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Drama film “To Gather Around” topped the mainland China box office over the weekend and deposed “Venom: The Last Dance.” The film, which also goes by the title “Brave New World,” is directed by Liu Xunximo and stars Deng Chao and Deng Jiajia in a tale of an internet company employee who is caught up […]
Xi Jinping used his final meeting with Joe Biden to send a clear message to Donald Trump: China wants to be friends, but is ready for a fight if necessary. Source link
Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora (KanInvest) has renewed its strategic trade plan and unveiled an investment opportunity to attract a Chinese industrial hub. In its latest move to harness foreign investors, the leadership of KanInvest last week hosted five Chinese government officials and ten representatives from key local enterprises to cement the direct […]
An advert for big televisions. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In time for the Christmas holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than eight feet across. That’s wider than a standard three-seat sofa or a king-size bed. Supersize televisions only accounted […]
Stacy Shi Some 10,000 skilled technicians are expected to be imported over the next three years under special visas, with detailed information to be released in the middle of next year, according to Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han. Sun earlier on Thursday released the latest manpower projection, which estimated a shortage of […]
Eyeing a more lucrative job in the logistics sector, Bai Wuhen has risen to the occasion by embarking on a full-time training programme in Shenzhen, China’s “drone capital”, with the aim of obtaining an operator’s licence and taking his career to new heights. The 28-year-old, who previously worked in the hotel industry, wants to be […]
Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect — a former student — has been arrested, police said. The scene after the knife attack in Yixing, Jiangsu province in China on November 16, 2024. Photo: whyyoutouzhele, via X. The attack […]
Hong Kong’s office market is undergoing a significant transformation. The city’s once-bustling financial district now faces unprecedented challenges. Vacancy rates have soared to levels not seen since the 1990s. This shift reflects broader economic changes and evolving work practices. By the end of Q1 2024, the overall vacancy rate for Grade A offices reached 13.1%. […]
Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the US, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Around 2,000 US Marines are already hosted in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months of the year amid growing concern among Washington and its […]
Delfines Hotel & Convention Center 4:06 P.M. PET PRESIDENT XI: (As interpreted.) Can you put on your earpiece? We have simultaneous interpreting. PRESIDENT BIDEN: I’ve learned to speak Chinese. (Laughter.) Wish I did. PRESIDENT XI: Okay, let me begin first. It’s a great pleasure to see you again, President Biden. Over the past four […]