People familiar with the matter say Cai Qi has been appointed to head the Communist Party’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
As more details emerge related to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s coming trip to China, signs indicate excess capacity in sectors like electric vehicles will be a major sticking point in trade discussions.
Head of country’s legislature says region should resist ‘bloc confrontation’, calls for unity and independence amid ‘serious challenges’.
Beijing says overseas consultancies have tried to steal classified state and commercial information, posing ‘major risks to national security’.
The bridge collapsed on Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, the Singapore-flagged Dali, sending vehicles into the water and threatening chaos at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the sentence after rejecting Bankman-Fried’s claim that FTX customers did not actually lose money and accusing him of lying during his trial testimony.
Judges at the International Court of Justice said Palestinians in Gaza face worsening conditions of life, and famine and starvation are spreading.
Firm’s flagship corporate social responsibility initiative works with 500 global universities and has benefited more than 18,000 students from 140 nations and regions.
As the installed wind turbine price hits a record low, China has secured its place as a global green energy leader.
Washington has asked countries with US business interests to avoid selling sensitive tech-related gear to China, and analysts say it would take China a while to develop its own advanced chips industry.
‘Quick passage of US aid to Ukraine by Congress is vital,’ Ukrainian president told Mike Johnson. A US$60 billion support package has been stalled in US Congress since last year.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his recent visit to Bhutan a priority despite the possibility of violating pre-election rules.
The move had been widely expected this month, and a formal announcement from Chinese commerce authorities shows how much ties with Canberra have improved in the past year.
Products from firms such as Meta and Snap have ‘rewired the way children think, behave and learn’, school boards said. Lawsuit also named TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance.
Frank Jannuzi says Hong Kong should celebrate what makes the city special to convince Americans that it is different from the rest of China.
Andy Li, a defendant turned prosecution witness, tells court emergence of ‘political crimes’ in Hong Kong justified his efforts.
The fossilised tentacle is similar to modern marine tapeworms and was trapped in amber around 99 million years ago in northern Myanmar.
Results came despite government calls to slash rates and inject liquidity into the country’s slumping property sector.
The developer has priced its closely-watched new project in Wong Chuk Hang well below cost and cheaper than neighbouring developments in a sign it may be trying to ensure the first batch of flats sells out in the hopes of drumming up interest in the remaining units.
Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank, says the popularity of the new card may stimulate more cross-border spending.
Smart technology such as autonomous parking systems and the wide availability of superfast battery charging infrastructure will drive a boom in EV sales over the next five years, according to two of the segment’s leading manufacturers.
Nansha, a district in China’s southern provincial capital of Guangzhou, has been christened as a test bed for the ‘low-altitude economy’, an emerging industry covering unmanned vehicles, particularly drones.
City’s finance chief and California’s secretary for environmental protection Yana Garcia call for political differences to be put aside at a University of Hong Kong forum.
According to 2023 UN data, Chinese inventors led in international patent applications for the second year running, posting some 14,000 more than the second-place US.
Regular exercise can keep older people healthy longer, but they need role models, help to get started.
International Cultural Summit brings global experts together despite geopolitical tensions between Beijing and the West.
Restaurants have been forced to scale back as the global economy continues to slow, with inflation, higher costs of living and other factors taking their toll.