China tells US to rein in frontline forces after South China Sea ‘infringement’
China urged the United States to restrain frontline forces on Friday after a US destroyer entered disputed waters in the South China Sea. Advertisement...
China’s Tsinghua helps to break 40-year-old maths cap on computer speed
Published: 5:17pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 5:18pm, 15 Aug 2025 Chinese computer scientists have solved a 40-year-old mathematics bottleneck, a breakthrough that holds significant implications...
Hong Kong economy forecast to grow by 2-3% despite US tariffs, geopolitics
Published: 5:04pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 5:38pm, 15 Aug 2025 Hong Kong’s economy will expand by between 2 and 3 per cent this year as...
China’s Xi Jinping calls for ‘no delay’ in private sector protection
In another show of support for China’s private sector, Beijing has released the details of a speech from President Xi Jinping which included vows...
Japan’s naval move to New Zealand challenges China’s ‘geopolitical opportunism’
Japan’s recent dispatch of warships to New Zealand – its first in nearly 90 years – signals Tokyo’s intention to take on a greater...
Most-favoured nation? That’ll be the US, under Trump
The grand edifice of the World Trade Organization’s headquarters on the banks of Lake Geneva stands as strong and sturdy as ever, but US...
Hong Kong to offer free, low-cost dental services to homeless next year
Published: 4:19pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 6:37pm, 15 Aug 2025 Homeless people in Hong Kong will have access to free and more affordable dental services...
Beijing says Tokyo must ‘make the right choice’ as Japan remembers WWII
Published: 4:08pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 4:51pm, 15 Aug 2025 On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific cancels 22 flights after black rainstorm chaos
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled 22 flights in the next two days as a result of inclement weather on Thursday,...