Asia Pacific

Hong Kong prides itself on being up to date with the latest technology, and the ­government likes to call it a “smart city”, but to really embrace that concept, many believe ­Hongkongers must abandon the idea that cash is king and join the global tre

A 10-minute walk from Guomao, Beijing’s central business district and an enclave for hundreds of thousand of office workers, an imposing building with a bright green-white facade stands apart from others surrounding it.

China has announced plans to upgrade a civilian network of ­sensors and communications technology deep in the Western Pacific that it says is used in scientific research.

A corrupt Chinese tycoon, who is trying to regain control of investments in British Columbia that triggered one of mainland China’s biggest economic scandals, lied to a Canadian court about his bribery conviction, legal documents obtained by the Sout

Police uncovered more than HK$126 million in unauthorised share trading in the first three quarters of 2016 – double the 2015 full-year total – with hackers employing new tactics designed to distract victims while taking control of their accounts.

It’s almost impossible to walk through the streets of Guangzhou and not notice the megacity’s red-hot property market.

Smog is related to nearly one-third of deaths in China, putting it on a par with smoking as a threat to health, according to an academic paper based on the study of air pollution and mortality data in 74 cities and published in an international journ

Despite terrorist attacks and a gloomy economic outlook, Hongkongers’ wanderlust has remained alive and healthy thanks to a strong local currency and more budget airfares on offer.

China and the United Kingdom have vowed to continue their “golden era” ties, one of the diplomatic legacies of former prime minister David Cameron, despite uncertainties over the Brexit process and discord about Hong Kong.

Legions of Beijing residents are fleeing the capital and heading south in search of cleaner air as the year’s worst smog lays siege to the city.