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A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23 […]
Washington is closely monitoring developments following New Delhi’s announcement of an agreement with Beijing on patrolling their 3,000km (1,860 miles) disputed border. “We are closely following these developments,” a US State Department spokesperson told the South China Morning Post via email on Tuesday, adding that the US did not have details on the “reported arrangement.” […]
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled new policies targeting Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats this week, aiming to improve the livelihoods of about 110,000 households living in the cramped homes. But critics have hit out at the government, saying the policy legitimises the problem by effectively allowing 70 per cent of the homes to stay, […]
Taiwan reported an unprecedented 25 Chinese navy and coast guard boats also approached close to the island’s 39km contiguous zone. (AP pic) TAIPEI: China is building its capacity to rapidly turn military drills into an all-out attack, a senior Taiwan security official said, providing the Taipei government’s assessment of the strategic intent behind Beijing’s war […]
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced an economic reform blueprint on Wednesday aimed at transforming Hong Kong’s traditional sectors such as finance, trade and shipping, and investing in new technology industries, while rolling out a bigger welcome mat for foreign talent and funds. In his third policy address since becoming Hong Kong’s leader, he also […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a coastal island just across the Taiwan Strait a day after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up massive military drills around Taiwan. Xi inspected Dongshan county in the southeastern province of Fujian on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Taiwan-facing island county has served as a regular base […]
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested more than 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams, the foreign minister said, with help from security officials sent by Beijing. Vijitha Herath said police raids over the past week had also seized 250 computers and 500 mobile phones used in the alleged scams, with […]
China has unveiled an ambitious road map to surpass the United States and become the world leader in space science by 2050. The national development programme for space science was released on Tuesday by the China National Space Administration, China Manned Space Agency and Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is the first such plan unveiled […]
Chinese economists called for institutional reforms after three US-based scholars won the Nobel Prize in economics with their research into how institutions shape the economic success of nations. Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson were named as this year’s winners on Monday in Stockholm having published extensively on the relationships between […]
Beijing has sanctioned Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao Hsing-cheng and Taiwanese lawmaker Puma Shen for supporting what it says are “violent” pro-Taiwan independence sentiment and activities. Under the sanctions, Shen and Tsao, as well as their families, are barred from entering mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. All businesses associated with them are also prohibited from […]