Hong Kong is expected to launch a public consultation in early June for its inaugural five-year plan to align with the national blueprint, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu set to present a preliminary framework and gather feedback from various industries through face-to-face sessions, according to sources. The South China Morning Post learned that the…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong…
Top Swedish universities are eager to deepen collaboration with Hong Kong in areas such as life sciences, the city’s innovation and technology minister has told the South China Morning Post during a visit to the country to strengthen ties. “What impressed us most during this trip to Sweden is the incredible enthusiasm of Swedish organisations,…
President Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15 for talks about trade, Taiwan, and China’s relationship with Iran as the war in the Middle East enters its third month. It will be Trump’s second trip to China as president — and the first for any U.S….
President Donald Trump heads to Beijing later this week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time when America is fighting a war with Iran and tussling over tariffs with its major trading partners. Trump visits China, a country that maintains a critical economic relationship with the U.S., as China is flexing its…
President Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15 for talks about trade, Taiwan and China’s relationship with Iran as the war in the Middle East enters its third month. It will be Trump’s second trip to China as president — and the first for any U.S….
Updated BYD Seagull for MY26 is available with the brand’s DiPilot 300 driver assistance package https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 23 minutes ago BYD has rolled out a revised version of the little Seagull hatch in China. The tiny EV starts at $10,300, or $13,400 with BYD’s DiPilot 300 ADAS. DiPilot 300 isn’t fully autonomous, but…
Without a collective approach from African states, China’s tariff-free market access will not be the silver bullet many expect, write Ronak Gopaldas and Priyal Singh in ISS Today. China’s decision to extend tariff-free access from 1 May to all African countries, barring Eswatini (with which it maintains no diplomatic ties), has been widely welcomed across…
GUANGZHOU, China, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MayCham) in China Guangdong Office, a Malaysian business chamber serving corporate communities in South China and the Greater Bay Area, to establish a structured business-to-business (B2B) partnership…
A wave of bullishness is sweeping through Hong Kong’s real estate market. A report by S&P Global Ratings on May 5 said an “upside surprise” could materialise. One of the catalysts for a stronger-than-expected recovery was evidence of more competitive bids at residential land auctions in recent months. S&P said, “Hong Kong has become the…