US tariffs spur China interest in Thai manufacturing sites

More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid U.S. tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial estates. WHA Corp., the top

Four Chinese tourists killed in Utah bus accident identified

Authorities yesterday identified the four Chinese tourists killed in a bus crash in southern Utah, and the tour group is dispatching employees from China to

Solomon Islands forms ties with China after Taiwan break

The Solomon Islands formed diplomatic relations with China on Saturday after breaking ties with rival Taiwan, giving Beijing another victory in its campaign to isolate the

Huawei tries to overturn US ban that cites ‘cyber-exploitation’ risk

Huawei Technologies Co. is making a Hail Mary bid to undo a U.S. law that prohibits federal agencies and contractors from buying or using the Chinese telecom giant’s

Apple’s brand in China takes a hit from backlash against Trump

The trade war is taking its toll on Apple Inc., a new survey of Chinese consumer attitudes shows. The company tumbled to No. 24

UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly rejected claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million

Gov’t releases stockpiled pork to cool price surge

China’s government is releasing pork from stockpiles to help cool surging prices ahead of Oct. 1 celebrations of the Communist Party’s 70th anniversary in power. The price of

Chinese-born Australian lawmaker fights election challenge

Lawyers for the first Chinese-born lawmaker to be appointed to Australia’s Parliament and for a senior government minister appeared in a court yesterday to fight

Huawei woos tech world with $1.5 billion and 5G secrets

Huawei Technologies Co. is offering up its most valuable 5G secrets and $1.5 billion to software developers, courting the global tech community at a time the U.S. is heightening

A panda is the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. The mascots were revealed

Chinese envoy going to US to prepare for trade talks

A Chinese envoy will head to Washington today to prepare for trade negotiations. The announcement yesterday follows conciliatory gestures by both sides ahead of the October talks on their fight over

Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China

Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed yesterday that it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, and observers say other Pacific nations may

China’s economy slows again, adding pressure for policy response

Global economy mount, piling pressure on the authorities to do more to support growth. Industrial output rose 4.4% from a year earlier in August, the lowest for a single month since

No kites, pigeon flying as Beijing preps for 70th anniversary

China has banned flying kites, drones and captive pigeons over central Beijing for more than two weeks as it prepares for a military parade and other celebrations to mark the

Key witness in murder trial of Chinese American scion jailed

The prosecution in the murder trial of a wealthy San Francisco Bay Area real estate scion has hit a major snag: A key witness has been arrested on suspicion that

Philippines arrests 277 Chinese accused of investment scam

Philippine immigration agents have arrested 277 Chinese in a raid against an online investment scam syndicate that defrauded hundreds of people, officials said Friday. The arrests Wednesday in the Ortigas financial

Gov’t backs US farm purchases as trade talks atmosphere warms

China said it is encouraging companies to buy U.S. farm products including soybeans and pork, and will exclude those commodities from additional tariffs, in the latest move to ease tensions

China video app seeks funds at $25 billion value before US IPO

Chinese startup Kuaishou is considering to go public in the U.S. to bankroll its expansion in short videos and fend off competition from TikTok owner ByteDance Inc., according to people

Taiwan’s president rises from the ashes with a hand from Hong Kong unrest

Tsai had clawed back some ground in opinion polls before protesters started taking to the streets of Hong Kong in the hundreds of thousands in June. But the mass demonstrations

Truce | China buyers asking about US soy, pork before trade talks

Chinese importers are asking U.S. suppliers for prices of soybeans, pork and other farm goods, the Commerce Ministry said yesterday, in a possible goodwill gesture ahead of talks aimed at

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