Tourism and technology may hold key to boosting China’s public image in the US
China could improve its image in the United States by highlighting areas such as tourism and technology and positioning
itself as a responsible major power, a survey has concluded. Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said that although concepts such as “decoupling” and “de-risking” had been increasingl...
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China could improve its image in the United States by highlighting areas such as tourism and technology and positioning
itself as a responsible major power, a survey has concluded. Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said that although concepts such as “decoupling” and “de-risking” had been increasingl...
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Hong Kong 5-year plan to stick with capitalism, uphold ‘one country, two systems’: John Lee
Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan will not change the capitalist system and instead fully exploit its advantages to m
ap the city’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. In an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post on Monday, the city leader also stressed that the blueprin...
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Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan will not change the capitalist system and instead fully exploit its advantages to m
ap the city’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. In an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post on Monday, the city leader also stressed that the blueprin...
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How the 5-year plan can serve the nation and deliver for Hong Kong
This year marks the opening year of the national 15th five-year plan. Faced with accelerating change globally and signif
icant opportunities brought by national development, Hong Kong must better integrate into and serve the overall national development, enabling our economic progress to reach new heights while enhancin...
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This year marks the opening year of the national 15th five-year plan. Faced with accelerating change globally and signif
icant opportunities brought by national development, Hong Kong must better integrate into and serve the overall national development, enabling our economic progress to reach new heights while enhancin...
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China grandma drains life savings on US$450,000 beauty fraud before daughter discovers it
A 75-year-old woman from Shanghai spent three million yuan (US$450,000) on beauty treatments in a salon, completely depl
eting her retirement savings before her daughter uncovered the situation. The elderly woman’s daughter recently sought assistance from a Shanghai television programme after discovering that her mother...
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A 75-year-old woman from Shanghai spent three million yuan (US$450,000) on beauty treatments in a salon, completely depl
eting her retirement savings before her daughter uncovered the situation. The elderly woman’s daughter recently sought assistance from a Shanghai television programme after discovering that her mother...
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Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September
16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part...
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In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September
16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part...
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China’s intelligence chief warns of risks from AI as ‘new arena for strategic rivalry’
China’s top intelligence official has warned of rising national security risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), ca
lling for robust risk prevention frameworks and stronger global governance of the emerging technology. The call from Chen Yixin, China’s state security minister, comes as Beijing seeks to play a leadi...
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China’s top intelligence official has warned of rising national security risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), ca
lling for robust risk prevention frameworks and stronger global governance of the emerging technology. The call from Chen Yixin, China’s state security minister, comes as Beijing seeks to play a leadi...
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Man up, break down: unpacking the Philippines’ male suicide crisis
Richardson Mojica is no stranger to thoughts of ending it all. The 40-year-old university professor and mental health ad
vocate was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder and depression in his early 20s. He finds fulfilment in his job, yet suicidal ideation has always lingered. “We call it passive...
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Richardson Mojica is no stranger to thoughts of ending it all. The 40-year-old university professor and mental health ad
vocate was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder and depression in his early 20s. He finds fulfilment in his job, yet suicidal ideation has always lingered. “We call it passive...
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Hong Kong aims to scale its tech ecosystem and nurture more unicorns: HKSTP CEO
Hong Kong is intensifying efforts to attract technology start-ups and nurture unicorns through expanded financial suppor
t via a key government-backed platform, leveraging the city’s booming fundraising activities and world-class financial infrastructure. Investors are displaying an increased appetite for the local tech...
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Hong Kong is intensifying efforts to attract technology start-ups and nurture unicorns through expanded financial suppor
t via a key government-backed platform, leveraging the city’s booming fundraising activities and world-class financial infrastructure. Investors are displaying an increased appetite for the local tech...
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Veteran investor Fang Fenglei on why the China ‘investibility’ debate is no debate at all
Over the past three decades, investor Fang Fenglei has had a major role in shaping China’s capital markets. He worked wi
th Morgan Stanley in the early 1990s to help create the country’s first joint venture investment bank – China International Capital Corp. Then, at the start of the millennium, he spearheaded the listi...
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Over the past three decades, investor Fang Fenglei has had a major role in shaping China’s capital markets. He worked wi
th Morgan Stanley in the early 1990s to help create the country’s first joint venture investment bank – China International Capital Corp. Then, at the start of the millennium, he spearheaded the listi...
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Uganda buries one-time ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle
Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious successi
on dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995, died last month from cancer. He was...
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Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious successi
on dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995, died last month from cancer. He was...
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Will Hong Kong’s educators learn from sliding Pisa results?
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results are out and unfortunately for the Education Bur
eau, Hong Kong’s performance looks bad. Is this the outcome of not learning from the last assessment? In the 2022 Pisa assessment, a metric for creative thinking was introduced to measure the ability ...
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The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results are out and unfortunately for the Education Bur
eau, Hong Kong’s performance looks bad. Is this the outcome of not learning from the last assessment? In the 2022 Pisa assessment, a metric for creative thinking was introduced to measure the ability ...
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Trump to consider releasing 9/11 records after families’ request
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he will look into requests from families of September 11 victims to release rec
ords that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago. Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence i...
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he will look into requests from families of September 11 victims to release rec
ords that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago. Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence i...
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Trump downplays need to check AI development, says he is unwilling to cede edge to China
US President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial i
ntelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. While acknowledging the need ...
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial i
ntelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. While acknowledging the need ...
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Iran is set to unveil temporary Hormuz agreement to Gulf nations on Monday
Iran plans to formally unveil an agreement on a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, after a
flurry of diplomatic activity including a rare meeting between senior officials from Tehran and Abu Dhabi. The Islamic Republic is set to reveal to Gulf nations its agreement with Oman on a temporary ...
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Iran plans to formally unveil an agreement on a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, after a
flurry of diplomatic activity including a rare meeting between senior officials from Tehran and Abu Dhabi. The Islamic Republic is set to reveal to Gulf nations its agreement with Oman on a temporary ...
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Ahead of US Fed meeting, Trump says America should have world’s lowest interest rate
No country should have lower interest rates than the United States, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before
the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare, Trump said he did not know wh...
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No country should have lower interest rates than the United States, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before
the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare, Trump said he did not know wh...
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Senior Western figures at Ukraine station before Russia train strike, rail operator says
Ukraine’s state railway operator said top Western figures – including former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-CIA
director David Petraeus – were at a west Ukrainian railway station just before Russia struck a Warsaw-bound train there. “Shortly before the locomotive was hit at the Ukrainian-Polish border, a diplom...
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Ukraine’s state railway operator said top Western figures – including former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-CIA
director David Petraeus – were at a west Ukrainian railway station just before Russia struck a Warsaw-bound train there. “Shortly before the locomotive was hit at the Ukrainian-Polish border, a diplom...
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Carney pushes idea of making Canada an ‘associate member’ of the EU: reports
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his
country could become an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which has not been flexible about membership rules in the past, is open to the idea of grant...
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his
country could become an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which has not been flexible about membership rules in the past, is open to the idea of grant...
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French must come first, far-right leader Le Pen says at election campaign launch
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a front runner in the French presidency race, signalled on Sunday that she would favour
French citizens over foreigners, defending her long-held principle of “national priority”. Speaking seven months before France’s presidential polls, Le Pen, 58, said that under her presidency French p...
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a front runner in the French presidency race, signalled on Sunday that she would favour
French citizens over foreigners, defending her long-held principle of “national priority”. Speaking seven months before France’s presidential polls, Le Pen, 58, said that under her presidency French p...
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Top-level online schooling offers route to leading universities
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For China, H-6N bomber enhances nuclear deterrence and second-strike capability
Last month, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) released footage showing its H-6N bomber flying with a nuclear-capable Ji
ng Lei-1 (JL-1) air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), offering a rare look at China’s airborne nuclear strike capability. The H-6N is one of the latest modernised variants of the H-6, the country’s o...
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Last month, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) released footage showing its H-6N bomber flying with a nuclear-capable Ji
ng Lei-1 (JL-1) air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), offering a rare look at China’s airborne nuclear strike capability. The H-6N is one of the latest modernised variants of the H-6, the country’s o...
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