China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has proposed new rules to prevent food delivery platforms from misusing subsidies. The draft regulations aim to stop market disruption, selling goods at a loss, and forcing merchants into subsidy programs, addressing concerns about intense competition harming businesses, drivers, and consumers.
China accused the US of distorting facts regarding the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, while Taiwan urged China to "face up" to history. Families of victims, known as Tiananmen Mothers, demanded accountability, and Hong Kong saw arrests during commemorations.
China's popular Tianya internet forum has returned, with authorities praising its revival as an evolution for the new era. While acknowledging its past as a gathering place for intellectuals and deep discussions, officials also cautioned that freedom of speech must be balanced with responsibility.
Taiwanese actress Lin Chi-ling withdrew from the Taiwan Creative Content Agency board after criticism from Taiwan's arts community and praise from Beijing, who view the agency as promoting 'cultural Taiwan independence'.
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province killed at least 82 miners, with two still missing. Authorities are investigating the mine operator for "serious breaches" of security regulations, including alleged operative negligence and inaccurate record-keeping.
The operations of Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London will remain unaffected by a UK spying verdict, observers have said, arguing that the British government is unlikely to seek the body’s closure so as to maintain relations with Beijing. A British court on Thursday found Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London HKETO’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, guilty of spying on activists from Hong Kong on behalf of Chinese authorities. The Hong...
The two men were found to have carried out intel gathering missions on political dissidents residing in the UK wanted by Chinese authorities. One witness reported the pair threatened to arrest him on foreign soil due to his continued opposition.
A British court has convicted two men linked to an Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) of spying on activists from the city on behalf of Chinese authorities. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Thursday, two years after their arrests thrust the role of Hong Kong’s overseas promotion offices into the global spotlight. Yuen, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, was earlier accused...
