China's annual Boao Forum kicked off in Hainan on Tuesday, with the forum's secretary-general Zhang Jun saying the event is even more meaningful amid escalating global geopolitical tensions. The four-day forum is themed "Shaping a Shared Future: New...

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to turn the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development. Xi inspected the Xiong'an New Area on Monday. According to Xinhua N...

China intervened to cushion rising fuel prices on Monday, increasing regulated ceiling prices for retail gasoline and diesel, but limiting the hike to about ⁠half what would normally be applied under the government's pricing mechanism. The measure...

China on Monday warned that further attacks in the Middle East risk creating an "uncontrollable situation" in the region, after US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants. Trump gave Tehran a 48-hour deadline on Saturda...

China will maintain a supportive monetary policy stance to create a favorable monetary and financial environment for stable economic growth, high-quality development, and the smooth operation of financial markets, the central bank governor said on Su...

Hong Kong, being a regional sustainable finance hub, is playing its part to drive green transformation of the world, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday. The city’s finance chief told a symposium at the China Development Forum in Beijing...

Premier Li Qiang on Sunday said that protectionism is not a panacea for solving problems, and healthy competition and cooperation could bring a win-win outcome. Li made the remarks in his speech at the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Algernon Yau, on Friday said Hong Kong is prepared to help more mainland enterprises go global, as authorities launched a one-stop platform to better match professional services with businesses. The "...

Tech giant Xiaomi will invest at least 60 billion yuan in artificial intelligence over the next three years, its founder said, as he stressed the need for all companies to adapt to a "new era". The company, one of the world's largest smartphone make...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said Hong Kong can leverage its research and financial strengths to contribute to the country's tech self-sufficiency push, as the SAR works on drafting its own first five-year development strategy. Speaking...

A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week has been revealed to be from Chinese smartphone and EV giant Xiaomi, after it fuelled speculation that startup DeepSeek was quietly testing its next-...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday called on people to learn more about the nation's development opportunities, as a series of books featuring President Xi Jinping's thoughts and stories were released in Hong Kong. The chief executive and the hea...

Internet giant Tencent on Wednesday reported a 16 percent jump in full-year net profit, with gaming still its main business driver even as the company extends its AI push. Tencent, the world's largest video game publisher, is competing to offer arti...

China said on Tuesday it had "noted" clarifications from the United States about the reasons for a possible delay to US President Donald Trump's planned trip. Trump, who was expected to visit Beijing at the end of March, said on Monday he had asked ...

China called for "calm and restraint" between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, after an air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul killed at least 400 people. Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Tuesday of hitting a treatment centre for dru...

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had asked China to delay his summit with President Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East. Trump had been due to visit Beijing from March 31 to April 2 to reset ties an...

China said on Monday its special envoy had spent a week mediating between Afghanistan and Pakistan and had urged an immediate ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes flared. South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan have had a strained rel...

China and the United States said on Monday the two countries held "constructive" trade and economic talks in Paris. China's International Trade Representative Li Chenggang told reporters that the two sides discussed establishing a bilateral working ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on China and Vietnam to "strengthen strategic co-operation" to guard against global turbulence during talks with his counterpart in Hanoi. The two countries have sought to deepen already close economic and security ti...

China and the United States are in communication with each other regarding US President Donald Trump's China visit, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said. "China and the United States are maintaining communication regarding President Trump's visit to...