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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee shakes hands with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 2, 2026. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Central Asia visit has cemented Hong Kong’s position as a superconnector

Beyond the value of the deals, the mission’s success can also be measured through the matching of interests between HK and mainland firms and their Kazakh and Uzbek counterparts.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Ensuring dogs are licensed is crucial as eateries prepare to host them

United States

Editorial | US tariff threat over forced labour looks like old wine in a new bottle

China jobs

China’s gig economy is an employment reservoir – but is the well drying up?

More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Norman Bethune’s story still holds lessons for China-Canada relations

The Canadian doctor, hailed a hero in China, was driven by personal conviction; there are others today, tilling the soil of Sino-Canadian friendship.

Science

China wants to build the world’s largest astronomy base on Saishiteng Mountain

Telescopes at the remote site are set to surpass Hawaii’s Mauna Kea in light-gathering power by the mid-2030s, scientists say.

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China-Africa relations

China is transforming historic African slave port into waterfront tourism magnet

Beninese government has contracted Chinese firms to create seaside development linking port to historic slave route and memorial sites.

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The “Gate of No Return” memorial arch on Ouidah beach, Benin. The historic port once saw nearly 2 million enslaved Africans marched along the 2km “Slave Route” from the auction plaza to the beach during the transatlantic slave trade. Photo: Shutterstock
Wealth management

China will enhance regulation of programme trading: CSRC chairman

China’s top securities regulator says new measures needed to ‘prevent someone from abusing the technology’.

China's military weapons

Beijing deploys new missiles matching Patriots opposite Taiwan

State broadcaster CCTV shows troops from the Fujian-based 73rd Army Group testing the new missiles in the Gobi Desert.

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Hong Kong economy

96 deals signed, flights planned: what’s next for Hong Kong and Central Asia?

Observers say real challenge lies ahead as government and business stakeholders follow up to realise gains.

Chief Executive John Lee (pointing) tours Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. Photo: Handout
Trending in China

Snakes alive! Warmer weather brings flurry of sightings in Chinese capital

Rare and early surge in encounters across Beijing is causing alarm, although experts say most snakes are non-venomous.

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Snakes are being repeatedly spotted across Beijing’s residential compounds, suburban parks and mountain trails. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

The new Panama? Why Nicaragua could be next front in US-China influence battle

Beijing could move to build an alternative to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua, before the US gets involved, scholar warns.

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Japan

Macroscope | The problem with Japan’s bid to strengthen energy security, supply chains

By competing rather than dovetailing with the Belt and Road Initiative, the joint project with the World Bank reflects increasing regional fragmentation.

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Singapore

Singapore orders social media platforms to block anti-Indian posts

Investigations reveal that the divisive posts likely originated from a China-based platform, minister says.

A woman inspects a vegetable stall in the Little India district of Singapore in July 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwan

PLA says it will stay on ‘high alert’ after Dutch warship crosses Taiwan Strait

Beijing says the De Ruyter had made the transit days after an ‘illegal intrusion’ into its airspace near the disputed Paracel Islands.

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The Dutch frigate De Ruyter, pictured in Surabaya, Indonesia last month, is on a five-month tour of the Indo-Pacific.Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Mainlanders can still open bank accounts in Hong Kong despite new rules: HKMA

Some mainlanders have reported having applications to open Hong Kong accounts rejected amid China’s tightening cross-border investment controls.

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US-China tech war

What does Washington’s latest AI chip guidance mean for Chinese tech firms?

Beijing has criticised the move, but lawyers say the US document is more a clarification than a brand-new curb.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Flu cases on rise in Hong Kong as immunity wanes, expert warns

Steady rise in cases, especially among children and elderly, prompts expert to urge vaccinations and better hygiene to curb spread.

There has been a steady rise in seasonal flu cases in Hong Kong, especially among children and the elderly. Photo: Karma Lo
Semiconductors

Chinese memory makers step up challenge to Korea’s chip champions

CXMT and YMTC are nearing public listings, giving China’s memory-chip sector fresh firepower in its pursuit of Samsung and SK Hynix.

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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Past failures haunt the Quad’s US$20 billion critical minerals push

The initiative aims to break China’s near-monopoly, but private-sector caution and a history of unfulfilled pledges stand in the way.

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China jobs

As millions graduate, China urges SOEs, internet firms to offer more jobs

A record cohort of university graduates is entering a relatively weak Chinese job market.

A job fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on March 15. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese culture

Who was Yang Guifei, the Chinese beauty blamed for toppling a dynasty?

One of ancient China’s ‘Four Beauties’, Yang besotted an emperor, was the target of a rebellion, and in death became a tragic romantic icon.

A painting depicts Yang Guifei being attended to by a court maid. The princess, regarded as one of the “Four Beauties” of ancient China, has gone down in infamy for contributing to the end of the Tang dynasty. But is this point of view fair?
China’s Communist Party

China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies

New regulations for content creators unveiled as cyber police punish two web users for trolling village official over ‘gold’ earrings.

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India-Pakistan tensions

Letters | Reforms are a band-aid solution to water woes of downstream countries

Readers discuss the necessity of enforceable laws for rivers, Hong Kong’s pivot to Central Asia, and Chinese tourists’ safety fears.

China energy security

How China is cashing in on a global scramble for offshore oil and gas

Chinese firms dominate the global market for machinery used to extract offshore energy – a sector that is booming amid the Iran war.

Visitors view a model of the Haikui No 1, a new Chinese floating offshore facility, at a shipping industry expo in Tianjin. Photo: Xinhua
North Korea

Why North Korea’s Kim is doubling down on nuclear might as Xi visit looms

Kim Jong-un has vowed to ‘exponentially’ strengthen North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during a recent visit to a production facility.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre, right) inspects a nuclear materials production factory at an undisclosed location on Wednesday. Photo: EPA/KCNA
US-China relations

Opinion | What does a ‘strong, quiet, clear’ US mean for China and Asia?

The US defence secretary’s speech at an annual defence forum had fewer China attacks, no mention of Taiwan and a nebulous vow to be ‘strong, quiet, clear’.

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Middle East

Chinese carriers seize two-thirds share of post-pandemic air routes

Geopolitical headwinds and economic uncertainties continue to disrupt the aviation industry’s post-pandemic recovery, IBA says.

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