Beijing expects the current Legislative Council to be “more proactive” in aligning Hong Kong with the country’s latest five-year plan, according to local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies. They were speaking following a meeting with...

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has asked the Legislative Council to come up with practical ways to better implement the executive-led political system in Hong Kong. He made the remarks at a meeting on Saturday during which Hong Kong's sole delegate to ...

Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Friday said China's foreign trade maintained strong growth momentum in the first two months of the year, though worsening geopolitical conflicts are bringing greater uncertainties. Wang's remarks came as he joined...

Guangdong officials on Friday said they would speed up development of the Greater Bay Area to turn it into a world‑class city cluster. They spoke to the media after a meeting of Guangdong’s National People's Congress deputies. Guangdong vice g...

Henry Tang, a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Standing Committee member, said on Friday Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang had encouraged Hong Kong delegates to the top political advisory body to contribute more in advancing execut...

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang outlined the need for Hong Kong to develop innovation and technology and the Northern Metropolis, according to local delegates of the nation's top political advisory body. Hong Kong members of the Chinese People’s Politi...

A chief economist at Morgan Stanley on Friday said he believes some "science fiction" industries, as well as the next generation of manufacturing will be among key sectors driving China's high-quality growth. The comments came after Premier Li Qiang...

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has stressed that the executive-led political system in Hong Kong is “not a matter that concerns only the chief executive” and that truly implementing the governing principle is not an easy task. The senior Beijing off...

Local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies have hailed a government work report unveiled by the country’s leaders, saying it is effective in responding to external challenges. Beijing has set an economic growth target of 4.5 percent to 5 p...

China’s top diplomat in the United States has stressed the need for Beijing and Washington to be partners instead of rivals, saying stable bilateral ties are conducive to promoting world peace. Xie Feng, Chinese ambassador to the US and a member ...

The State Council's research office on Thursday said the country's GDP growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent was set as a range after officials considered various uncertainties both in terms of the domestic economy and changes to the external environment...

Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a subject of public fascination to a fundamental pillar of the nation's industrial strategy, according to top government officials at the annual National People's Congress meeting in Beijing. Speaking...

Chief Executive John Lee has pledged to formulate a “broad, strategic and forward-looking” five-year plan for Hong Kong, which is expected to be completed within this year. The city’s leader attended Thursday’s opening of the National Peopl...

Hong Kong deputies attending the annual “Two Sessions” meetings in Beijing on Thursday voiced support for the country’s economic growth target of between 4.5 percent and five percent this year, saying it was a reasonable forecast given the curr...

Premier Li Qiang pledged in his annual work report that the central government will fully implement One Country, Two Systems, while reiterating Beijing's resolve to advance the cause of national unification. Li made the remarks at the opening of the...

China's defence budget growth will slow to 7 percent in 2026, according to a draft report submitted to the National People's Congress for review on Thursday. It marks the 11th consecutive year of single-digit growth for the country's defence budget....

China on Thursday unveiled major development targets for the 2026-2030 period as part of a government work report delivered by Premier Li Qiang. This year marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and a draft outline of the plan for national econo...

China has set an economic growth target of 4.5 percent to 5 percent for 2026, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Qiang at the start of the annual National People's Congress on Thursday. The report also said Beijing "will s...

A senior Beijing official has expressed confidence that Hong Kong will formulate a “sound” five-year plan of its own, as the country is set to unveil more policy goals during the Two Sessions meetings in Beijing. Xia Baolong, director of the H...

The chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), Robin Zeng, on Wednesday said the group will beef up investments while incorporating more artificial intelligence technologies to bring Chinese products to the world. Zeng's comments came befo...