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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:27:01 +0800
UK should treat Chinese firms fairly: Wang Yi
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the UK to provide Chinese companies operating in the country with a "fair, equitable and non-discriminatory" business environment during talks with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in Manila. Wang said Bri...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:44:36 +0800
Nation to power ahead with renewal energy development
China has officially rolled out its plan for renewable energy development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), the National Energy Administration said on Thursday. The document, jointly issued by the energy administration and the Natio...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:28:50 +0800
Wang, Rubio hold 'practical, positive' talks
Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of a regional gathering in Manila led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The meeting on Wednesday is expected to set the stage for a visit by Pr...

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:45:19 +0800
New Thai high-speed rail to connect to China
Thailand aims to complete by 2030 the construction of a 250km section of a high-speed rail line that will connect it to China, its government said on Monday, as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul concluded a five-day visit to the country. Thailand's...

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:13:43 +0800
China's economy to grow 4.6pc this year: StanChart
Standard Chartered on Monday maintained its forecast that China's economy would grow by 4.6 percent year-on-year for 2026, with policymakers from Beijing to ramp up fiscal support to aid key infrastructure projects. The prediction came as the countr...

Hong Kong Local

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:58:29 +0800
Experts all aboard in driverless vehicles push
Hong Kong’s approval of fully driverless autonomous vehicles on its airport island has been hailed as a landmark moment for the industry, with experts on Thursday calling it a world first for right-hand drive markets. Gary Zhang, director of the S...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:48:41 +0800
Autonomous driving tests go next level around airport
The Transport Department has given the green light for fully driverless autonomous vehicle testing on airport island in a significant milestone. Commissioner for Transport Winnie Tse, who also chairs the Autonomous Vehicle Applications Promotion Wor...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:16:49 +0800
Public housing rents to rise by 2.04pc starting Oct
The Housing Authority’s Subsidised Housing Committee on Thursday approved a 2.04 percent rent increase for all public housing units. Starting October, each household will pay an additional HK$10 to HK$128 each month, or an average of HK$51. Comm...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:47:20 +0800
HK's five-year plan will 'respond to people's call'
Legislative Council President Starry Lee said that Hong Kong's inaugural five-year plan will "respond to the people's call", following a high-level policy lecture in Beijing on Wednesday. In a social media post detailing the study tour, Lee revealed...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:56:18 +0800
Evening News on TV32 - Jul 22
Missed RTHK's Evening News on TV32? Watch the full TV newscast here! ________________________________ Top stories for Wednesday, July 22 2026 - Two wet laboratory buildings in the Northern Metropolis are hailed as a boost for science and technolo...

South China Morning Post

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:12 +0000
China’s new chip stores data with a single electron, breaking AI memory bottleneck
How many electrons does it take to store a single bit of information? For today’s most advanced dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips from Samsung and SK Hynix, the answer is roughly 200,000. That is the price of reliability – a vast reservoi...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:07 +0000
Indonesia’s AI copyright push opens new front in war over digital content
Indonesia’s push to rewrite its copyright law for the age of artificial intelligence has opened a new front in the battle between news publishers seeking compensation for their work and technology companies warning against overreach. At stake is wh...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:30:08 +0000
AI trade keeps capital – and risks – flowing to emerging markets
For the most dramatic change in a benchmark index in financial markets in recent years, look no further than the stock markets of developing economies. Just over a year ago, mainland China and India had a combined weight of 50 per cent in the MSCI Em...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:20:49 +0000
University to roll out screenings at pharmacies to uncover osteoporosis cases
The University of Hong Kong will roll out a screening programme at pharmacies across the city early next year to identify people at high risk of osteoporosis and prevent bone fractures. The institution’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine on Thursday ...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:10 +0000
Alibaba unit says 5-in-1 AI gives robots unified brain, body and limbs
Alibaba Group Holding’s mapping unit has unveiled an upgrade to what it calls the world’s first technology framework that unites a robot’s “feet, hands, brains, central nerves and motor nerves” into a single system. Amap’s ABot system mar...

Xinhua China News

2017-05-07
China Focus: Beijing firms bring tech to Belt and Road countries
"Borrow a boat to sail in the sea -- we will find more ways to use the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative," he said.

2017-04-24
Xi, Trump discuss ties, Korean Peninsula situation over phone
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common con...

2017-04-21
Feature: A Thai student dreams of selling rice to China
Agricultural products have been exempted duty by the FTA , but most Thai rice sold in China ' s supermarkets is imported through regular channels , without taking advantage of the FTA , she said .

2017-04-20
Hebei promises dedication in building Xiongan New Area
Public services including employment , education , healthcare and social security will be improved in the area , he said .

2017-04-08
Xi, Trump pledge to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, pledged on Friday to expand mutually beneficial cooperation and to manage their differences based on mutual respect.

Xinhua World News

2018-01-24
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers after protest against Pence visit
Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.

2018-01-03
U.S. failure to appoint Australian ambassador "diplomatic insult": former deputy PM
Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has accused the U.S. of hitting Australia with a "diplomatic insult."

2017-10-28
Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest
Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.

2017-10-23
Typhoon Lan lashes central Japan, killing 2 and disrupting transport systems
Two people were killed and transportation systems and businesses severely disrupted as Typhoon Lan lashed central Japan's Pacific coast after making landfall early Monday.

2017-10-13
Spotlight: U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO triggers calls for multilateralism
The U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, has triggered worldwide calls for supporting multilateralism amid world challenges.

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