As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of…
More than a decade after Club Bboss was closed, a new nightspot has launched on the same site where the once-glamorous establishment operated for 28 years, with the goal of attracting tourists and young revellers eager for a glimpse of Hong Kong’s 1980s clubbing heyday. The new spot – known as Big Boss Generation (BBG)…
Hong Kong could be in for another bout of “what will happen to us in …”, only with 2047 replacing 1997. I say this after attending a farewell presentation by activist investor David Webb last week. For many years, Webb has worked on a pro bono basis to improve public knowledge of business issues. Towards…
Accelerating cross-border integration has opened up new horizons for Hong Kong to work closer with the mainland. Having forged good ties with various authorities over the past few years, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has further reinforced mainland foundations with a fruitful visit to Zhejiang. A closer relationship with those over the border under the…
Hong Kong will play a bigger role in providing mainland Chinese enterprises with supply chain services, enabling them to access emerging markets and “break through the US blockages”, the city’s leader has vowed. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Friday that Hong Kong’s value to international investors and capital had increased under the…
Hong Kong will play a bigger role in providing mainland Chinese enterprises with supply chain services, enabling them to access emerging markets and “break through the US blockages”, the city’s leader has vowed. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Friday that Hong Kong’s value to international investors and capital had increased under the…
A new generation of Chinese entrepreneurs, represented by a group of start-up founders known as the “Fantastic Four”, are reshaping the global technology landscape and helping China in its rivalry with the US. Liang Wenfeng, founder of Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek, along with Wang Xingxing, Zhang Yiming and Wang Tao, the founders of…
A sociologist has suggested that people in China’s rural areas are losing faith in higher education to improve their lives, prompting widespread discussion among academics and the media over the Lunar New Year holiday. “A new ‘education is useless’ sentiment has emerged in rural areas,” Huang Lifen, a lecturer at Shaanxi Normal University in the…
An American man has captivated many with his inspiring tale of becoming a “foreign village chief” in the picturesque southwestern Yunnan province, following his adventurous exploration of 110 countries and his studies in China. Born in 1962 to a humble family in Chicago, Brian Linden worked night shifts cleaning carpets to finance his education at…
The renewal of the US-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement (STA) marks a pivotal moment in scientific diplomacy, in an era defined by fierce technological competition and escalating geopolitical tensions. First signed in 1979 between US president Jimmy Carter and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, the STA’s broad mandate provides a stable framework for long-term scientific…