China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened. “There must be no one in the military who harbors disloyalty to the (ruling Communist) Party,” Xi said in remarks published by the official Xinhua…
BEIJING, March 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on China’s new efforts on further opening up: The year 2026 marks the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). At the “two sessions,” China announced its target GDP growth rate of 4.5 to 5 percent for this year. To achieve this goal anchored…
China isn’t known for its transparency. Unlike Australia, where journalists would have near-daily access to speak with decision-makers and hold politicians to account, those in charge in China are closed-off from public scrutiny. Decisions and policy are all made without the chance for media to question the leaders directly. And any dissent from the public…
Hong Kong’s economic growth forecast of between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent for the year will not be affected by the Middle East war, which will hurt the trading sector but benefit the financial market, according to the city’s financial chief. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Saturday that the city…
A large crowd spent much of Saturday following Jon Rahm around Fanling as he made his way up the leaderboard at LIV Golf Hong Kong – further evidence, if any were needed, that the tournament is quickly establishing itself as an important part of the city’s social and sporting calendar. And while attendance figures will…
Nearly a week into the United States-Israel war on Iran and the BRICS bloc, a multi-country alliance that includes Tehran, has not reacted in any form to the conflict. To analysts and political observers, that seems out of character. When the 12-day war between Israel and Iran broke out in June last year, the bloc,…
The Hong Kong women’s football team made it home safely on Friday night after several anxious days stranded in Dubai following the US-Israel attacks on Iran, with members expressing relief at their return but disappointment about having to withdraw from a tournament. Twenty-seven players and staff landed in Hong Kong via Bangkok, where they had…
Insider Brief China’s new five-year policy blueprint prioritizes artificial intelligence and quantum computing as central technologies for economic growth, scientific leadership, and strategic competition. The plan calls for expanded investment in scalable quantum computers, the development of an integrated space-earth quantum communication network, and large computing infrastructure to support advanced AI systems. Officials also outlined…
Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has acknowledged it is no “easy task” to truly implement Hong Kong’s executive-led governance system, stressing that it must be a “shared responsibility” of the legislative and judicial branches and society as a whole. But Ding, the head of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, said an…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong takes decisive initiative amid a shifting global higher education landscape as student mobility diversifies beyond traditional destinations and universities forge practice-oriented partnerships and programmes that build cross-border competencies for a fluid global talent market. The city has amplified the “Study…