As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful naval fleet, this time spearheaded by the aircraft carrier Shandong, highlighting both symbolic significance and strategic resolve amid escalating geopolitical tensions. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier and its fleet arrived in Hong Kong on…
Tourists visit an alley in Yuzhong district, Southwest China”s Chongqing municipality, June 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – With policy support and improving environmental awareness and growing health consciousness of the public, a green and healthy lifestyle revolution is gaining momentum in China, driving the growth of eco-friendly and healthy industries and unlocking new economic potential….
Some water transport operators are cashing in on the high-profile visit of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong and its strike fleet to Hong Kong by ferrying visitors for a better look, although marine police have stopped their vessels from getting close. Hong Kong Water Taxi, owned by the Oriental Pearl Cruise Company, organised special sightseeing…
“In today’s increasingly volatile world, all parties must take shared responsibility,” he said. “Military force is not a viable solution to international disputes. It only fuels hatred and deepens division. We must not return to the law of the jungle or embrace hegemonism and unilateral dominance.” He also raised concerns about the threat of a…
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is signaling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country’s electric car market. China’s industrial policy has engineered a remarkable transformation to electric vehicles in what is the world’s largest auto market. In so doing, it has spawned far more makers than can possibly…
As the setting sun glinted off the skyscrapers in Hong Kong’s financial district, a huge video screen on top of one of the soaring towers projected a slogan celebrating the fifth anniversary of the city’s national security law. It was a visual reminder of how Beijing has stamped its mark onto the heart of an…
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is signaling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country’s electric car market. China’s industrial policy has engineered a remarkable transformation to electric vehicles in what is the world’s largest auto market. In so doing, it has spawned far more makers than can possibly…
The much-awaited visit of China’s first fully domestically built aircraft carrier kicked off yesterday with a great deal of public excitement – and symbolic significance. The arrival of the mighty Shandong and its accompanying strike group is not only a showcase of the country’s military prowess and naval modernisation, but also a timely opportunity for…
Beijing cannot afford to see Russia lose the Ukraine war, because it needs America focused on Moscow and Kyiv — and away from the Pacific, China’s top diplomat told his EU counterpart, according to a new report. Foreign Minister Wang Yi allegedly shocked European officials at a Brussels meeting Wednesday when he dropped all pretenses…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. claimed top ranking in Hong Kong equity sales for the first time since 2013, riding a wave of billion-dollar deals in the city after three years of lackluster activity. So far this year, Goldman is given credit for $5.6 billion in initial and secondary offerings, beating runner-up UBS Group AG by…