Wang Yi visits South Korea, China’s economy cools, Warsh speaks at Jackson Hole

Note: SCMP Plus subscribers can attend an exclusive event with Zhou Bo, a retired People’s Liberation Army senior colonel, in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Zhou will discuss China’s military modernisation as the PLA works towards its 2027 centenary goal.

SCMP Editor-in-Chief Chow Chung-yan will host the fireside chat.

Zhou is now a senior fellow at Tsinghua University.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to boost ties with South Korea amid signs of strains in the long-standing US-South Korean...