That role for people-to-people contact has received renewed attention at the highest level. During their meeting in Beijing in May, Xi and US President Donald Trump agreed that the two countries should expand exchanges and co-operation in areas including tourism and people-to-people ties. For 170 young people from China and the US, that principle became…
Poor treatment of guard dogs at warehouses before ditching them in unfamiliar environments could make the animals easier to agitate, rescuers have said, calling for a “trap, neuter and release” approach, among other solutions. Concerns about the handling of stray dogs entered the media spotlight after a 27-year-old woman was discovered along a cycle path…
Hong Kong Ballet will relocate to the city’s first dedicated dance art venue for at least five years, starting in April 2027, according to the institution and the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD). The move to the “Dancehouse” at the soon-to-be-finished WestK Performing Arts Centre will follow the ballet company’s departure from its base of…
Retiring deputy police commissioner Andrew Kan Kai-yan has said artificial intelligence (AI) poses a new threat to national security in Hong Kong, with the force turning to the emerging technology to help combat the issue. Kan raised the alarm after state security minister Chen Yixin warned last week of rising national security risks posed by…
About 10 students reportedly fell ill after drinking free beverages that were found with suspicious pinhole marks near a sports ground in Hong Kong, prompting a police investigation. Students reportedly posted messages on social media claiming that free bottles of a sports drink had been handed out during lunch on Wing Ting Road, a short…
A former acting chief editor of the now-defunct Stand News was fulfilling his duty to publish articles and had no intent to undermine national security in Hong Kong, his lawyer has said while appealing his conviction for sedition. A panel of High Court justices pointed out on Tuesday that the presiding trial judge had ruled…
The Shanghai International Circuit in 2026 is a busy place. March kicks off with the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, followed by the China GT season opener in April and the CEC endurance championship in May. By September, the calendar is packed again. It includes the fourth round of China GT, back-to-back CTCC and TCR China…
Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa’s tenure shaped post-handover Hong Kong during a turbulent political era. Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026 Hong Kong has given a state funeral to Tung Chee-hwa, its first post-colonial leader, only the third time the city has granted such an honour since Britain returned it to Chinese…
Gasgoo Munich- NIO announced China Huaneng Group’s marketing department and NIO Power have signed a “Virtual Power Plant Collaborative Cooperation Work Plan” in the Xiong’an New Area. Prior to the signing, the two parties held discussions focusing on virtual power plants, power trading, and cooperation on green power and certificates. They identified strong complementarity and synergy…
This weekend, Hong Kong mourns the loss of former chief executive and elder statesman Tung Chee-hwa. The shipping tycoon who became the city’s first leader after its transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997 died on September 8 at the age of 89, leaving a legacy of determined stewardship and dedicated public service. He is…