Trump absent, ASEAN charts path for trade bloc led by China

Leaders from fast-growing Southeast Asian economies, China and other regional powers vowed yesterday to transcend conflicts over trade policies and territorial disputes for the sake of stronger economies and regional

Trade war | Economy struggles as consumers tighten belts

With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a bigger threat to economic growth than

Security firm says Chinese hackers intercepted text messages

Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on

Beijing denies reports of professor spying in Belgium

China said last night that reports that a professor leading a Beijing-backed language and culture institute in Belgium was involved in spying are untrue. Chinese foreign

Berlin hardliners suspect Merkel soft on Huawei to please China

Chancellor Angela Merkel is under pressure from her intelligence services and her party to toughen her stance on Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co. to ensure

NY band cancels China tour over ban of South Korean members

An upstate New York orchestra reversed course on Tuesday and canceled plans to tour China this winter after China refused to allow the group’s three South Korean

Baby shortage prompts China’s unwed mothers to fight for change

For generations, a Chinese woman who gave birth out of wedlock was shunned by society and discriminated against by authorities. Now, as the Communist Party seeks to

Gov’t accuses US of ‘economic bullying’ over equipment ban

China yesterday accused the U.S. of “economic bullying behavior” after U.S. regulators cited security threats in proposing to cut off funding for Chinese equipment in U.S. telecommunications

Blockchain frenzy that Xi started gets warning from state media

China’s state media said investors should avoid speculative behavior after comments by President Xi Jinping sent blockchain-related stocks surging on Monday. “The future is here

Xi uses China’s biggest annual meeting for politics, not economy

China’s economic challenges have proliferated in the almost two years since Xi Jinping last convened a full meeting of the Communist Party. But politics remain at the top of his

Taylor Swift helps Alibaba plug world’s biggest shopping spree

Taylor Swift will headline Alibaba’s Singles’ Day next month in Shanghai, turning her considerable star wattage on the world’s largest annual online shopping spree. By most measures the biggest recording star

US travel industry to Chinese tourists: What trade war?

Washington, D.C., has dangled hotel discounts tied to the Chinese Lunar New Year. Arizona has promoted its outdoor attractions to draw visitors during another popular Chinese holiday. San Francisco has expanded its

Tariff war | Gov’t says part of Phase 1 of trade deal text ‘basically completed’

China said parts of the text for the first phase of a trade deal with the U.S. are “basically completed” as the two sides reached a consensus in areas including

Alipay, Tencent beware: China’s digital yuan is closing in

Chinese billionaires Jack Ma and Pony Ma, who built their online finance empires by dominating the country’s online payments industry, are facing what could be the strongest competitor yet: the

Bolsonaro heads to China amid looming question of Huawei deal

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in China yesterday on a mission to strengthen relations with Beijing amid the looming question of whether the Latin American giant should allow Huawei Technologies

Party’s biggest meeting of year gives leaders opportunity to talk Hong Kong protests

China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its most important gathering of the year from October 28 to 31, state-run Xinhua News Agency said, giving its leadership an opportunity to discuss

Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China

A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks will be held in China next week, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said yesterday , raising hopes for renewed negotiations, even as violence surges

Beijing says US has ‘weaponized’ visas to target exchanges

China yesterday accused the U.S. of having “weaponized” the issuance of visas following the reported inability of a top Chinese space program official to obtain permission to travel to a

Huawei lobbying spend hits record with hire of Trump fundraiser

Huawei Technologies Co.’s lobbying spending spiked in the third quarter as the Chinese telecom giant hired a fundraiser for President Donald Trump with deep ties to Republican leadership to help

Tariff war | Trump says China signals trade talks on target for November deal

President Donald Trump said China has indicated that negotiations over an initial trade deal are advancing, raising expectations the nations’ leaders could sign an agreement at a meeting next month

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