Xi wants yuan’s global punch to match Chinese economic might
President Xi Jinping has called for China’s yuan to become a global reserve currency, underscoring ambitions to carve out a greater role for it...
China navigates US threats to anchor global shipbuilding dominance in 2025
China secured the most new shipbuilding orders globally in 2025 despite a slight dip in market share, showing enduring market dominance amid industry turbulence...
Kim Seon-ho’s agency denies South Korean actor set up shell firm to evade taxes
South Korean actor Kim Seon-ho’s agency, Fantagio, has issued a statement defending the star of Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated? after he was...
Trump vows to sue ‘dope’ Trevor Noah over Grammys joke linking him to Epstein island
US President Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian’s comment on the US...
Alibaba’s Qwen ramps up AI app race with Spring Festival giveaway blitz
Alibaba Group Holding has joined rivals including Tencent Holdings and Baidu in rolling out Spring Festival red-packet giveaways to drive mass-market adoption of its...
Gut-check time: how Chinese gold and silver investors assess the metals’ volatility
Mainland investors faced difficult decisions as gold and silver prices extended their rout on Monday in domestic trading, with some rushing to buy the...
Hong Kong’s housing market recovery rests on solid foundations
Hong Kong has its mojo back. The city’s economy grew 3.5 per cent last year, the fastest pace since 2021, according to an advanced...
China’s widebody C929 could arrive early on revved-up development plan: sources
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is revving up the design and testing phase of its widebody C929 airliner, marshalling its resources and...
Hong Kong to formulate first 5-year plan to align with national blueprint
A new task force led by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will formulate Hong Kong’s first five-year blueprint to align with China’s 15th five-year...