Social Media | TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms

The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. TikTok’s Chinese owner,

Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators hand in resignations

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators began resigning in protest today (Thursday), one day after the government ousted four members of their camp. The 15 remaining members of the bloc have said they

Hong Kong | Pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s government to disqualify four of their fellow pro-democracy legislators. The 15 lawmakers

Hebei | Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested

A prominent Chinese pig farmer who has publicly praised the work of lawyers who help the public amid a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was subjected

China Daily | China boosts multinational firms growth as Covid-19 plagues global economy

  As the world economy is grappling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, those deeply afflicted multinational firms are getting a boost in China, one of the world’s largest consumer markets, which has

China gears up for world’s largest online shopping festival

Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers from

Halted Brazil trials of Chinese-made vaccine cause surprise

Brazil’s health regulator has halted clinical trials of the potential coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, citing an “adverse, serious event.” The decision posted on Anvisa’s website yesterday elicited immediate surprise from parties

Hong Kong | Journalist charged as press freedom fears grow

A Hong Kong journalist appeared in court yesterday on charges of making false statements while obtaining information from a vehicle database, amid growing concerns that press freedom is at risk

Kremlin: Putin won’t congratulate Biden until challenges end

Russian President Vladimir Putin won't congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced early today (Macau time). Putin

A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?

As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and fears of inattention. From security

China holding off sending congratulations in US election

China said yesterday it has taken note of Joe Biden’s declaration of victory in the U.S. presidential election but is holding off on sending any message of congratulations. Foreign ministry spokesperson

Hong Kong | Pro-democracy lawmakers threaten to resign

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said yesterday that they would resign en masse from the city’s legislative council if the central Chinese government in Beijing disqualifies any of them. The announcement from

Beijing noodle restaurant remembers Biden’s 2011 visit

The Yaoji Chaogan noodle restaurant beneath Beijing’s 600-year-old Drum Tower knows Joe Biden. Management has hung up photos of the U.S. president-elect from when, as vice president, he stopped by for

Beijing inks first term deal for US LNG since trade war erupted

China inked its first term deal to buy liquefied natural gas from an American exporter since the trade war disrupted deliveries, a sign of confidence that relations with the U.S.

China’s October exports accelerate, boosted by US demand

China’s export growth accelerated in October, boosting the total so far this year back above pre-coronavirus levels for the first time. Exports in October rose 11.4% over a year earlier to

Evergrande scraps China listing, strikes more investor deals  

China Evergrande Group scrapped plans for a backdoor listing and struck deals with more investors to avoid a wave of repayments, capping a four-year saga that had recently raised fears

Ant Group: Inside the chaotic unraveling of Jack Ma’s $35 billion IPO

The mid-level bureaucrats left China’s richest man waiting as they prepared for a meeting that would send shockwaves across the financial world. It was Monday morning in Beijing, and Jack Ma

US picks Taiwan for first armed drones sale under eased rules

The U.S. will sell Taiwan armed Reaper drones in a $600 million deal that will likely further anger China and help lock in a shift in American military support for

South China Sea | Philippines greenlights oil drills in disputed waters without Beijing

The Philippines said oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea can proceed without China, in what could be a further sign of the Southeast Asian nation’s tougher stance against

Economy | $400 hairy crabs selling out as consumers splurge

Late in the afternoon on a recent weekday, workers at an aquaculture farm near Shanghai used long pincers to move 300-gram crabs from muddy ponds into small pools of freshwater.

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