China plays major role in global climate affairs

China is a critical force in the global energy transition and its involvement in international climate talks is essential, the head of the United Nations’ climate

‘Two sessions’ to focus on economic growth, innovation and policy shifts

China’s national “two sessions,” a key political event shaping the country’s policy direction, are set to convene in Beijing this week against the backdrop of a complex

Former lawmaker sentenced to over three years in jail for rioting

A Hong Kong judge yesterday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which

Former lawmaker sentenced to over three years in jail for rioting

A Hong Kong judge yesterday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which

Taiwan condemns Beijing for conducting shooting drills off its coast

Taiwan yesterday condemned the mainland’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast. China considers the

Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan

This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a

‘Puppy Mountain’ photo draws onlookers to a Chinese riverside

When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” it became a sensation in China and even created a

Son of journalist jailed for espionage calls for his father’s release

The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage called for his father’s release from a seven-year prison sentence in the high-profile case that signaled Beijing’s

Taiwan probing a Mainland-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable

Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Mainland-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Surge in passenger trips showcases robust transportation network

China's Spring Festival travel rush this year, which concluded on Saturday, witnessed over 9 billion passenger trips, setting multiple records and showcasing the country’s robust transportation system

China holds live-fire exercises in Gulf of Tonkin after Vietnam marks its territorial claims

Chinese authorities said they began live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin yesterday, only days after Vietnam announced a new line marking what it considers

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to America’s biggest adversary —

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to America’s biggest

As Melania returns to the White House, she’s winning Chinese fans

Joyce Yip, a 39-year-old entrepreneur in southern China’s Guangzhou, has a new celebrity crush: Melania Trump. The two-time first lady has become an online celebrity

Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands yesterday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals, after

PLA says it warned off Philippine aircraft over island

China’s military said Tuesday it warned off and expelled a Philippine C-208 aircraft that had entered airspace over a South China Sea island. Tian Junli,

US displaced China as Germany’s biggest single trading partner

The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to

Vice minister Liu tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum this week as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar

Chinese navy helicopter flying ‘too close’ to Philippine patrol plane

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane yesterday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned

President Xi meets with tech business leaders

President Xi Jinping met with private sector business leaders yesterday, state media reported, as government officials work to revive an economy disrupted by a pandemic, regulatory crackdowns

China says US has ‘gravely backpedaled’ on Taiwan

China’s Foreign Ministry took issue yesterday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United

Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps paused in S.Korea over privacy concerns

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy

Gov’t plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents

Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home. Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of four units

Residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned six months old

Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old.

New coal power plant projects hit the highest level in nearly 10 years, report says

China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy

Australia accuses Chinese fighter of endangering Australian surveillance plane

Australia has protested what it describes as an unsafe and unprofessional interaction over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares

Chipmaker SMIC says tariff war sparking ‘rush orders’

China’s top chipmaker says clients are stockpiling inventory and asking to move up delivery of orders scheduled for later in the year due to concerns over U.S.

A former aide to New York governors face new charges in foreign agent of China case

A former aide to two New York governors and her husband are facing additional charges in a case accusing her of acting as an agent of the Chinese

DeepSeek’s meteoric rise sparks billion-dollar debate

In less than two years, DeepSeek—a Chinese startup that began as a side project—has become the subject of heated valuation debates across the global tech community. Estimates

China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others

China insisted that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South

Chinese cargo ship runs aground on Russia’s Sakhalin but no spill reported

The governor of Russia’s Pacific island region of Sakhalin has declared an emergency after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest coast. There

Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China

President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China, apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions

Rescuers search for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwest China

Chinese rescuers searched for at least 29 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.

Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders

Fast fashion, laptops and toys likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap

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