Beijing pledges with ‘utmost sincerity’ to continue push to reunite peacefully with Taiwan
Beijing will continue to push for peaceful reunification with Taiwan with the “utmost sincerity”, according to a new year’s message from a senior official...
Trump and Iran official exchange threats after protests turn deadly in the Islamic Republic
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into...
US Slashes Proposed Tariffs on Italian Pasta From 92 Percent to Single Digits, Italy Says
The Trump administration has sharply rolled back proposed antidumping tariffs on Italian-made pasta, dramatically reducing duties that had threatened to hit some producers with...
Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble
Hong Kong’s mortgage market lost some momentum in November, official data showed, though activity over the first 11 months of 2025 still points to...
DeepSeek proposes shift in AI model development with ‘mHC’ architecture to upgrade ResNet
DeepSeek’s latest technical paper, co-authored by the firm’s founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng, has been cited as a potential game changer in developing artificial...
Hong Kong trade office head picked to lead body coordinating Northern Metropolis
The director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong has been picked to lead the government body coordinating the Northern Metropolis,...
‘Repaid kindness’: Japan war orphan raised by multiple China families is now a midwife
A Japanese war orphan raised by multiple Chinese families grew up to become a midwife, honouring the kindness she received from China. Her story,...
Veteran Hong Kong lawmakers Starry Lee, Ronick Chan in race for Legco presidency
Veteran Hong Kong lawmakers Starry Lee Wai-king and Ronick Chan Chun-ying have thrown their hats in the ring to be the Legislative Council’s next...
China’s box office up 22% in 2025 to US$7.4 billion, led by record-breaking Ne Zha 2
China’s box office revenue jumped nearly 22 per cent in 2025, driven by a record-breaking domestic animated hit that helped the market rebound from...