Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are lined with shops of expensive brands and restaurants in the heart of Tokyo. It is half past five p.m. on Friday. People flock to Ginza for shopping, dinner and drinking with their friends. Ginza became … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (Jul 27) completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions. The Philippines and China last week announced a “provisional agreement” on Manila’s resupply missions to … Read more
China and Russia’s foreign ministers met their Southeast Asian counterparts Friday after vowing to counter “extra-regional forces”, a day before Washington’s top diplomat was due to arrive. Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov were attending a three-day meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in the Laos capital Vientiane. Both held talks … Read more
A new Taiwanese drama centred on the countdown to a fictional attack by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) against the self-ruled island has yet to be released, but it is already drawing emotional reaction. The trailer for the 10-episode series Zero Day – which features 10 fictional characters over the course of a week before … Read more
It calls national security “a pivotal foundation for ensuring steady and sustained progress in Chinese modernisation”. “We will strengthen the institutions and mechanisms for early warning, prevention and control, and protection against risks to China’s interests and investments overseas and deepen international law enforcement cooperation in the realm of security,” it reads. This is to … Read more
Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung Hok-yau has cancelled three concerts in Hangzhou, China, this weekend because his vocal cords are inflamed. It is the third time the 63-year-old Cantopop star has scrapped dates on his “Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour” this year because of health issues. Cheung cancelled three concerts in Shanghai in March after … Read more
The former Communist Party boss of the southern Chinese province of Hainan who helped transform it into a strategic hub in the South China Sea has been placed under investigation for corruption. China’s top corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said on Thursday that Luo Baoming was being investigated for suspected severe … Read more
Apple has fallen out of the top 5 ranking of smartphone vendors in China, according to data trackers, marking the first time in years the iPhone maker has fallen so low in one of its most important markets. iPhone shipments in China in the three months ended June declined 2 per cent year on year, … Read more
So how easy is it to get to Zhongshan and is there much to do once you are there? We went on a day trip from Hong Kong to find out. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link is expected to shorten journey times between the two cities. Photo: Joanne Yau Morning One way to get to Zhongshan is … Read more
The 31-year-old Dong, a former teacher who gained fame and wealth in China’s live-streaming e-commerce sector, left his employer because of “career aspirations, commitment to his other pursuits and personal time arrangements”, Hong Kong-listed East Buy said in a filing on Thursday. Dong’s resignation is effective immediately. As part of that departure, East Buy agreed … Read more
