The session is part of the key annual meetings of the top legislature and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body, commonly known as the “two sessions”, or lianghui. Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers his work report at the opening session of the annual meeting for the National People’s Congress. Photo: … Read more
Beijing has conducted research into encouraging young Hongkongers to better integrate into the nation’s broader development, the chairman of the country’s top political advisory body has said, adding “systematic deficiencies” existed in comprehensive studies carried out at the national level. Wang Huning, a long-time aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping, was delivering his first work … Read more
Beijing’s removal of Zhang Xiaoming, an official who oversaw Hong Kong affairs during the 2019 social unrest, from his role as deputy secretary general of the nation’s top advisory body was a “normal leadership reshuffle”, city delegates heading to key annual political meetings in the capital said on Sunday. As more than 200 politicians and … Read more
The Hong Kong delegates have prepared hundreds of proposals to raise at the meetings, many centred on ideas to attract more mainland tourists, strengthen cross-border integration, and how the city can help mainland companies go global. Proposals on Hong Kong competitiveness “The keyword is unique,” said CPPCC Standing Committee member Henry Tang Ying-yen, who is … Read more
Beijing has hit back at “groundless attacks” on Hong Kong’s domestic national security legislation after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the proposed law would inhibit freedom of expression and threaten legitimate diplomatic activities in the city. The Chinese embassy in London said on Thursday that the Sino-British Joint Declaration did not give Britain the … Read more
Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, revealed concerns over the impact of tense relations between the U.S. and China, calling the East Asia country the “most important,” yet “most dangerous relationship” the U.S. has. Burns, speaking with CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” said he is nervous for the U.S.’s relationship with China as ongoing tensions … Read more
To retrieve the two surviving fishermen, a 10-member delegation arrived in Quemoy, led by Li Zhaohui, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office in Quanzhou, Fujian province. The group, which also included six bereaved family members, a lawyer and two local Red Cross officials, organised the passage of the two survivors back to Quanzhou on … Read more
A Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada’s competition regulator to launch a greenwashing investigation into Lululemon — saying the athleisure brand is misleading consumers about its environmental practices. The complaint, which was filed by the organization Stand.earth last Thursday, says Lululemon’s Be Planet sustainability campaign from 2020, in which the company said it would work to reduce its greenhouse gas … Read more
Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer … Read more
For most of us, turning left while boarding and settling down to unlimited bubbly and a lie-flat seat is something we can only dream of. But fares for business class seats have dropped significantly in recent years as airlines struggle to fill their swish cabins. Pre-pandemic, the smartest cabins were taken up predominantly by those … Read more
