This Feb 15, 2026, photo taken from near the Peak shows the Hong Kong skyline. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) Businesses in Asia are eyeing cooperation opportunities with China’s tech sector as the nation accelerates technological advancement and creates new forms of smart economy, a mission underlined in the recent Government Work Report delivered by…
China’s annual parliamentary “two sessions” have been framed as a show of resilience in a turbulent world. That framing is not wrong but it is incomplete. Beijing’s deliberately lower 2026 economic growth target is less an admission of weakness than a signal that the growth playbook is being rewritten. For Hong Kong, this is not…
Not long ago, the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) was approaching under the dark clouds of the US-China trade war. Then came last week’s truce, sealed at a summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. What a difference a few days make, as reflected in the upbeat business sentiment and Premier…
China’s State Council has called for the faster development and wider rollout of large-scale testing and application environments for new technologies, as Beijing pushes to boost commercialisation and build a world-leading industrial base. The country should “focus on the frontiers of industrial development and key technological challenges, and prioritise the layout of new application scenarios…
A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers visited Beijing on Sunday (September 21), meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang in a rare House of Representatives trip aimed at “breaking the ice” and strengthening ties between the world’s two largest economies. The visit comes amid ongoing tensions over trade, TikTok, and military activity in the South China…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday proposed establishing a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to promote international collaboration and shared governance in artificial intelligence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai, Li said China is ready to conduct joint…
ANKARA Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday proposed establishing a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to promote international collaboration and shared governance in artificial intelligence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai, Li said China is ready to conduct…
The 25th China-European Union summit fell in the 50th anniversary year of diplomatic relations. The double milestone set the stage for guiding strained ties between the two trading giants towards less troubled waters. Economic tensions compounded by the Ukraine war could not be mended overnight. But President Xi Jinping set the tone and pointed the…
Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday, led by carmakers, after China pledged to curb “irrational competition” in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. The Hang Seng Index advanced 0.3 per cent to 24,602.04 at 9.40am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index added 0.3 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index strengthened 0.3 per…
Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong chose China for his first state visit outside Southeast Asia since he won the general election in May. That was a clear message as it came at a time of intense rivalry between China and the United States. All his predecessors since Lee Kuan Yew treasured the stable bilateral relations…