Bride market trafficks Pakistani Christian women to China

Hundreds young women from Pakistan’s small Christian minority have been trafficked to China as brides in recent months as their impoverished community is targeted in an aggressive

Trade | Gov’t confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks

China confirmed yesterday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a

Trade | Trump’s tariff threat leaves Beijing stalling on next talks

Talks between the U.S. and China to resolve their year- long trade standoff appeared to be on life-support yesterday, with Beijing struggling to respond to a

Regulator said to tighten rules for banks after bad loans surge

China’s banking regulator has told the nation’s major lenders to accelerate recognition of nonperforming loans, as officials seek to bolster the quality of lending, according to

Gov’t ramps up credit aid to small firms as trade tensions rise

China decided to cut the amount of cash some banks must hold as reserves, and timed its announcement of the decision to help shore up domestic markets

Xinjiang | Mass surveillance more sophisticated than thought

A mobile app used by police to track citizens in China’s far west region of Xinjiang shows how some of the country’s biggest technology companies are linked

Supporters of billionaire’s accuser decry censorship

More recently, the writer in southern China has focused on the country’s growing #MeToo movement. He drew attention to several sexual assault cases, and collected money

Ex-CIA officer admits to espionage conspiracy with Beijing

An ex-CIA officer pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with China to commit espionage after receiving a promise from his Chinese handlers that he would

Canada plans farm loans, canola trade push amid China feud

Justin Trudeau’s government is expanding a loan program for farmers and launching a trade mission to Japan and South Korea as Canadian canola exports get caught

Facing death, a former European shipbuilding hub turns to China

Its portholes without glass and covered in rust and seagull guano, the Santiago I tanker sits moored in the Adriatic Sea abandoned by striking shipyard workers who

Gov’t to help Cambodia if EU pulls tariff agreement, PM Says

China has pledged to help Cambodia if the European Union moves forward with its threat to withdraw its lucrative tariff agreement, the Southeast Asian country’s leader

Drug smuggling | Court sentences six foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death

A court in southern China handed down sentences yesterday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty.

Taiwan reports voyage of two US warships through Taiwan Strait

Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, in a move that Beijing said threatened to hinder U.S.-China

Xi urges youth to embrace nationalism on key anniversary

President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth to maintain self-reliance in a nationalist-themed address to mark the 100th anniversary of a popular uprising against the government’s failure to

Trade | Mnuchin hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said yesterday he hopes for “substantial progress” in talks with Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war over Beijing’s technology

Trade war is Taiwan’s opportunity to bring cash home

Long Chen Paper Co. has made and sold cardboard packaging in China for more than two decades, and had never made a loss there until presidents Donald

Wanda to spend $297 million on Chinese soccer after Europe exit

More than a year after selling its stake in Club Atletico de Madrid, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. is planning to spend millions to promote soccer in

US warships sail by Taiwan as Gou calls for high-tech defense

American naval vessels transited through the Taiwan Strait for the seventh time since July, highlighting the U.S.’s strategic rivalry with China as Taiwanese presidential hopeful and

US warns against including Huawei in any part of 5G network

The U.S. is warning countries not to include equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. or other Chinese suppliers in any parts of their telecommunications network because there’s no

Far from glitzy tech hubs, Nanchang bets big on VR

Liu Zixing craned his neck forward for help with fastening the goggles for his first ever taste of virtual reality. He took a break from the

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