The United States Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules that will block both the importing and selling of technology products from five Chinese companies, citing national security concerns. The FCC said on Friday it had banned approvals of new equipment from the telecommunications companies Huawei Technologies, ZTE and Hytera Communications, as well as surveillance […]
Residents line up to take the nucleic acid tests in Beijing on Nov 23, 2022. (PHOTO / IC) After fighting with the novel coronavirus for three years, the world has not yet seen the light at the end of the tunnel. During that time the virus has mutated and become less lethal, and since effective […]
Tsai Ing-wen has stepped down as head of the Democratic Progressive Party after it suffered a heavy defeat in Taiwan's local elections on Saturday. According to the island's election affairs authority, the Kuomintang, the main opposition party, won 13 of the 21 city mayor and county chief seats up for grabs, including the capital Taipei. […]
SHENZHEN, November 28, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – The Shenzhen Global Marine Economy Forum 2022, the executive strategy session of the high-powered China Marine Economy Expo, opened Thursday with the aim of further developing China’s booming “Blue Economy” and boosting global exchange and cooperation. This year’s marine forum, titled “Leadership for the Sustainable Expansion of the Marine Economy,” will bring together […]
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has announced policies that promote primary healthcare development at all levels of the health system in the 2022 Policy Address. Some notable announcements include the establishment of the Primary Healthcare Authority at the governance level for coordination; the enhancement of the existing Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme to […]
A close look at the marvelous outcomes of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, concluded on Nov 3, decodes the reactions from some United States politicians who sought to derail the event by trying to dissuade financial experts with American ties from participating. Such irrational behavior to undermine the success of an international event in […]
While the world’s soccer fans get a huge kick out of watching the thrilling matches in the first two days of the Qatar World Cup, including the magnificent performance of England’s team in beating Iran with an impressive score of 6-2 on the second day, it is needlessly distracting of the BBC to make a […]
We could hardly expect, nowadays, that the United States would ever have China’s best interests at heart (or vice versa). But ultimately, neither does the US have the best interests of Taiwan (region of China) at heart. It is the perceived hegemonic security interests of a fearful America that unquestionably dominate how America identifies what […]
KlasJet adds Boeing 737 BBJ2 to its exclusive fleet The Boeing 737 BBJ2 is a splendid addition to KlasJet’s exclusive private aircraft fleet as it is set to cat…
New York, NY, November 26, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Skill Labs is a one-stop gaming platform for all users trying to plug into the GameFi world. Recently, the team has implemented a real-time dashboard for GameFi users to help them decide whether to join a game and now they are moving forward by releasing a new feature – […]
Subregional framework, linkages expected to better connect ASEAN with the world The asbestos train departs Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, on its way to Thailand on April 21, 2022. (ZHANG XIAOLIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY) In December 2014, the Thai and Chinese governments signed a memorandum of understanding on railway infrastructure cooperation within the framework […]
China, Southeast Asian nations can leverage the RCEP trade pact for new collaborations The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China took place at a time when the regional and global communities are experiencing extreme turbulence due to rapid developments, some good and some bad. And the frequent interactions between China and ASEAN […]
China’s modernization road map is a well-thought-out approach to realizing national goals (JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) Many Western media accounts of the recent 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China paid little or no attention to one of its central themes — the Chinese path to modernization. The most likely reason for […]
Key strength is how he combines Marxist ideas with China’s wisdom and depth of experience With the fourth volume of President Xi Jinping’s The Governance of China, the regular appearance of Xi’s speeches has established itself as a world publishing event. As his stature as a thinker has grown in parallel with his influence on […]
Friendly dialogue, growing trade, people-to-people exchanges help deepen vital partnership (MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) The year 2022 is special for ASEAN-China relations. It is the first year for building the ASEAN-China comprehensive strategic partnership, established exactly one year ago by the leaders of ASEAN member states and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a special […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino was spot on when he slammed Western countries for "hypocrisy" for trying to give "moral lessons" to other nations. A Swiss Italian, Infantino said on Saturday that "for what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years […]
Photo taken on June 22, 2022 shows the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) A bunch of US tech companies that have led the tech stocks boom over the past 10 years are announcing workforce cuts one after another. Twitter has reportedly decided to fire about 4,400 contract […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing in October. The congress was significant for both China and the world at large. The meeting presented crucial strategic plans to transform China into a modern socialist nation in all respects. China made significant progress toward […]
This undated photo shows a bird eye view of coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Earlier this month, China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued a joint statement on the South China Sea at the 25th China-ASEAN Summit held in Phnom Penh of […]
A staff member hangs a US national flag before US President Joe Biden arrives for the European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The European Union is now facing an economic recession, with manufacturing activity in October plunging to its lowest level since May 2020 and economic growth for the […]
Hong Kong’s return to regional and international prominence is being driven by advocacy of the new chief executive, the return of global events, the proximity and support of the Chinese mainland, and Hong Kong residents’ resilience, vitality and dynamism. Despite ongoing global and regional uncertainties, Hong Kong is roaring back to the forefront of the […]
Although the United States often expresses concerns over the possibility of Taiwan being reunified with its motherland by force, it claims to support consensual reunification. This, however, could not be further from the truth, and its own national interests dictate otherwise. It benefits enormously from cross-Straits divisions, and the last thing it wants to see […]
While the world’s soccer fans get a huge kick out of watching the thrilling matches in the first two days of the Qatar World Cup, including the magnificent performance of England’s team in beating Iran with an impressive score of 6-2 on the second day, it is needlessly distracting of the BBC to make a […]
With the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, the landscape of the West Kowloon Cultural District splits into two centers — the museum of artifacts in the west, and the heritage of ancient performing arts in the east. Thus the district embraces two systems: one focusing on traditional Chinese opera (xiqu) and the other […]
(MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) In October 2022, the Communist Party of China successfully held its 20th National Congress in Beijing. In the report he delivered to the congress, CPC Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping declared that the CPC and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups are embarking on a new journey to […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) Replacing fossil fuels with clean energy has become an irreversible trend in China, and with the introduction of a series of policies to peak its carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, its low-carbon energy transformation is constantly accelerating. That shows that energy transformation, which is part […]
Since the Japanese government announced its highly controversial plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in April last year, it has met with opposition and condemnation, not only from Japan's neighbors, China and the Republic of Korea, but also from Japanese society, residents in […]
State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe (2nd R) meets United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (2nd L) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Nov 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) During his talks with his US counterpart on Tuesday on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Cambodia, Chinese State Councilor and Defense […]
The schemes of the United States appear so rash and mischievous that they have been humiliatingly rebuffed by countries in Asia on the many occasions that visiting members of the Joe Biden administration have tried to peddle them in the region. US Vice-President Kamala Harris was the latest to end up sheepishly shutting up shop. […]
Amid the feverish Western clamor for an overhaul of economic and trade ties with China, Germany is making tentative moves toward a reset. This is likely to prove damaging to both countries. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a news conference in Paris on Tuesday that Berlin has decided to impose a quota for […]