BEIJING (Reuters) — China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology. The 2024-2028 plan aims to achieve “independent and controllable” seed sources for key crops, with a focus to cultivate high-yield,…
Tycoon Michael Kadoorie is spearheading a drive to raise US$50 million to promote Hong Kong through a worldwide PR campaign, the Post has learned, two months after a Beijing official told local business leaders to take “concrete actions” to support the city. Sources said on Thursday that Kadoorie, chairman of CLP Group, the city’s largest…
HONG KONG — China’s Communist Party-controlled journalism association has bestowed its top annual reporting award to an English-language article by state news agency Xinhua on President Xi Jinping’s reelection — potentially reflecting the government’s emphasis on shaping global perceptions. The All-China Journalists Association, which has been handing out the awards since 1991, typically dishes out…