From tourism to healthcare, China unveils a 19-point plan to get people spending
China is making a renewed push to boost service consumption by relaxing market access and increasing supply – across sectors such as culture, sports...
Hong Kong Observatory to issue No 1 typhoon standby signal on Wednesday night
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China’s offshore yuan strengthens further against US dollar as rate cuts loom
Ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve this week, the offshore yuan strengthened past a rate of 7.1 against...
China and Zimbabwe: from liberation struggle to ‘ironclad’ friendship
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attendance at this month’s military parade in Beijing highlighted long-standing ties with China, forged during the African nation’s liberation struggle....
China teens fined US$308,000 over hotpot pee video that led to 4,000 diner refunds
Two Chinese teenagers have been ordered to pay 2.2 million yuan (US$308,000) in compensation after filming themselves urinating into a hotpot dish at a...
Trump loves bling, royal pomp and UK goes all out to flatter him
Published: 1:40pm, 17 Sep 2025Updated: 1:40pm, 17 Sep 2025 It is the sort of experience you just can’t buy. Advertisement The carriages are being...
Israel, US deploy religious rhetoric to counter pro-Palestinian statehood moves
With European nations poised to symbolically recognise Palestinian statehood, Israel and the United States have ramped up their religious rhetoric, which analysts say is...
Why we should fear the coming of seemingly conscious AI
My life’s mission has been to create safe, beneficial AI that will make the world a better place. But recently, I’ve been increasingly concerned...
Can India reset ties with Nepal, sidestep ‘big brother’ perceptions?
India can seize an opportunity to reset its ties with Nepal and strengthen regional stability following the leadership shake-up in Kathmandu sparked by the...