Chinese Harvard grad denies nepotism allegations

Chinese Harvard graduate Jiang Yurong has denied allegations that she was admitted to the prestigious university through family connections, after her commencement speech went viral and drew

China blasts US for its computer chip moves and for threatening student visas

China blasted the U.S. yesterday over moves it alleged harmed Chinese interests, including issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software

Beijing says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling the country a threat

China denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality as tensions between Washington and

Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas

Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced yesterday (Macau time) that some

European companies cut costs, scale back investments in China as its economy slows

European companies are cutting costs and scaling back investment plans in China as its economy slows and fierce competition drives down prices, according to an

Search efforts continue at the site of a chemical plant explosion as fate of six missing unknown

Six people remained missing and search and rescue efforts continued yesterday after an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China shook nearby buildings, killing at least

European companies cut costs, scale back investments in China as its economy slows

European companies are cutting costs and scaling back investment plans in China as its economy slows and fierce competition drives down prices, according to an

ASEAN opens summit with Persian Gulf nations and China as US threatens tariffs

A regional association of Southeast Asian nations held a three-way summit yesterday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement and bolster

At least five dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in Gaomi, CCTV reports

A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province around noon yesterday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Hong Kong’s baby pandas finally have names. Meet Jia Jia and De De

Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De. The names of the cubs,

China weighs new industrial push despite US pressure to rebalance

President Xi Jinping’s administration is quietly preparing a fresh iteration of its industrial strategy aimed at boosting China’s technological self-sufficiency, signaling a continued commitment to manufacturing dominance

Guam governor visits Taiwan, US territory would play key role in conflict scenario

Taiwan this week is hosting the governor of Guam, the U.S. Pacific territory that would almost certainly be a key player in any Chinese military moves against

Beijing criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students

The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas

JPMorgan labels Labubu a ‘Super IP’ in growth forecast

Pop Mart International Group Ltd, a China-based trendy collectible toy maker, is receiving optimistic outlooks from major investment banks, fueled by the success of its flagship IP,

Reporters, news outlets are targeted by unwarranted tax audits: media group

Hong Kong's tax authorities targeted at least 20 people, including journalists, current or former heads of media organizations and their families, with audits without sufficient evidence, a leading media professional

Defectors urge the UN to hold Kim accountable for rights abuses

Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, was sent back from China and fled a second time, told the United Nations yesterday that

Mainland criticizes Lai’s ‘hypocritical gesture’

A Chinese mainland spokesperson called Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te’s proposal of cross-Strait dialogue “on equal terms” a hypocritical gesture attempting to revive dialogue based on his new “two

Three coal mine workers killed after water rushes in

Water rushed into a coal mine in northwestern China’s Gansu province, leaving three workers dead, official state news agency Xinhua reported. There were 133 people working

Lai downplays tariff tensions with the US as ‘frictions between friends’

Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te said yesterday that trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just “frictions between friends” in a show of optimism as

Car runs a red light and kills three people, including two 12-year-old girls

A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks yesterday near the intersection where a driver plowed through pedestrians the previous day, killing three people

One dead in apparent shooting in rare case of gun violence in China

One person has died in an apparent shooting at an outdoor restaurant in the city of Wuhan in what would be a rare case of gun violence

Economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment

China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in

Under a cloud of tariffs, Walmart is the latest retailer to announce price hikes

Volley after volley of tariffs — and at times on-again, off-again trade actions — have put companies around the world on edge. And a handful of

New US ambassador, former senator and business executive arrives in Beijing

The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing Thursday as China and the U.S. reached a temporary break in

Australian PM speaks of Beijing prisoner’s courage, resilience and hope

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday spoke of the courage, resilience and hope of Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, who was convicted last year in China of espionage.

China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI

China and Colombia should take the latter’s formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an opportunity to upgrade bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping said

US-China deal to slash tariffs also eases burden on cheap packages

Online shoppers in the U.S. will see a price break on their purchases valued at less than $800 and shipped from China after the Trump administration reached

China’s army of food delivery drivers get by with help from discount ‘loving meals’

After the lunchtime rush, it’s time for China’s food delivery drivers to eat. Liu Lijie, halfway through a 13-hour workday, parked his electric scooter in

China seeks a united front with Latin America in countering Trump’s trade war

China is moving to strengthen its alliances with other countries as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American leaders

Here’s a look at the sectors getting a boost from the truce in trade war

Shares of many companies that source at least some of their goods from China were surging yesterday as U.S. and Chinese officials announced that they had reached

US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days

U.S. and Chinese officials said yesterday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in

World shares and US futures advance after trade pact

As trade envoys from the world’s two biggest economies blinked yesterday, finding ways to pull back from potentially massive disruptions to world trade and their own markets,

US and China resume tariff talks. No breakthroughs but Trump touts ‘great progress’

The U.S. and China yesterday resumed crucial tariff talks that have put the global economy on edge, but appeared to have diverging views of where the negotiations

Exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade

China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening

Putin praises relations with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Kremlin. Xi, who Putin earlier described as “our main guest” at Friday’s Victory Day festivities,

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