China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to establish the China-EU trade and investment consultation mechanism after the two sides held a meeting in Brussels. Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Se...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect the Greater Bay Area (GBA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). He made the remarks at the South China Morning Post GBA-Asean Summit 2026,...

China's factory activity returned to expansion territory in June, an official survey showed on Tuesday, driven by strong high-tech manufacturing exports linked to the AI boom, even as shipments of other goods remained weak alongside subdued domestic ...

The Ministry of Commerce on Monday added 20 Japanese entities, including the National Institute for Defense Studies, to its export control list to safeguard national security and interests and fulfil international obligations such as non-proliferatio...

Mainland officials on Monday said 13 people sustained minor injuries after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Gaoxian County, Yibin City, in Sichuan Province. The injured were sent to hospitals for treatment while 196 others have been relocated. Re...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong has been empowering mainland enterprises as a "super connector". Writing in his weekly blog, Chan said the country is creating the “China Opportunity 2.0” with innovation and technology, as...

Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 18.8 percent year on year during the January-May period, surpassing a rise of 18.2 percent in the first four months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday. Industrial firms...

Hong Kong's sole delegate to the country's top legislature said the National People's Congress Standing Committee has passed a bill endorsing co-location arrangements for the Huanggang Port. Starry Lee made the remarks in Beijing after attending thi...

President Xi Jinping said China supports Bangladesh's new government in its smooth administration and stands ready to carry out high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with the country. In his meeting with visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique ...

China and the United States have agreed to establish a trade council under which the economic and trade teams of the two sides will discuss cooperation, including reciprocal tariff reductions, the Commerce Ministry said in Beijing on Thursday. The t...

Mainland AI startup Z.ai said on Thursday it plans to use domestic listing proceeds to fund a quest for artificial general intelligence, after its latest model scored close to leading US models from Anthropic and OpenAI on public benchmarks. Z.ai's ...

A researcher on Thursday said the new cross-boundary banking arrangement for social welfare payments is a breakthrough in financial system integration among Hong Kong and the mainland. This came after Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday announced...

Premier Li Qiang said innovation-driven development is key to China's long-term economic resilience and steady growth. Addressing the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday announced that a new cross-boundary banking arrangement would start next month, saying it would make retirement on the mainland more convenient for elderly Hongkongers. Under the new arrangement, Hong Kong reti...

One thousand secondary school students are heading to Shenzhen this year to get first-hand experience with cutting-edge tech industries under a new youth programme. Organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the scheme targets students a...

Chief Executive John Lee said transport links between Hong Kong and Fujian would be boosted through more flights and high-speed rail services, as the two governments reached an agreement to expand cultural and tourism exchanges. Lee is currently le...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China welcomes the launch of follow-up consultations between Iran and the United States based on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries to end their war, as well as the consensus reached o...

Chief Executive John Lee said the signing of six memorandum of understandings between the SAR and Fujian governments would allow both sides to build closer ties and work together while grasping development opportunities under the nation's 15th Five-Y...

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday that 10 US companies, including Aveox, have been added to the export control list in accordance with the nation's export-control law and regulations on export control of dual-use items. The measure was ta...

Hong Kong is no longer just a fundraising bazaar for mainland tech firms, it is now a "strategic adaptation ground" where hard-tech champions reshape governance and supply chains for global markets, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunda...