Authorities plan to set up Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation in 2026-27, tasking it with conducting primary drug approvals.
Hong Kong analysts and experts discuss how Deng Xiaoping’s policy approach to the city has changed amid protests, pandemics and economic changes.
Chinese investors shun stocks amid economic uncertainty, preferring bonds, ETFs and luxury homes. Optimism is low despite government efforts to boost market confidence.
Chinese from all walks of life look back at how their lives have changed as a result of Deng’s policies.
Deng and his ‘true heir’ Xi Jinping differ in strategies and approaches, but closer examination reveals many core similarities.
With a lengthy joint venture in steel between China and Japan coming to an end, analysts reflect on its broader meaning in the context of the two countries’ new roles in the global economy.
Some US schools have lost 89 per cent of their Chinese enrolment since 2017, but China still accounts for most international students seeking American degrees.
Carmakers are turning to Hong Kong as buyers shed their disdain for made-in-China EVs, while companies use the opportunity to fine-tune their products that appeal to markets in Asia and elsewhere.
China’s leadership urged to introduce new incentives for local officials who are now playing it safe in the face of anti-graft measures.
Officials caution against ‘lying flat’, but young people point to severe shortage of housing choices.
With stability waning in China’s contentious job market, the lure of long-term jobs in rustic regions hearkens back to Mao Zedong’s Down to the Countryside Movement.
Advocates say the site 100km south of Beijing has a lot of potential, but empty streets and buildings suggest this is yet to be realised.
Chinese-American researchers worry that if Donald Trump returns to the White House he could revive the China Initiative.
After a US trade ban for cotton from China’s Xinjiang, textile manufacturers have turned to domestic consumers – but the ban’s chilling effect on all exports has left a gap that is difficult to fill.
Fraudsters are using AI to convincingly portray themselves as acquaintances and steal digital identities, driving demand for hi-tech cybersecurity solutions.
After a state law in Indiana barred new partnerships, two cities with ties to Xiangyang take opposite approaches.
Three-runway system will boost HKIA capacity, but fast-growing Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports step up pressure.
Analysts say there’s more to come given that graft has long been rampant, the rapid build-up of the PLA, and its ‘insular’ culture.
Beijing is trying to cast itself as an alternative peacemaker but is clear-eyed about the limits of its influence, observers say.
Gone are the days when foreign firms could be lured to industrial zones with financial incentives alone, as ‘cutthroat competition’ and overcapacity are seen creating a no-win scenario.
Analysts say line ‘unclear’ for lawmakers trying to keep government in check, while also cooperating in overhauled legislature.
Chinese economist Mao Zhenhua, who was among the first to spot weaknesses in the country’s real estate sector, says the era of large-scale construction which fuelled the property crisis has ended.
As China tries to mitigate environmental disasters while meeting economic demands, ‘the shocks reverberate globally’, expert says.
Losses nearly doubled last year amid growing victim frustration, while fraudsters reap profits with seeming ease and banks and financial regulators struggle to contain the damage.
Professor and economist Justin Lin Yifu says China’s industrial policy is paramount to continued development, tech innovation and the transition to higher productivity.
The force is expanding its fleet rapidly as it confronts major challenges – especially from the Philippines in the South China Sea.