Hong Kong China
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:29:20 +0800Work of top court and legal body discussed at NPC
The heads of China's top court and the country's highest legal supervision body delivered their work reports on Monday to the annual session of the National People's Congress.
Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court, announced that China'...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:28:54 +0800NPCSC 'must push for sound start to five-year plan'
The chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), Zhao Leji, on Monday said the committee must strive for high-quality development to contribute to a sound start of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
The exhortation came as he deliver...
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:24:38 +0800Mainland CPI hits high on festive travel and spending
China's consumer inflation accelerated to the highest in more than three years due to the effects of the Lunar New Year holiday.
The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.3 percent year on year in February, according to data releas...
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:44:54 +0800Middle East war should not have happened: Wang Yi
Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said the war in the Middle East “should not have happened” and “does no one any good.”
Speaking at a news conference during the annual “Two Sessions” in Beijing, he called for an immediate halt to mil...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:22:11 +0800Hainan CPPCC chief wants to leverage HK port strengths
Hainan may seek closer ties with Hong Kong to leverage the SAR’s strengths as a free trade port, a delegate to the country’s top political advisory body said on Saturday.
Li Rongcan, who chairs the Hainan provincial committee of the Chinese Peo...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:05:52 +0800Lawmakers get 'proactive' national development call
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...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:04:14 +0800Legco urged to help better executive-led system
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 ...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:53:45 +0800China's trade off to good start this year: minister
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...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:07:50 +0800Guangdong speeds up GBA drive to world‑class cluster
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...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:19:30 +0800Top advisers urged to do more for executive-led system
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...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:03:31 +0800HK should step up N Metropolis development: Ding
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...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:55:51 +0800'China's sci-fi tech sector can lead economic growth'
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...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:59:37 +0800Executive-led system 'needs support from everyone'
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:01:54 +0800Report responds to global challenges: NPC deputies
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:23:27 +0800Sound Sino-US ties good for world peace: Xie Feng
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 ...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:59:10 +0800Beijing expects more unforeseeable factors on economy
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:13:19 +0800AI 'is now at the core of China's industrial strategy'
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:39:56 +0800HK to set broad, strategic five-year plan: CE
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:41:19 +0800'4.5-5pc growth target a reasonable forecast'
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...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:26:49 +0800Li urges HK to contribute to national development
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...