year-old mother in Hong Kong has been charged with child abuse after her 12-year-old son reported her to police for beating him with...
OpenClaw, government support fuel rise of 1-person companies in China
Steven Li sells cosmetics to overseas customers from the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. This month, amid the popularity of the OpenClaw AI agent...
Ex-China university lecturer sets up luxury lingerie brand, earning US$770 million fortune
From a former lecturer to the mastermind behind a lingerie empire, Zhang Rongming’s journey reshaped China’s intimate apparel industry with innovation and a keen...
Hong Kong firms face profit squeeze as US importers cut orders amid oil crisis
Some United States importers have cut orders and shifted to short-term contracts after the Middle East conflict triggered a global oil crisis, according to...