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Authorities are aiming to revamp a heat stress warning system by the end of the month after it was deemed inadequate by former Observatory chiefs amid a historic heatwave. Labour and welfare chief Chris Sun said on Tuesday that the government would look into whether the warning system could be better tailored to Hong K
Peace prospects in the Middle East faded, with US President Donald Trump ruling out a renewed ceasefire deal with Iran and more fighting breaking out in Lebanon. Trump said “no” when asked whether he wanted a new Iran accord to replace a 60-day agreement that expired on Monday. “They want to make a deal, but they’re no
Chinese war comedy Once Upon a Time in the Middle East has grossed more than 1 billion yuan (US$148 million) in its first week, bucking a broader slump in domestic box-office sales and sluggish consumer spending. Officially released last Tuesday, the film follows a Chinese cook struggling to survive after being caught
Mainland startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid demonstrations will determine which companies survive China's robot boom. Lumos has raised
Written by Shao-Yun Chang, Vanny El Rahman, and Beatrice Zani. This article (part 1) examines how the US-Taiwan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) and its mandatory "zero-fee" recruitment policies impact Taiwan’s fishing industry. While designed to protect foreign migrant workers from predatory debt bondage, the polic
The body of former premier Zhu Rongji was cremated in Beijing on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng, bid farewell to Zhu at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
China has announced a new dedicated five-year plan to drill more crude oil and expand its network of pipelines as the world’s largest importer of fossil fuels faces heightened supply risks from geopolitical tensions. The plan, unveiled on Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy
Hongkong Post has announced it will stop offering permanent civil service contracts to new staff in a bid to cut costs, as its chief has projected a continued decline in mail traffic. The embattled postal service will instead offer two-year contracts to new staff, including mail carriers and postal officers, whose prob
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has said it may prosecute the owner of a large dog suspected of mauling two smaller pet dogs to death in separate incidents. The Hong Kong Police Force received reports from two pet owners on Monday afternoon about the incidents in Yuen Long. Police arrived
Taiwan has called on the Indonesian government to clarify joint exercises it intends to hold with the People’s Liberation Army in waters east of Taiwan. In particular, the Taiwanese government has criticized the exercises as intended to reinforce claims over Taiwan
Yesterday’s edition of the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily made a bold visual claim to leadership on artificial intelligence at home and abroad. The post Hanging a Banner for Chinese AI appeared first on China Media Project .
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97. Known for his decisive restructuring of the Chinese economy during a five-year premiership starting in 1998, Zhu has been praised since
China unveiled its 15th five-year plan for the oil and gas sector on August 17. The nation aims for domestic oil and gas production equal to 440 million tonnes of oil equivalent by 2030, a 5 per cent increase over its 2025 output. Below are key targets of the blueprint, which was released jointly by the National Develo
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has fenced off a “Democracy Wall” bulletin board that has been left largely empty for years as it converts it into a digital display. The wall, located outside the main library, was boarded up on Friday, media outlets reported. A notice was placed on the boards reading “sustainable cam
China cut its holdings of US Treasuries to a nearly 18-year low in June, as Beijing continued to diversify its foreign exchange reserves amid heightened geopolitical tensions and growing uncertainty over the policy outlook in the United States. Holdings fell to US$633.4 billion in June from US$659.3 billion in May, dat
Guest Post: Though often overlooked, time underpins telecommunications, finance, energy, cloud, AI, and transport systems. As dependence on GNSS increases, organizations need resilient, traceable time sources to strengthen cybersecurity, improve operational continuity, and support digital sovereignty.
China’s recent rejection of a shipment of Australian beans citing a pesticide problem suggests that Beijing is adopting a stricter enforcement approach despite the stabilisation of trade ties over the past few years, according to experts. Ten containers of Australian mung beans were blocked by authorities in China – th
The Open Technology Fund is accepting applications for the 2026 Information Controls Research Program. The post Call for Applications: Information Controls Research Program 2026 appeared first on The Citizen Lab .
Commentary about the ‘so bad it’s good’ qualities of mother and son’s movie has driven people to see it at cinema A crude, low-tech animation about a cow and a skylark has become a sleeper hit at China’s box office, sitting alongside blockbusters such as The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day in cinema revenue ranki
Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates ever China’s economy is showing signs of extending a slowdown with a slump in industrial output and retail sales in July, adding to pressure on Beijing to intervene with measures to support activity. After the wor
Dear Márta Görög and Zoltán Tarr, The undersigned organisations are writing to you as members of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), an alliance of over 120 non-governmental organisations from across Europe and beyond united in the fight against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). Our o
China has added eight more commercial banks to its central bank-backed digital currency network, the latest move by Beijing to scale up adoption of the digital yuan, or e-CNY, and embed it more deeply into the country’s financial system. The expansion follows Beijing’s pledge to “steadily develop the digital yuan” in i
Chinese billionaire Li Shufu has relinquished his role as chairman of Geely Auto, describing the planned succession as the foundation for the future sustainable growth of the country’s second-largest carmaker. Li, the 63-year-old founder of the automotive group, announced his resignation just after Hong Kong-listed Gee
More than one in 10 Hong Kong primary and secondary school students have engaged in self-harm, a survey has found, with almost half saying school was their main source of stress. Researchers behind the study, conducted by the Junior Chamber International Lion Rock and the Hong Kong Family Mediation Association (HKFMA),
Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to sell its wholly owned gaming business Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital as the Chinese technology giant pivots away from noncore sectors to prioritise e-commerce and artificial intelligence, according to an internal letter issued on Monday. “As part of Alibaba’s broader strategy to sha
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist based in the UK has said that three of his bank accounts with financial services provider Wise have been deactivated, including one for the daily operation of diaspora media outlet Points Media. Finn Lau, an activist, said on X last Friday that Wise had closed his three accounts on th
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center), the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), ARTICLE 19, and the undersigned organisations urge the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) to urgently respond to the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD)’s global ratings and assessment regarding Malaysia’s F
New home prices in China’s four first-tier cities were flat on average in July from June, bringing an end to a four-month rebound, as analysts said month-on-month readings had weakened amid seasonal headwinds and an unusually rainy summer, further highlighting the urgency of stabilising the nation’s property market. Sh
China’s retail sales growth trailed expectations, the pace of industrial output expansion slowed and a drop in investment worsened as its economy struggled to regain pace at the start of the second half of the year. July retail sales rose by 0.6 per cent, missing the 1.3 per cent expectation among economists polled by
Germany’s automotive industry shed 42,300 jobs in the year to the end of June, sending employment to its lowest level since 2005 as carmakers grappled with falling profits in China and mounting competition from Chinese brands in Europe, and industry groups warned that worse was yet to come. With job losses spreading ac
An unusual split seems to have become visible in the KMT, with Legislative Yuan president Han Kuo-yu lashing out at KMT legislative caucus leader Fu Kun-chi earlier this month. Specifically, Han criticized Fu for failing to appear at cross-party negotiations over the budget
Taiwan’s government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China. Beijing claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex the island of 23 million people. Taipei’s announcement com
Whose perspective does a war film take? In many Hollywood films about the Iraq War, the camera follows the soldiers. Viewers see the battlefield, their missions and their struggles. War is often told as a story of heroes and enemies.
China’s economic imbalances continued to deepen in July, as sluggish retail sales and a fixed-asset investment slump highlighted persistent weakness in domestic demand, with analysts expecting more policy stimulus from Beijing to stave off downside risks. Retail sales, a major gauge of consumer spending, grew by 0.6 pe
August 17, 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Symposium on Advancing the Development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) held in China. Over the past decade, four successive national-level symposiums have established phased strategic priorities, guiding the BRI from an ambitious vision into a mature, instit
Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Biren Technology projects that its first-half revenue could shoot up by up to 2,107 per cent amid the AI hardware boom, joining industry peers like Hygon Information Technology and Cambricon Technologies in reporting accelerating demand for home-grown chips. The Shanghai-based
Fishing ports along China's eastern and southern coasts came alive on Sunday as tens of thousands of fishing vessels set sail for a new fishing season following the end of the South China Sea's three-and-a-half-month summer fishing moratorium. Specially licensed boats have also resumed operations in parts of the East C
Did the stair-climbing Chinese robot vacuum or flying robovac prototypes that wowed visitors at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas go into production? American consumers will probably not find out. Nor will US businesses and households get to buy Iron, Xpeng’s humanoid robot, so lifelike it had to be unzip