Although there were ups and downs, the golden age of Hong Kong cinema extended from the 1960s to the 1990s. But significant problems beset the film industry in the first decade of the 2000s, and it suffered a massive slump. We take a deep dive into its difficult decade. The way we were Local films…
“It’s important that we don’t divide the world with numerous tariff barriers,” Scholz said on Sunday after meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the U.K. The EU is “a strong economic area and has its own courses of action,” Scholz said. In contrast, German Finance Minister Jörg Kukies urged Europeans to keep calm…
Hong Kong remains an essential destination for professionals worldwide Tony Monteleone ⋅ Published: January 29, 2025 Silas Chu Hong Kong has consistently positioned itself as a hub of global trade and innovation. I recently had the privilege of speaking with Silas Chu, Director of Exhibitions and Digital Business at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council…
The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war. Speaking at a congressional hearing Thursday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee…
HONG KONG — A film mainly shot in funeral parlors and morgues has broken box office records — and taboos — in Hong Kong, surprising even its own stars and demonstrating that the local film industry is down but not out. Once a powerhouse of Asian cinema, dazzling the world with kung fu epics and…
NEW YORK/TAIPEI — The U.S. added 140 companies including Chinese semiconductor toolmaking and software firms to a trade restriction list on Monday in one of the biggest efforts to curtail Chinese advances in the high-tech sector. The targets include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Huawei-linked companies. China’s top chipmaking equipment firms, including Beijing Naura, ACM Research and Piotech, also were…
The animals were transferred from the Moscow Zoo to the Pyongyang Central Zoo by plane and were accompanied by veterinarians, according to the statement. “Historically, animals always have played a special role in relations between states,” said Russian Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov, who oversaw the relocation of the animals. “They have been given as…
After POLITICO reached out to Babiš and his ANO party for comment, his right-hand man, ANO Vice Chair Karel Havlíček, replied that “it’s nonsense” to say the party has moved toward the far right. Dita Charanzová told POLITICO that “it was clear from the developments in the Czech Republic that the ANO movement would push nationalistic…
“The total value of business in China for Finnish companies is estimated to be more than 20 billion euros per year,” a 2023 report from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs said, which labeled China as “one of our most important trade partners.” “Chinese investments play the largest role in Finland compared to any other…
Volvo Cars is slashing its sales forecast for the year in the face of slowing global demand for its vehicles, an increasingly volatile automotive environment and consumer reluctance to switch to battery-powered cars. Volvo, which makes the all-electric EX90 SUV in Berkeley County, said this week that it expects full-year sales to increase between 7 percent…