The 2025 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair concluded yesterday, facilitating co-operation agreements and business opportunities across diverse sectors

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The first half of 2025 saw Hong Kong welcome almost 24 million tourists, according to its tourism board. That’s about 68 percent of its 2019 level for the same period
Premier Li Qiang announced Beijing’s action plan for the global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) at the World AI Conference in Shanghai
Leaders of the two countries will meet in Malaysia today, after US President Donald Trump threatened to halt trade talks with each unless they stopped fighting
The announcement came as Portugal hosts Angolan President João Lourenço, who currently chairs the African Union as well
New research suggests that a diet high in eggs but low in saturated fats could actually reduce the risk of heart disease
The Guangdong city’s five districts have seen chikungunya cases spike in recent weeks, with Shunde district accounting for around 90 percent of overall cases
The SAR scored well on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports by the number of countries and territories holders have visa-free access to
Two restaurants at the Grand Lisboa Palace – Palace Garden and Zuicho – have received recognition at one of the world’s most rigorous wine competitions
A total of 19.22 million visitors came to Macao between January and June, more than 70 percent of them from the Chinese mainland
The city’s Composite CPI recorded a modest increase, driven mainly by higher costs for dining out and housing, official figures show
Struggling with competition in China, the US coffee shop chain is trying to lure young customers by offering study spaces – without any obligation to buy a beverage