The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong.

China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.

Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week.

Hong Kong has held a state funeral for the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa.

The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after oil prices fell and pressure from the bond market eased.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown to prison terms of about five to seven years.

A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected the appeal brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the anti-government protests in 2019.

Shares in fast-fashion online retail giant Shein have begun trading on Hong Kong’s stock exchange after a long delay.

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have returned to court for arguments over their upcoming sentences.

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a national security case.

China's Alibaba reports a 75% drop in profit for the latest quarter from the year before to roughly $1.6 billion as it invests heavily in AI infrastructure.

CK Hutchison is seeking over $1.5 billion from Panama for damages to its investments after the country seized two ports at the ends of the Panama Canal.

Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai.

His lawyer says Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to stay in the U.

Typhoon Noul has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland after making landfall in southern China.

More gains for makers of computer chips and other AI winners carried Wall Street higher.

The Chinese AI model Kimi K3 has suspended new subscriptions after overwhelming demand pushed its capacity close to its limits.

The United States has not renewed the national emergency declaration over Hong Kong, lifting some sanctions but keeping an executive order that revoked Hong Kong's special trading status.

Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security.

Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC says it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States.

Local media are reporting that authorities in Hong Kong have raided two bookstores and arrested five people for allegedly selling seditious publications.

An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is hearing final arguments.

A debate over use of traditional Chinese symbols has cropped up after a court ordered a Chinese tea chain to pay the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton $1.5 million over copyright infringement claims.

Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller and symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on free speech, has died in Taiwan.

Most U.S. stocks rose, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set another record, but more drops for chip stocks and other AI winners kept indexes mixed.

Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.

U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June.

Dragon boat races, lion dances, and other festivities have been staged across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to mark the Dragon Boat Festival.

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation for its first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings it closer to mainland China’s development approach.

Hong Kong authorities have charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the city's deadliest fire in decades.

Another sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks dragged the U.S. market sharply lower.

Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

Tencent says users of PayPal will be able to make payments in China using QR codes through WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, in a tourism friendly move.

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain.

Five months after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, thousands of displaced fire victims are beginning to return to see what remains of their homes and retrieve their belongings.

Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record.

China’s exports grew 2.5% in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand.

A humanoid robot called X2 Ultra from China's leading humanoid robot manufacturer AGIBOT has been impressing visitors in Hong Kong.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its port operation on the Central American country’s critical canal.

U.S. stocks deepened their drops as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years.

Snooker great Ronnie O’Sullivan has made the highest-ever break in the professional game.

China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom.

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran.

China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted.

Thomas Detry was among eight players from LIV Golf stuck in the Middle East during the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports.

Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.

A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people.

A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai’s fraud convictions linked to lease violations, in a rare victory in the prominent activist’s legal battles.

Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company.

Global markets have mostly advanced but Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped ahead of Lunar New Year holidays after new data showed weaker-than-expected economic growth in the latest quarter.

The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups.

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings has started arbitration against Panama after its Supreme Court ruled a canal port concession unconstitutional.

China has moved to ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly seen on Tesla vehicles, starting next year.

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.

A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court.

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial.

China has reported its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance and enhancing fire safety measures.

David Webb, a prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, has died at 60.

Former executives of a defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper are pleading for lighter sentences under a national security law.

Wall Street pulled back from its records following a mixed start to the latest profit reporting season for big U.S. companies.

China and the European Union say they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc's imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.

A Hong Kong court on Monday heard arguments about the sentence for pro-democracy media founder Jimmy Lai in a landmark national security case.

China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus.

Hong Kong welcomed 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people.

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.

US stocks drifted higher to more records on a holiday-shortened day of trading.

A former Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong has begun testifying against the newspaper.

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released.

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism.

Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models.

About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature.

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media.

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city.

The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159.

Hong Kong is mourning after a high-rise fire killed at least 156 people even as anger mounts over building safety lapses and government oversight.

Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance.

The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146.

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.

Hong Kong firefighters have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire engulfed seven buildings.

A deadly fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has raised questions about bamboo scaffolding common at Asian construction sites.

Firefighters in Hong Kong have been battling a deadly blaze at a high-rise apartment complex for a second day.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years is still burning.

China's Alibaba Group is reporting a 34% jump in revenue from its cloud business, driven by the AI boom.

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China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U.S. tariffs and sluggish domestic demand.

The main wreckage of a cargo plane that veered off a Hong Kong runway and plunged into the sea has been recovered.

A cargo plane has skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security vehicle, killing two people in the car.

China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.

China has reported its exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China.

Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong has set out four red lines for the city's new U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh.