Hong Kong needs to develop its “geopolitical instincts” to navigate the US-China rivalry amid the broader global shift in power from the West to the East, a former top diplomat from Singapore has said. Kishore Mahbubani, who previously served as Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council, also…
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings has called for the rule of law to be respected after Panama took legal action to nullify its ports contracts, with the country’s leader also suggesting its operations be taken over by state partnerships. Legal experts said on Friday that the Hong Kong-based conglomerate could face “significant…
During the Cold War, the US and Soviet Union were locked in a desperate race to develop cutting‑edge technologies like long-range missiles and satellites. Fast forward to today and the frontiers of global technology have pivoted to AI and next‑generation energy. In one domain, AI, the US has far outpaced any other nation – though…
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings has called for the rule of law to be respected after Panama took legal action to nullify its ports contracts, with the country’s leader also suggesting its operations be taken over by state partnerships. Legal experts said on Friday that the Hong Kong-based conglomerate could face “significant…
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has said it would be impossible for the controversial Panama ports sale to proceed under any illegal or non-compliant circumstances after mainland China’s market regulator asked the parties involved not to circumvent an ongoing antitrust probe into the deal last month. Monday’s statement, the first directly issued by Li Ka-shing’s…
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has said it would be impossible for the controversial Panama ports sale to proceed under any illegal or non-compliant circumstances after mainland China’s market regulator asked the parties involved not to circumvent an ongoing antitrust probe into the deal last month. Monday’s statement, the first directly issued by Li Ka-shing’s…
Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a motion calling for unity in countering US tariffs, with some calling on tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings not to go ahead with selling its Panama ports. The motion, put forward by lawmaker Ma Fung-kwok, urged authorities and the city’s industries to “resolutely dovetail with our country’s…
China’s foreign ministry has urged all parties in the controversial sale of CK Hutchison Holdings’ overseas ports to “act prudently” and stay in touch with Beijing amid a report that the Hong Kong conglomerate’s two Panama Canal facilities may be separated from the deal. Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday that authorities had…
China and the US are engaged in a “new cold war” over technology and Beijing is narrowing the gap, the Munich Security Conference has heard. Participants said Washington was likely to try to maintain its edge by increasing investment in military technology and tightening export controls on advanced chips. “We’re not competing for competing’s sake….
China’s box office records were smashed this week as animated blockbuster Nezha 2 became the highest-grossing film in the country’s history following its January 29 release. Millions around the country flocked to cinemas over the Lunar New Year holiday to watch the latest instalment in the Nezha phenomenon, which is adapted from the epic tale…