Former Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou has vowed to protect the island’s deep-rooted cultural and historical ties with mainland China while accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) of having a “misguided political agenda” in attempting to sever these links. “In the past several decades, Taiwan has played a vital role in preserving and promoting Chinese…
In the eastern city of Changshu, six Palestinians have spent two weeks being trained by a team from China’s Blue Sky Rescue in urban search and rescue operations. They were taught how to shore up collapsed buildings, cut through walls, search for victims and safely evacuate survivors. It is over a year since the Israel-Gaza…
Hong Kong dives into the world of giant pandas on Saturday, with officials revealing the new names of a pair of bears Beijing gifted to the city along with an exhibition of 2,500 sculptures in Tsim Sha Tsui. A ceremony to introduce the giant pandas to the public and attended by top mainland Chinese and…
Reports that China has built a prototype nuclear reactor for its next aircraft carrier have prompted renewed focus on its supposed long-term ambition to project naval power far from its shores. Carriers powered by nuclear reactors do not need to refuel as often as conventionally powered ones. This gives them much greater range and also…
Wild boars are a growing menace to China’s cities, where the animals have attacked people and wreaked havoc on property, prompting authorities to deploy funds and hunting teams to tackle the problem. Videos on social media and television reports have recorded multiple cases of boars encroaching on urban areas, in some cases charging through enclosed…
China has reported “prominent results” in its hunt for green-energy minerals, with the Ministry of Natural Resources saying new deposits of the resources deemed crucial for national security had been discovered. Among those at the top of the list released by the ministry last week were gold, copper, molybdenum, phosphorite and fluorite – minerals important…
Hong Kong will hold a citywide contest next month to name two giant pandas gifted by Beijing before they meet the public in December, the chief executive has said. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Tuesday the pair would need 30 days of quarantine upon their arrival and another month to adapt to…
Hong Kong authorities will appoint a panel to decide the names of two giant pandas being gifted by Beijing, with the decision to be made after the pair arrive in the city on Thursday, the Post has learned. Sources said on Monday night that the bears, aged five to eight years, which is equivalent to…
China is reviving aspects of a Mao Zedong-era plan to relocate critical facilities away from the country’s most densely populated areas to its western hinterlands. Mao’s 1964 “Third Front Construction” initiative was motivated by Cold War fears of nuclear attack, fuelled by the deepening American involvement in Vietnam and increased hostility between China and the…