Hong Kong China
Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:40:03 +0800Alibaba's Qwen and Apple Intelligence team up
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group announced a partnership with Apple on Saturday to integrate its Qwen AI model into Apple Intelligence.
The Qwen-powered feature will be available for testing in the latest iOS developer beta starting November 4, and ...
Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:06:29 +0800Chinese factory activity slips amid strong tech show
China's manufacturing activity moderated in October, with the purchasing managers' index falling to 49.3 as the high-tech and equipment manufacturing sectors maintained expansion, official data showed on Saturday.
The overall reading was down 0.8 pe...
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:05:19 +0800Xi welcomes visiting German, Swiss presidents
China has always viewed the European Union as a partner and is committed to developing China-EU relations with sincerity and goodwill, President Xi Jinping told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during talks in Beijing on Friday.
History and ...
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:01:06 +0800'Huanggang port ready for increased traffic flows'
The Transport Department has warned that traffic around the Huanggang control point and San Tin Road will be very heavy on Friday night and over the next two nights, as Halloween celebrations and other events in Hong Kong and Kowloon are expected to ...
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:18:17 +0800Party to build links with emerging economic sectors
The Communist Party of China has stressed the need to promote party building in emerging sectors in a resolution adopted at a plenary session of the Central Committee, an official said on Friday.
The party will step up efforts to expand and deepen t...
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:29:31 +0800CPC outlines four areas in anti-corruption drive
The Communist Party of China (CPC) outlined four areas of focus for combating corruption in a resolution adopted at the fifth plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, a senior anti-graft official said on Friday.
The four areas are maintaining a...
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:47:10 +0800Investment firm PAG buys 51pc of Evergrande unit
Asia-focused investment firm PAG will acquire a 51 percent stake in Evergrande Property Services Group, a unit of debt-laden developer China Evergrande Group, for HK$4.03 billion, the two said in a joint announcement on Friday.
The acquisition marks...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:22:13 +0800Shenzhen Bay port to open longer on Fri and Sat
The Shenzhen Bay control point will extend its opening hours on Friday and Saturday to help facilitate cross-boundary traffic.
Clearance time at the crossing will be extended to 2am from midnight, as the number of travellers is expected to surge due...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:54:48 +0800Plenum adopts resolution on Party self-governance
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has adopted a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance as it concluded its fifth plenary session, according to Xinhua News Agency.
The Politburo presided over the mee...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:06:24 +0800Bus-only lanes 'just the ticket to cut Huanggang jams'
The chairman of the Non-Franchised Public Bus Association of Hong Kong, Eddie Choi, said on Thursday he believed that dedicated transport lanes at Huanggang checkpoint could effectively reduce traffic congestion during peak hours this weekend.
Autho...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:14:05 +0800Priority given to buses at Huanggang this weekend
The government warned that private cars crossing into Shenzhen via the Huanggang checkpoint during peak hours this weekend could face waits of more than an hour, as priority would be given to those arriving by public transport.
Late-night outbound p...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:48:09 +0800Ex-vice premier Liu Yandong passes away at 81
Former vice premier and state councilor Liu Yandong passed away due to illness at the age of 81 in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Liu also served as a member of the Political Bureau of the 17th and 18th Central Comm...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:07:20 +0800China takes Mbappe's apology for Mao comment seriously
Beijing on Wednesday said it took seriously an apology from Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe after he made comments about former leader Mao Zedong.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular briefing on Wednesday: "We take seriously the...
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:39:22 +0800Foreign Ministry chides Mbappe over Mao comments
The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday said that hurting the feelings of the country's people would meet "unanimous rejection" after football star Kylian Mbappe's comments about former leader Mao Zedong.
The French footballer's recent comments, ...
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:48:58 +0800Chinese industrial profits see sharp rise to 14.4pc
China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy continued to weigh on business earnings.
Profits at industrial firms rose 14.4 percent from a year earlier last month, quickening from a ...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:42:56 +0800HK aviation 'key lies in cooperation with Greater Bay'
Lawmaker Kenneth Fok called on the government on Monday to enhance cooperation with the Greater Bay Area to further enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub.
The call was among recommendations proposed by the G19 bloc of Legisla...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:23:09 +0800China congratulates Lula on re-election
China on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his re-election, even as challenger Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept defeat.
"China has noted that Brazil's Superior Electoral Court has announced President Lula has won...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:38:33 +0800Ex-Japan prime minister Yasuo Fukuda dies
Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian neighbours, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
Beijing expressed condolences ov...
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:19:41 +0800Xi opens Party plenum on governance
President Xi Jinping opened the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on Monday.
Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the ...
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:56:54 +0800Ensure smooth flow at boundary checkpoints: CS
Chief Secretary Eric Chan on Sunday instructed government departments to ensure the smooth flow of travellers at boundary control points.
His comments come after footage circulated on social media showing what appeared to be long queues at the check...