Hong Kong China
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:26:50 +0800Xi marks Martyrs' Day with tribute to fallen heroes
President Xi Jinping and other Communist Party and state leaders on Wednesday paid tribute to fallen national heroes at a ceremony in Beijing to mark Martyrs' Day.
Attendees sang the national anthem, followed by a moment of silence in tribute to tho...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:48:12 +0800Chinese manufacturing expands in September
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the mainland’s manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in September, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed on Wednesday.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while below the 5...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:02:28 +0800FM urges Japan to correct erroneous words, deeds
China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday said that for Japan, the pressing task is to correct the erroneous words and deeds of its leaders on the Taiwan question as soon as possible.
Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of th...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:02:42 +0800RoboTechnik slips on debut as four test IPO market
Chinese automation equipment maker RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology fell up to 9.8 percent in its Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, after raising HK$5.18 billion in its share sale.
The stock dropped to as low as HK$393.20, compared with its offe...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:09 +0800CE urges press to tell good stories of HK and nation
Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday urged the press to drive society forward by reporting objectively and fairly, while serving as a messenger to tell the good stories of the nation and Hong Kong.
Speaking at a media sector reception celebrating th...
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:53:23 +0800Lists of products to see lower tariffs unveiled
China and the United States have released reciprocal lists of products worth about US$30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.
The reciprocal tariff reduction as well as an extension of a trade truce we...
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:33:56 +0800Malaysian durian industry eyes China market
Malaysia is pushing to take durian, whose powerful smell delights its lovers and repels its haters, beyond its roadside stalls and family orchards, particularly targeting the Chinese market.
Devotees savour durian like wine.
For the Malaysian ones...
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:30:52 +0800Mainland plant profits up 15.7pc in first eight months
Profits at China's industrial firms above a designated size increased 15.7 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
These industrial firms, with an annual main business rev...
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:28:53 +0800Two giant pandas arrive in US from China
Two giant pandas have arrived in the United States from China after a Washington summit between the two countries.
A chartered FedEx cargo plane carrying Ping Ping and Fu Shuang landed in Atlanta on Sunday after leaving Sichuan earlier in the day.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:58:23 +0800China, US agree to US$30 billion tariff cut
The Foreign Ministry said China and the US have agreed to a US$30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch a dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States.
The...
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:18:07 +0800China and US agree to set up AI incidents channel
The United States and China will set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, according to the White House.
President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, concluded a summit on Friday, with their talks focused ...
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:40:30 +0800Chan sees positive market reaction to Xi-Trump summit
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said markets would view constructive signals from the meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies as a positive sign.
That came as President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on ...
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:46:01 +0800Xi, Trump agree to anchor ties on strategic stability
President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, pledged to maintain long-term stability by developing a cooperative relationship guided by fairness, mutual respect, and reciprocity.
The consensus was reached during a tea chat at the White...
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:25:35 +0800Xi and Trump to meet twice again this year
President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he will meet US President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the wo...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:54:38 +0800Thailand and China smash 100m Games records
Thailand's Puripol Boonson broke his own Asian Games record to win gold in the men's 100 metres in 9.90 seconds in Nagoya on Friday.
The national team's Chen Yujie won the women's 100 metres in a Games-record 11.06 seconds to relegate the Hangzhou G...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:30:53 +0800China's Zhang wins record seventh Games swimming gold
Chinese teenager Zhang Zhanshuo won a record seventh swimming gold at the Asian Games on Friday and said it had been the "perfect conclusion" to his week in Tokyo.
The 19-year-old wrapped up a scintillating campaign with victory in the 400m freestyl...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:00:53 +0800Shenzhou-23 astronauts send Mid-Autumn greetings
The Shenzhou-23 crew aboard the nation's Tiangong space station sent heartfelt Mid-Autumn Festival greetings via a video from 400km above Earth on Friday.
This is the fourth Mid-Autumn Festival since the completion of the space station.
The SAR's f...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:14:22 +0800Xi attends state dinner hosted by Trump
President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China-US relations have come to another historical juncture as he attended a lavish state dinner at the White House hosted by his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Making the remarks at the welcome banquet, Xi s...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:02:04 +0800Xi calls for constructive China-US relationship
President Xi Jinping told Donald Trump on Thursday that Beijing and Washington must peacefully manage their superpower rivalry, as the US president gave his Chinese counterpart a lavish welcome to the White House.
In his opening remarks with Trump, ...
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:18:44 +0800Trump hails friendship with Xi at White House ceremony
The world's two biggest economies should steer away from conflict and confrontation, President Xi Jinping said Thursday after arriving at the White House for a high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump.
Addressing a welcome ceremony at the W...