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Despite unsettled global economy, China sets 5% target

CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG delivered a dramatic vision of the future, with China moving steadily into whole new worlds of bio-manufacturing, quantum technology, embodied AI, 6G communications and other future industries. But he also admitted that the present period was genuinely challenging for the whole world, with China no exception. Still, the Chinese leader was…

March 13, 20250Comments ByFriday Writers

Hong Kong News Opinion

How Hong Kong’s solicitor group steered their ship through stormy waters

The actions of certain lawyers were a key reason why the months-long 2019 violent insurgency in Hong Kong hit the community so hard. But while a worrying number of barristers became hyper-politicized, the city's body of solicitors worked hard to keep the boat steady. Their professionalism deserves to be recognized, says Grenville Cross. …

March 13, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

News

Chinese Canadians to form national organization to oppose rising McCarthyism

McCarthyism is back. The term refers to the US 1950s extreme demonization of a community accompanied by witchhunts against individuals. The "red scare" process has been widely revived today in several western communities, but victims in Canada are fighting back. Aidan Jonah reports. CHINESE CANADIANS HAVE BEEN put through the ringer by Canada’s government and…

March 11, 20250Comments ByAidan Jonah

Culture News Opinion

Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

SOME PEOPLE READ an article that changes how they boil an egg or make a salad. Allison Heiliczer read an article that changed the direction of her life. She was a 16-year-old New Yorker who had just moved to California, when she picked up a magazine and started reading a profile of a Japanese-American family…

March 10, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture Opinion

The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

IN RECENT YEARS, the US has been governed in ways that come across as difficult to understand, even bizarre. Now billionaire Elon Musk has exposed much corruption in government—and people feel even more deeply that the United States is not governed in a way that is orderly and follows the natural paths in which human…

March 8, 20250Comments ByWilson Chan

News Opinion

You can literally commit mass murder and The Economist will give you a thumbs-up

Killed or maimed 100,000 people, mostly women and children? Supplied weapons for your mates to do that? No problem! The Economist will not downgrade your governance marks for such inconsequential sins. If you're a westerner, that is. Richard Cullen reports. The Economist, a leading British weekly, is a flagship Western media outlet which has championed…

March 7, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news Hong Kong News

Time to accelerate tech integration between Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Plans exist to integrate Asia's financial capital, Hong Kong, with Asia's tech capital, Shenzhen. Time to accelerate that operation for the benefits it will bring, argues Herman Hu, writing from the Two Sessions meeting in Beijing. ASIA'S FINANCIAL CAPITAL and tech capital are teaming up. The dynamism of Hong Kong and Shenzhen are set to…

March 7, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

News Opinion

Forget the mainstream narrative, understand what’s really happening: Sachs

Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University sent shockwaves through European politics when he urged the region's leaders to realize some harsh truths. Russia is your neighbor, not America. China is not your enemy, it's your trading partner. Europeans need to stop being a tool of US foreign policy and stand up for themselves, he said.…

February 27, 20250Comments ByJeffrey Sachs

China news Culture

There is no AI race between US and China: study

THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal. The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…

February 25, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

News Opinion

Can Europe dare to do the smart thing, and partner with China in Africa?

Europe’s relationship with Africa encompasses significant grim history. Yet the continent is more central to how Europe’s future will look than ever. Meanwhile, China’s remarkably constructive relationship with Africa today presents a potential primary mode for substantially enhancing Africa’s prospects. This geopolitical fact also represents a crucial opportunity for Europe to partner with China and…

February 19, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Despite unsettled global economy, China sets 5% target

How Hong Kong’s solicitor group steered their ship through stormy waters

Chinese Canadians to form national organization to oppose rising McCarthyism

Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

You can literally commit mass murder and The Economist will give you a thumbs-up

Time to accelerate tech integration between Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Forget the mainstream narrative, understand what’s really happening: Sachs

There is no AI race between US and China: study

Can Europe dare to do the smart thing, and partner with China in Africa?

FAQ: Is Hong Kong’s ‘Friday’ news project a commie plot from Beijing?

Hong Kong now has world’s top insurance penetration rate

Space: a new business frontier is opening up over our heads