Analysis | Hong Kong stocks have worst start since ‘95 as mainland woes deepen

This year is looking no kinder to China bulls than 2018. Hong Kong equities suffered their worst first day of trading since 1995, while Chinese

Xi seeks talks to unify Taiwan with mainland, Tsai not interested

Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that mainland China and Taiwan enter into “in-depth democratic consultations” and work toward unification, in the clearest sign yet that he wants

Taiwan | Authorities seek Vietnam ‘tourists’ who left groups on arrival

Taiwanese immigration authorities have found 24 Vietnamese and are searching for 124 others who left their tour groups after arriving in December on tourist visas. The

Hello, 2019: Revelry and reflection greet new year

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many

Wife of human rights lawyer protests his treatment

The wife of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who went on trial last week was blocked Friday from submitting a petition protesting her husband’s treatment.

Nine-month freeze on video-game licensing, FT says

China has ended a nine-month freeze on video games, approving 80 new titles for commercial release, the Financial Times reported, citing the country’s top media regulator. Beijing has

China’s disappeared: A look at who went missing in 2018

It’s not uncommon for individuals who speak out against the government to disappear in China, but the scope of the “disappeared” has expanded since President Xi

Hui poet fears for his people as Beijing ‘Sinicizes’ religion

Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his people’s oppression under Mao Zedong. The 39-year-old poet was born after the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76,

China heads into trade talks bracing for more US demands

China enters trade talks said to begin early next month in Beijing having made concerted efforts to end the standoff with the U.S., and also unsure it’s done enough. Since Presidents

Separatist behind Chinese Consulate attack is killed in Afghanistan

A separatist leader blamed for masterminding last month’s attack on a Chinese Consulate in Pakistan has been killed in a bombing in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials and the separatist group said

Beijing’s answer to GPS extends coverage beyond Asia Pacific

China’s alternative to the American-owned GPS extended its service beyond the Asia-Pacific region yesterday with a goal of becoming a dominating technology in the future. Called Beidou, the service works like

Taiwan | Thousands protest taxes with nod to French rallies

Thousands of Taiwanese, taking a page from France’s yellow vest movement, protested yesterday for the third time in a week to demand lower taxes and the fair handling of tax

Investment in Germany plunged in second half, EY says

Chinese companies spent far less on German firms in the second half of this year as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government moved to tighten its grip on foreign investment, according to

Ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence

China’s former deputy intelligence chief was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for corruption. Ma Jian has been found guilty of crimes including accepting bribes and insider trading, said a court

Santa gets pushed out as leaders emphasize tradition

It took less than 24 hours for all the Christmas trees, lights and bells to disappear from a 27-story shopping and office complex in the Chinese city

Beijing slips open door for US natural gas as winter hits

China last month imported two tankers of U.S. liquefied natural gas, nudging open a doorway that had been closed shut for a month at a time when

Attacker on Chinese bus kills 8 people, wounds 22

Chinese state media say eight people were killed after a hijacker with a knife drove a bus into pedestrians in a southeastern Chinese city. The official

Prominent rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings

The trial of a prominent human rights lawyer began in northern China yesterday with about two dozen plainclothes police stationed outside a courthouse and at least one

Huawei faces new setbacks in Europe’s telecom market

The U.S. dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company’s biggest foreign market, where some countries are

China calls US arrogant and selfish after hacking indictment

China called the U.S. arrogant and selfish on Friday after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf

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