2 h. ago Hong Kong residents and tourists revel in handover anniversary festivities

From free museum visits and tram rides to discounted meals and fun runs, residents and tourists took full advantage of offers by thousands of businesses, braving the frequent showers to revel in the celebrations of the city’s 28th anniversary of its handover to Beijing. Rows of bright red national and Hong Kong flags adorned the streets and tourist attractions on Tuesday, as around 3,800 restaurants offered special discounts, hoping to attract diners and boost spending. A parade of about 30...

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2 h. ago From free rides and museum visits to cheap meals, Hong Kong laps up July 1 deals

From free museum visits and tram rides to discounted meals and fun runs, residents and tourists took full advantage of offers by thousands of businesses, braving the frequent showers to revel in the celebrations of the city’s 28th anniversary of its handover to Beijing. Rows of bright red national and Hong Kong flags adorned the streets and tourist attractions on Tuesday, as around 3,800 restaurants offered special discounts, hoping to attract diners and boost spending. A parade of about 30...

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3 h. ago Chinese President Xi calls to regulate exercise of power to fight corruption

President Xi Jinping has called for a “clear, transparent and traceable” mechanism to regulate the exercise of power in China’s anti-corruption drive and boost supervision by the people and the media to better rein in disciplinary and legal violations. Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the 24-seat decision-making Politburo in Beijing on Monday, a day before the 104th anniversary of the party’s founding, according to Xinhua. Xi spoke on enforcing party discipline...

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5 h. ago China says ‘complicated’ boundary dispute with India will take time to resolve

China says ‘complicated’ boundary dispute with India will take time to resolve  Anadolu Ajansı

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6 h. ago China Enlists Commercial Insurers in Bid to Boost Local Biotechs

China Enlists Commercial Insurers in Bid to Boost Local Biotechs  Bloomberg.com

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9 h. ago South Korea exports rebound on tech boost but US, China shipments extend losses

South Korea exports rebound on tech boost but US, China shipments extend losses  Reuters

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11 h. ago Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo

America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the first of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the Golden Dome missile defence system. China’s expanding military footprint in the Indo-Pacific is now a focus of America’s defence strategy, with a renewed emphasis on space-based capabilities since Donald Trump returned to the White...

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18 h. ago China scrambles fighter jets in response to purported airspace violation: Is Beijing turning military fiction into defence market propaganda?

China scrambles fighter jets in response to purported airspace violation: Is Beijing turning military fiction into defence market propaganda?  OpIndia

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21 h. ago Xi Jinping’s disappearance signals power shift in China: Why India must watch Beijing’s political flux...

Xi Jinping’s disappearance signals power shift in China: Why India must watch Beijing’s political flux...  Moneycontrol

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22 h. ago Saudia Cargo and China Cargo Airlines sign deal to boost freight links

Saudia Cargo and China Cargo Airlines sign deal to boost freight links  STAT Times

Transport

23 h. ago Billions misused in China 2024 stimulus, from flood controls to gym gear: audit

China’s top audit watchdog has revealed that tens of billions of yuan in funding were misused by localities amid a roll-out of stimulus measures and flagship projects that the nation adopted last year, as Beijing injected trillions to boost China’s economy. The revelation – resulting from an assessment of the central government’s budget execution last year, as well as of other fiscal revenues and expenditures in 2024 – was spelled out in a report submitted by National Audit Office auditor...

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24 h. ago India's Sona Comstar plans domestic magnet production to cut China imports

India's Sona Comstar plans domestic magnet production to cut China imports  Reuters

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25 h. ago Why India’s real estate surge doesn’t make it a substitute for China

Divergences and idiosyncrasies are an important part of Asia’s real estate landscape. Whether it is the stark contrast between Seoul’s remarkably resilient office market and its ailing counterpart in Hong Kong or the big difference between Japan’s mature and institutionalised rental housing market and its nascent peers elsewhere in the region, Asia’s property sector is far from homogeneous. Yet among the leading economies in the region, the performance gap between China and India is far and away...

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25 h. ago Don’t overhype the diverging fortunes of Chinese and Indian real estate

Divergences and idiosyncrasies are an important part of Asia’s real estate landscape. Whether it is the stark contrast between Seoul’s remarkably resilient office market and its ailing counterpart in Hong Kong or the big difference between Japan’s mature and institutionalised rental housing market and its nascent peers elsewhere in the region, Asia’s property sector is far from homogeneous. Yet among the leading economies in the region, the performance gap between China and India is far and away...

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28 h. ago Hong Kong maintains ban on seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures

Hong Kong has underscored the need for prudence in allowing Japanese seafood imports after Beijing partially lifted its own ban on such products, which had been put in place over concerns about waste water discharged from the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear power plant. In a statement issued in the early hours of Monday, a Hong Kong government spokesman stopped short of saying whether the city would reconsider import restrictions on Japanese seafood, which had been in place since August...

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28 h. ago Hong Kong may lift Japanese seafood ban from 10 prefectures in the ‘near future’

Hong Kong may soon lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports from 10 prefectures, according to an industry leader, but a restaurateur has said the move will not offset the damage from the growing trend of residents spending abroad. The industry insiders spoke on Monday after the Hong Kong government underscored the need for prudence in allowing Japanese seafood imports without shedding any light on a potential lifting of the ban. On Sunday, Beijing partially lifted its own ban on such products,...

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28 h. ago Hong Kong may relax Japanese seafood ban soon: industry leader

Hong Kong may soon relax its ban on Japanese seafood imports from 10 prefectures, according to an industry leader, but a restaurateur has said the move will not offset the damage from the growing trend of residents spending abroad. The industry insiders spoke on Monday after the government underscored the need for prudence in allowing Japanese seafood imports without shedding any light on a potential lifting of the ban. On Sunday, Beijing partially lifted its own ban on such products, which had...

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28 h. ago Hong Kong may relax Japanese seafood ban soon: catering industry leader

Hong Kong may soon relax its ban on Japanese seafood imports from 10 prefectures, according to a catering industry leader, but a restaurateur has said the move will not offset the damage from the growing trend of residents spending abroad. The industry insiders spoke on Monday after the government underscored the need for prudence in allowing Japanese seafood imports without shedding any light on a potential lifting of the ban. On Sunday, Beijing partially lifted its own ban on such products,...

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30 h. ago [News] DDR4 Spot Prices Reportedly Double as China’s Memory Maker Rumored to Phase out Production by 2026

[News] DDR4 Spot Prices Reportedly Double as China’s Memory Maker Rumored to Phase out Production by 2026  TrendForce

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34 h. ago US loath to drop ‘economic bunker buster’ on China, India, Russia

US loath to drop ‘economic bunker buster’ on China, India, Russia  Asia Times

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