Mainland buyers accounted for about 80 per cent of the HK$100 million-plus deals in the city so far this year, according to Centaline.
Japan defies China warnings with frontline missile plan
The plan to deploy missiles to an island near Taiwan comes as China continues to ramp up military pressure against the island.
China Conducts Patrol in South China Sea, Accuses Philippines of ‘Disrupting’ Peace
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Friday it conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from February 23 to 26, and accused the Philippines of “disrupting” peace and …
Philippines, Japan, US Hold Joint Military Drills in South China Sea
Since 2023, the Philippines has worked with a number of countries to assert its rights and maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. China claims most of the resource-rich waterway, …
19 deputies of China’s legislature, including 9 military officers, removed before annual meeting
The late Thursday announcement did not say why the deputies had been removed, but such removals are generally tied to corruption investigations.
Chinese whistleblower reveals how China spies on citizens at home – and in the US
Whistleblower Ma Ruilin left a comfortable life as a Chinese government official. Now he’s living in New York and sharing what he learned about how China controls its people.
Pakistan Afghanistan War LIVE: China voices concern, Iran offers to mediate conflict as Pakistan strikes Afghanistan
Pakistan has declared ‘open war’ after Afghanistan said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Pakistani border posts following earlier airstrikes, with both sides claiming heavy military losses and …
China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting
China has removed 19 officials, including nine from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week. The removals were announced by the country’s top …
China sacks 9 senior military officers as Xi Jinping widens crackdown
China has sacked nine senior military officers, including an army commander in a critical position for a potential attack on Taiwan, in a further sign of leader Xi Jinping’s deepening purge of the …
Central Asia’s $39 billion black hole: Unregistered trade surges
Discrepancies in trade data between China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan point to tens of billions in unregistered trade, much of which observers link to circumventing Western sanctions against Russia, …