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Wed, May 25, 2022 | 12:11

China 'ready to fight', Xi says in Korean War address aimed at US

Chinese president Xi Jinping warned the US that China did not fear war in a fiercely nationalistic and pointed speech marking the 70th anniversary of China's entry into the Korean war against American forces, amid ever-escalating tensions between the major powers.

2020-10-23 16:53

Chinese military beefs up coastal forces as it prepares for possible invasion of Taiwan

Beijing is stepping up the militarisation of its southeast coast as it prepares for a possible invasion of Taiwan, military observers and sources have said. The People's Liberation Army has been upgrading its missile bases, and one Beijing-based military source said it has deployed its most advanced hypersonic missile the DF-17 to the area.

2020-10-18 14:02

US military academics to 'devote half of coursework to China'

US military academics will devote half of their coursework to understanding China to more effectively counter Beijing's “aggression”, US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said on Thursday. “As part of our top-10 goal to focus the department on China, I directed the National Defence University to refocus its curriculum by dedicating 50 per cent of the coursework to China by acad...

2020-10-16 15:47

TikTok asks judge to halt its US ban citing 'irreparable harm'

Video-sharing app TikTok on Wednesday asked a judge to stop the latest move in the US government's attempt to ban it that could take effect next month. In the filing at the District Court of the District of Columbia, TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said the latest restrictions - after a judge blocked last month's proposed ban on new downloads of the app in the Uni...

2020-10-15 14:20

Hong Kong bankers losing their jobs to mainland Chinese rivals

Hong Kong's home-grown investment bankers are rapidly losing their status as the city's go-to deal makers, supplanted by mainland Chinese rivals who now hold a majority of senior jobs in Asia's biggest financial hub. While the shift has long seemed inevitable given the expanding pool of mainland talent and dominant role of Chinese issuers in Hong Kong, the recent pace of chan...

2020-10-12 15:41

China re-airs NBA after pulling plug during Hong Kong protests

China's state broadcaster has started broadcasting National Basketball Association games again, almost a year after they were pulled from the air in a row over Hong Kong. Miami Heat's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers - a win that keeps the series alive - was screened live on China Central Television on Saturday morning local time, with the broadcaster saying it had noted t...

2020-10-11 11:46

'I'm ready for jail': The Hong Kong dissidents who chose to stay and fight

For many dissidents who have remained in Hong Kong, it is hard to see in the future anything but a vision of dystopia, shrouded by uncertainty, death threats and surveillance. Under the shadow of the national security law, many feel jail time is a certainty, sooner or later.

2020-10-10 21:14

China joins WHO-led Covax scheme to share coronavirus vaccines fairly

China has joined the global initiative for fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines known as Covax after missing the initial deadline to join, a move that could bolster the struggling vaccine project. The foreign ministry said China had signed an agreement on Thursday with the vaccine alliance Gavi - the public-private partnership that co-leads Covax with the World Health Organ...

2020-10-09 15:26

Trump vows to 'make China pay' for coronavirus pandemic

US President Donald Trump, appearing at the White House for the first time since he returned from hospital on Monday night, vowed to “make China pay” for damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and called his infection “a blessing from God”.

2020-10-08 15:21

Trump hails experimental treatment for his virus recovery

Hong Kong rents likely to slip further as companies axe jobs to survive recession

Hong Kong's residential leasing market will be under pressure in the last three months of this year as the traditional low season coincides with the worst recession in decades, property agents said. With many companies reliant on government handouts to stay afloat, more redundancies are likely in the next six months with obvious negative implications for local housing demand,...

2020-10-05 13:49

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