[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] We’ve never lived more interconnected lives — or felt more divided. Separated by belief, culture, and access, we turn inward to master our own fields in the hope of cutting a predictable path forward. Reality, though, is filled with surprises, and we can’t…
The Vietnamese U23 team are ready to face China in the semi-final of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup on January 20. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Football HÀ NỘI — The highly anticipated semi-final of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup between the Vietnamese and Chinese U23 teams will take place at 10.30pm (Hà Nội time)…
As globalisation and technological advancements continue to reshape the way we live and work, educational institutions must also evolve to help equip students with the right mindset and skills to tackle the challenges in our rapidly changing world. Academic innovation has been the guiding principle at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), in the city of Suzhou,…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022 when China was beginning…
Photographer: Imaginechina/AP Photo In a nation where fortunes are typically forged in technology, property or finance, China’s richest man (according to Forbes) has built his empire on something far more elemental. At 71, Zhong Shanshan controls a fortune estimated at USD 74 billion through bottled water. Founder and chairman of Nongfu Spring, Zhong is an…
BEIJING — Faced with new global challenges, the leaders of China and Canada pledged Friday to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony. Xi Jinping told visiting Prime Minister Mark Carney that he is willing to continue working to improve ties, noting that talks have been underway on restoring and restarting cooperation…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Well before dawn, vans begin to pull up along Flower Market Road. Buckets of lilies and roses are lifted onto the street, hands moving quickly before the heat sets in. Later in the day buyers drift between shops, some with lists, others guided…
BEIJING — On the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, both sides are signaling the start of an era of better relations. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meeting his Canadian counterpart on Thursday, described Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit this week as a turning point that is expected to open…
Hong Kong’s drinks scene is one of the world’s best – but also one of the world’s most diverse and volatile. Every year, the city has had to navigate – to varying degrees of success – trends and shifts in what bargoers enjoy, resulting in celebrated openings and sombre closures alike. Speakeasies (The Old Man,…
US President Donald Trump looks on before signing a bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his administration will approve China sales of Nvidia‘s H200 chip for artificial intelligence, but the U.S….