Alibaba sees Singles’ Day campaign pay off with strong sales in 4 popular categories
The top-performing product categories for Alibaba’s Singles’ Day campaign were home appliances, consumer electronics, beauty and apparel.
Will Chinese scientists make or break the uprising in academic peer-review publishing?
A new publishing model is causing ructions in academia, and it could be China who decides the winner.
Hong Kong court awards HK$446,000 to police inspector assaulted in 2019 protest
Judge orders perpetrator Yau Chi-lok, a social worker, to compensate officer Tsang Chi-on for the ‘highly contemptuous’ attack.
In India, trial starts over rape and murder of Kolkata doctor
Charges were drawn up last week, while the man arrested said he was ‘completely innocent’ and was being framed.
Trump 2.0 is likely to be worse for China and the global economy
While Trump’s rhetoric and policy sometimes diverge, this time around there may be more reason to take him literally.
Hong Kong schools to host education fair next month to attract mainland Chinese students
Some sector leaders also stress enrolment applicants will be assessed using the same criteria amid concerns over increased competition.
Mysterious buoys: China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign devices at sea
Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.
Fraudster claims to be Hong Kong deputy police chief demanding pay off as scammers grow more brazen
Criminal tactics evolving, force says as it reveals 734 reports of scammers posing as officers in first nine months of year, an increase of 8.1 per cent.
China’s Zhuhai air show to feature vision for next-generation warplanes
The model known as the White Emperor highlights proposals for a supersonic fighter capable of operating beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
Navigating ‘tough phase’, China says economy is on road to recovery
Positive spin by party mouthpiece, while shying away from ‘chasing rapid growth’, comes as questions linger over China’s stimulus measures.