Iran says Chinese state oil firm withdraws from USD5B deal

China’s state oil company has pulled out of a USD5 billion deal to develop a portion of Iran’s massive offshore natural gas field, the Islamic Republic’s

Vietnam says Chinese ships escalating tension in South China Sea

Vietnam accused a Chinese oil-surveying vessel and coast guard escorts of territorial violations by widening their activities after entering the country’s exclusive economic zone and

US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft

As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a

Analysis | China parades its latest missiles in challenge to US, others

Military planners in Washington and elsewhere will be taking note of new missile technology displayed by China, particularly a hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile believed capable of breaching all existing anti-missile

70th anniversary | Xi pays respect to Mao ahead of celebrations

Chinese Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping led other top officials yesterday in paying respects to the founder of the Communist state, Mao Zedong, ahead of a massive celebration

Cinemas screens patriotic movies to whip up nationalistic fervor

China is reeling out a string of patriotic films as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate 70 years in power amid challenges to its authority from the unrest in Hong

Chinese parade a glimpse into military ambitions

A parade tomorrow by China’s secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the

US treasury says no plans to block Chinese listings ‘at this time’

A U.S. Treasury official said there are no current plans to stop Chinese companies from listing on U.S. exchanges, a day after a report that the Trump

Hong Kong protests threaten billionaires’ ties with Beijing

Less than a decade ago, Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, was granted an exclusive audience with China’s then-President Hu Jintao, a rare honor. State television lauded the September 2010

Beijing’s giant new airport helps China rival US in the skies

Just five years ago, Daxing was a dusty area of farmland to the south of Beijing, largely neglected by visitors to the city. That’s no longer the case, now that

Tariff war | Gov’t rejects Trump criticism on trade

China urged President Donald Trump yesterday to listen to developing countries and oppose bullying after the American leader criticized its trade status at the United Nations. A foreign ministry spokesman called

A family tried to skirt property rules With 23 divorces and weddings

Faking a divorce has been a ploy used by Chinese couples desperate to skirt the nation’s property curbs. But a family in the city of Lishui has taken the scam to extreme lengths,

California, China to team up on climate research institute

As tensions between China and the United States ratchet up, former California Gov. Jerry Brown sees a way to bring together the world’s largest carbon emitter and a U.S. state

Beijing calls on Washington to cancel Xinjiang meeting

China called on Washington yesterday to cancel a planned meeting at the United Nations to discuss accusations of repression and mass detentions in its Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. The foreign

Three Chinese tourists in critical condition after US crash

Three Chinese tourists remained in critical condition yesterday after they were injured in a tour bus crash in Utah that left four other passengers dead, hospital officials said. One person

Canada says border officials followed rules in Huawei arrest

Canada’s attorney general said that officials followed the law when they detained a top Chinese tech executive at Vancouver’s airport and the defense has no proof to substantiate its “conspiracy

China planning controls on e-cigarettes amid health concern

China plans to join governments that are imposing controls on tobacco liquid and additives for e-cigarettes amid rising concern about deaths and illnesses blamed on vaping, a state news agency

Gov’t boosts presence at Alibaba, private giants

The government of one of China’s top technology hubs is dispatching officials to 100 local corporations including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the latest effort to exert greater influence

Beijing’s love affair with Australia fizzles as tourism boom ends

Australia is losing its appeal for Chinese tourists and students as the harmful trade war between the U.S. and Beijing, paired with a slowing economy at home, spooks them into

Chinese trade delegation called off farm visits at US request

China’s cancellation of a planned visit to farms in the American heartland was done at the request of the U.S., people familiar with the matter said, indicating it wasn’t caused

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