Xia Baolong is scheduled to meet local delegates in a closed-door session on Tuesday. Photo: HKMAO

    ‘Two sessions’ to ‘focus on Hong Kong’s financial role, Northern Metropolis’

    Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders head to Beijing on Tuesday for the nation’s annual “two sessions”, with observers expecting discussions to focus on the city’s role as an international financial centre and the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The annual session of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference…

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      Does AMD Have an OpenAI Problem?

      Key Points Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock is coming off an impressive year in 2025 when its shares soared 77% and flew past rival Nvidia, which gained 39%. It’s not often that AMD outshines its much larger rival, but with the chipmaker generating some strong growth and launching next-gen chips that have investors hopeful…

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        Europe must not seek Putin’s approval before sending troops to Ukraine

        European leaders will not send troops to monitor a ceasefire in Ukraine without first securing permission from Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Britain’s Telegraph reports. The news represents a significant political victory for Russia and comes following a coordinated Kremlin campaign of intimidation designed to deter any European military deployment to Ukraine. This informal Russian veto…

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          Best Crime Movies on Peacock (March 2026)

          If you’re looking for some of the best crime movies on Peacock, we’ve narrowed down our favorites so you don’t have to spend your time endlessly scrolling. The platform’s genre browser isn’t as intuitive as others, so consider this your shortcut to the good stuff. While Peacock may not have a massive library of crime…

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          Visa-Free Boom: China Logged 30 Million Waiver Entries in 2025, Statistics Show

            China Logged 30 Million Waiver Entries in 2025, Statistics Show

            New data released on 1 March by Malaysia’s Business Today, citing China’s National Bureau of Statistics, reveals just how quickly recent visa-free initiatives are reshaping inbound travel. Foreign nationals entered China 30.08 million times without a visa in 2025—a 49.5 percent year-on-year jump. The count aggregates travellers using three channels: the 30-day unilateral visa-waiver (now…

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