Expressions of ‘deep sorrow and regret’ are unlikely to be enough to save embattled Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, write James Pomfret and Greg Torode.

China's Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has unveiled the line-up of the party's highest body who will rule alongside him as he embarks on a second five-year term as party leader.

Walt Disney executives and their Shanghai partners used golden shovels to break ground today for a long-sought Chinese theme park that will feature the world’s biggest Magic Kingdom castle.