Game development competition for primary students signals a shift in how tech education is reaching China’s vast rural regions, which could bring dividends in tech war with US.
China, as a permanent Security Council member and global power, has a ‘big responsibility’ to help the world order rise to the challenges of the times, foreign ambassadors at round-table talks in Beijing say.
The United States is trying to reduce China’s advantages in new energy industries, researcher says.
Society for Community Organisation survey finds 90 per cent back plan to ditch low-quality subdivided flats, but want assurances on resettlement first.
Authorities issue 600 warnings about blocked escape routes and open fire doors after inspecting over 200 buildings following blaze that killed five in Jordan last month.
Source says Victor Fung among nine business chiefs and experts who met Chinese President Xi Jinping to share suggestions before key Communist Party meeting.
Sri Lankan families are still waiting for their loved ones to come home, 15 years after they surrendered to government forces during the last stages of the country’s civil war.
Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the first e-commerce platform to collaborate with major luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont and Kering, uplifting sales for high-end brands using new digital strategies.
Central inspection report says pollution and illegal activity causing serious damage to the two lakes connecting to the waterway, admonishes departments concerned for failing to treat this as a priority.
An ambitious plan to turn an African fishing town into a major trading port is set to enter its second phase of construction with backing from China Eximbank.
The Singapore Airlines aircraft that operated turbulence-hit flight SQ321 returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
China’s domestically developed Lansi pig, a new breed with several advantages over Western imports, has received commercial approval – and could be an asset in the country’s efforts to self-source its livestock.
Local officials had initially put the death toll at 100 or more. Only five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim had been recovered so far.
Dubai is shaping up to be a new favourite for buyers, thanks to a booming real estate market and fast-track residency scheme, agents say. It handed out 158,000 ‘golden visas’, dwarfing the 13,000 that Portugal has issued since 2012.
Long after lockdowns ended, acclaimed director Lou Ye’s independent film revives heated debate about China’s controversial zero-Covid policy.
Mother, 53, sustained injuries to left hand, back, neck and right ankle while daughter hurt head, back and fingers.
PM Narendra Modi has alleged Rahul Gandhi made a ‘secret deal’ with the tycoons, while Gandhi has called out Modi for refusing to join him in a debate.
Zhang Zhizhen beats Australian Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, while Wang Yafan downs Maria Timofeeva 6-3, 6-3. Naomi Osaka into second round and potential clash with Iga Świątek.
There must be international recognition of the genocide in Gaza, and targeted sanctions to hold Israel accountable and encourage massive reforms.
Chan heads to US next in first delegation with Macau and Guangdong officials to promote exchanges and cooperation in areas such as climate change.
New Frontier, chaired by Hong Kong’s former financial secretary, said it has completed the acquisition of the Hong Kong Integrated Oncology Centre as part of its expansion in the healthcare industry of the bay area.
Events designed to boost Hong Kong’s economy and tourism run the gamut from high fashion, art and architecture to sports, technology and business.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will first visit France then move on to US – his second trip there in six months – accompanied by delegates from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province.
With China’s job market in a period of contraction and uncertainty, the country’s internet users have crafted a set of terms to relieve the pressures of work – or not working – through wit and humour.
‘No government in its right mind’ would want China’s collapse, but what China and the US want from each other is unlikely to materialise ‘any time soon’, warns David Lampton, China watcher since the times of Deng Xiaoping.
The risk of cross-Strait conflict with mainland China appears to be chipping away at Taiwan’s long-held dominance in the semiconductor industry, underpinning a sense of urgency in diversifying hi-tech supply chains.
Ma, one of the country’s hottest fiction authors, combines thrilling plots with historical detail to create stories that are ‘both exciting and plausible’, winning acclaim as young people embrace cultural heritage and ‘China-chic’ trend.