Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to turn the city into a leading Asian hub for aircraft recycling and parts trading, with a new locally based training centre set to offer four aviation technician courses next year. The Aircraft Engineering Training Centre was jointly launched on Thursday by the Airport Authority’s Hong Kong International Aviation Academy…
Hong Kong has launched its first-ever blueprint for the Chinese medicine sector’s development, with authorities seeking to raise the competence of practitioners and product standards as part of efforts to enhance the industry’s status. The “Chinese Medicine Development Blueprint” was unveiled by the government on Thursday and covers five key categories: services; the profession itself;…
Late last year, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began her second term in office, a giant purple banner was draped over the side of the EU executive arm’s headquarters, declaring: “United for our Future, 2024-2029.” Its leaders will gather on Thursday to try to round off the year with a collective bang,…
A Chinese tourist stranded in Japan, having been assisted by a local man who invited him to stay the night, sent 300 masks during the Covid-19 pandemic as a gesture of gratitude. Recently, the Japanese variety show The World’s Astonishing News! highlighted a 2016 story of friendship between China and Japan, sparking discussions among netizens…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. PLA division overseeing Taiwan sees newcomers in charge The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command, the division that oversees Taiwan and that has been hit hard in Beijing’s anti-graft campaign,…
The head of the Hong Kong Bar Association has called on the public and foreign governments to review the judgment against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, convicted of national security offences, before forming their own opinions, acknowledging such verdicts could spark controversy given differing values. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, association chairman Jose-Antonio…
Peking University intends to establish a research institute in Hong Kong’s future university town in the Northern Metropolis, the city leader has said, as he wrapped up his three-day duty visit to Beijing. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met Peking University’s party secretary He Guangcai at the campus before having breakfast with four young Hongkongers…
China’s message to Saudi Arabia has become unusually explicit: Beijing is prepared to be Riyadh’s most reliable and trusted partner in national development. This statement, made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, should not be dismissed as routine diplomatic rhetoric. Rather, it reflects a carefully calibrated…
Shares of HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, fluctuated on their trading debut, as investors shunned risk amid a downturn in both equity and digital asset markets. Trading under the stock code 3887, HashKey shares first changed hands on Wednesday at HK$6.70, or 0.3 per cent above the offer price of…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party has announced what many people had been expecting for some time – that it would disband. For the party, this is the beginning of the end; for others, the question lingers: is this also the end of the democratic movement in Hong Kong? One thing is certain: the party’s demise will…