article Giant panda Jie Bang eats bamboo at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on April 20, 2026 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. (Photo by An Yuan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) ATLANTA – Zoo Atlanta’s long wait for giant pandas may be nearly over. What we know: Chinese President Xi Jinping…
The United States is investigating reports that parts of its advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet programme were diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the US. The incident last week has prompted questions over whether China may have gained access to components of one of Washington’s most sophisticated weapons systems. Recommended Stories…
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Plans to build 12,000 public flats on part of Hong Kong’s oldest golf course have been thrown into serious doubt after the government chose not to appeal a court’s decision to uphold a ruling revoking the project’s environmental approval. Authorities said on Thursday that they had decided against appealing after “holistically” considering legal advice following…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has sent its largest construction squad to the WorldSkills Competition, but executive director Ir Albert Cheng Ting-ning is already thinking about what the nine young competitors will bring home from Shanghai. CIC executive director Ir Albert Cheng Ting-ning…
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…