20 h. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee champions Shaw Prize vision, pays tribute to late physicist

Hong Kong’s leader has said late entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw’s vision of celebrating education and the pursuit of knowledge with his prestigious science prize is central to the city government’s own aspirations. Speaking at the award ceremony for the prestigious Shaw Prize on Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also paid his respects to late Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, who was one of the local award’s founding council members. The award, dubbed the “Nobel...

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48 h. ago Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key

Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key  The Economic Times

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49 h. ago China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data as key Beijing conclave starts

China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data as key Beijing conclave starts  KTEN

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3 d. ago People pay tribute to Chen Ning Yang at Tsinghua University in Beijing

People pay tribute to Chen Ning Yang at Tsinghua University in Beijing-Xinhua  新华网

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6 d. ago Beijing Launches Preemptive Trade Strikes Against U.S. Key Industries

Beijing Launches Preemptive Trade Strikes Against U.S. Key Industries  조선일보

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7 d. ago Interview: UIPM chief hails Beijing Obstacle Worlds as key step toward Olympics

Interview: UIPM chief hails Beijing Obstacle Worlds as key step toward Olympics  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Deputy UN Chief Pays Tribute To Beijing's Key Role In Advancing Women's Rights

Deputy UN Chief Pays Tribute To Beijing's Key Role In Advancing Women's Rights  Mirage News

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8 d. ago Key facts: Qualcomm repurchases shares; Beijing probes antitrust issues

Key facts: Qualcomm repurchases shares; Beijing probes antitrust issues  TradingView

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8 d. ago Mozambican PM praises China's achievements in women's rights at Beijing summit

Mozambican PM praises China's achievements in women's rights at Beijing summit  bastillepost.com

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8 d. ago A UN conference can’t hide China’s discomfort with women’s rights

A UN conference can’t hide China’s discomfort with women’s rights  Amnesty International

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9 d. ago China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism

China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism  The New York Times

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9 d. ago Interview: Global leaders' meeting in Beijing a key platform to advance women's empowerment, says Egyptian official

Interview: Global leaders' meeting in Beijing a key platform to advance women's empowerment, says Egyptian official  Xinhua

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9 d. ago UN accreditation ‘will give Hong Kong’s rescue team greater global role’

Hong Kong’s urban search and rescue team is gearing up to win UN accreditation early next year, the city’s retiring deputy fire chief has said. This would allow it to play a more significant role in international rescue efforts, according to Angus Wong Chun-yip, the Fire Services Department’s outgoing deputy director of operations. Accreditation would allow the team to work independently for seven days. Wong said that while the nature of the job had remained constant over his 31-year career,...

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9 d. ago Key facts: Beijing probes Qualcomm for antitrust violations; tariff tensions rise

Key facts: Beijing probes Qualcomm for antitrust violations; tariff tensions rise  TradingView

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9 d. ago New deputy chief of liaison office meets Hong Kong media delegation in Beijing

The new deputy chief of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong has made his public debut, meeting a media delegation from the city in Beijing on Sunday. Sun Shangwu, who was appointed as a deputy director of the liaison office on Saturday, met representatives from some 20 mainstream media outlets, including the South China Morning Post. The delegation was received by Nong Rong, a deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), according to a...

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9 d. ago Deputy director of Beijing office overseeing Hong Kong meets media delegation

Nong Rong, a deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), has met a media delegation from the city in Beijing. He was joined at the meeting on Sunday by Sun Shangwu, the new deputy chief of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, who made his public debut a day after taking up the post. They met representatives from some 20 mainstream media outlets, including the South China Morning Post. Sun was appointed as a deputy director of the liaison...

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1 week ago Beijing names senior editor as deputy director of liaison office in Hong Kong

Beijing has named a senior editor of the English-language China Daily newspaper as a deputy director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, confirming an earlier Post report. The State Council announced Sun Shangwu’s new role on Saturday. A source earlier said that the new deputy director would be taking charge of publicity work. The Post had reported that Sun, 56, who had been a deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily, had been chosen to improve the central government’s...

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1 week ago China is a Key Factor in Ukraine’s Surging Drone Industry — Beijing’s New Export Controls May Ground It

China is a Key Factor in Ukraine’s Surging Drone Industry — Beijing’s New Export Controls May Ground It  Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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1 week ago China hailed as women’s rights role model as global summit nears

Ahead of a global summit on women next week, China’s state media is projecting the country as a role model for its years of progress in promoting women’s rights, noting that other countries could benefit from its experience. The Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, co-hosted by China and UN Women, will be held on Monday and Tuesday in Beijing, with Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the opening ceremony and giving the keynote speech. Dozens of heads of government, house speakers, vice-premiers...

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1 week ago Interview: Beijing women's conference gave world platform for women's rights, Uruguayan delegate says

Interview: Beijing women's conference gave world platform for women's rights, Uruguayan delegate says  China.org

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