Patriotic groups in Hong Kong will hold a government-backed carnival for the third consecutive year during the period running through the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, with the event set to return to the site where the annual candlelight vigils commemorating the tragedy used to be held. The five-day “Hometown Market”, featuring some…
As Liu Dong boarded a plane from Shanghai to Osaka in 2023, she walked on with an apprehension only outweighed by her determination to escape. China’s most populous city had the year before endured a months-long lockdown, under which its 24 million residents lived through some of the world’s strictest anti-COVID measures. Ms Liu was…
The Chinese president is on a three-day visit to the former Portuguese colony 25 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty, providing him with an opportunity to send messages to Hong Kong as well, and stress the potential of the Greater Bay Area. The stop on Hengqin Island is significant, since it is slated to…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Center (AISC) commenced operation on Monday as the city steps up its AI development efforts despite tighter U.S. export controls on the chip sector. Established by Cyberport, a wholly owned entity of the Hong Kong government, the computing power of the first phase of the facility was…
Chinese defence minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, according to British newspaper the Financial Times. The reports, if confirmed, would make him the third defence minister in just over a year to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown in the country’s military. Analysts say corruption may have eroded Chinese combat readiness…
A young man in China was detained after he flaunted an impressive cash gift of 180 million yuan (US$25 million) from his grandmother for his birthday, only to later be discovered to have fabricated the entire story. On October 5, the man was exposed for showcasing luxury cars, jewellery, and antiques on his Douyin account…
BEIJING — Chinese internet regulators announced Thursday an intensive three-month campaign against illegal activities in the online news sector. The Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued a notice on the special operation to “clear up and rectify” illegal conduct by internet news services. Source link