China has approved its first orally administered GLP-1 weight-loss drug, permitting Eli Lilly to sell its orforglipron pill in a market where 630 million adults could be overweight or obese by 2050. GLP-1 drugs aid weight loss by mimicking a natural...

President Xi Jinping will chair the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Apec economic leaders' meeting and deliver remarks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday. The meeting will be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19 under the...

Tokyo on Friday said Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit China next week for the first time since she took office, attending an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen. "Prime Minister Takaichi is scheduled to visit the Philippines and China f...

China accused the United States on Thursday of using spurious spying claims as a pretext to impose a technological "blockade" on Beijing, following claims that Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was the victim of a Chinese espionage plot. "China's technologic...

President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for carrying forward the legacy of Sun Yat-sen, one of the nation's revered revolutionary forefathers, to make joint efforts for national rejuvenation and turn into reality the great dream of all Chinese people...

Shenzhen’s financial services sector has been increasingly shaped by the deep integration of fintech and by its expanding overseas reach, according to a senior executive at Ping An Property and Casualty Insurance Company. Those trends are likely t...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said the SAR government was working to enrich resources for patriotic education, providing a broader platform for the younger generation to learn about national affairs. Speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a "positive and constructive" call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported, with Beijing expressing willingness to strengthen communication and cooperation with Washington. The t...

Shenzhen is promoting its high-tech sector to showcase the nation’s ambitions in innovation and global competitiveness as the city prepares to host Apec. The city has designated four foundational economic pillars, with the high-tech industry servi...

Hong Kong should go after money that stays put, not cash that flees at the first wobble, the Financial Services Development Council said on Wednesday, in a push to tighten the city's hold as Asia's wealth-management hub. The council has set out ways...

Global leaders across various fields will gather in Hong Kong ahead of the Apec leaders' summit in Shenzhen to discuss how Sino-US relations can be reshaped in search of long-term stability and cooperation. The annual US-China Hong Kong Forum will b...

As Shenzhen's maritime logistics industry has taken off in recent years, a senior official at one of the world's busiest container terminals said Hong Kong still had much to offer as the nation forges closer ties with the world. Yantian Port, in eas...

China's trade surplus exceeded US$1 trillion for a second year in a row, according to official data released on Tuesday. The nation's foreign trade in goods maintained strong growth momentum in the first 10 months of 2026, with imports posting espec...

The US military has removed mainland biotechnology company WuXi AppTec from its list of Chinese military companies, according to a government posting. The deputy secretary of defence made the determination on Monday in light of a federal court in Wa...

Beijing rejected on Monday claims that it had spied on Jensen Huang, chief executive of US chip giant Nvidia, calling the allegations "baseless". "We have responded to this matter previously. The narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely base...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he expects to meet with President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen scheduled for November 18-19. "Well, I'm goin...

The death toll from a fire at a building in Taiyuan, capital of northern Shanxi province, has risen to 14, local authorities said on Monday. The fire broke out at the building in the city's Yingze District at 4.59pm on Sunday, with the fire departme...

China's producer inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in nearly four-and-a-half years while consumer inflation cooled in October, data showed on Monday, reflecting persistent cost pressures from higher oil prices despite weak domestic demand. G...

China held a departure ceremony in Sanya, Hainan, on Saturday to mark the start of its 43rd Antarctic scientific expedition. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the mission will upgrade China's polar research stations and logistics netw...

Vice-Premier He Lifeng, who is leading China's economic and trade affair talks with the United States, held a video call on Friday with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The two sides held candid, in-depth ...