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Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new rules introduced effectively shut out all pro-democracy candidates, setting a record low since the territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Residents went to the polls yesterday in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under authorities’ guidance of “patriots” administering the
The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts yesterday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off
China's exports rose in November, the first increase since April, while imports fell, according to customs data released yesterday. Exports rose 0.5% from a
Activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and won’t return to meet her bail conditions, said yesterday she felt still under the watch of
The leaders of China and the European Union were holding wide-ranging talks yesterday that included their disputes over trade and a deep divide on the war in
China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a
The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats agreed yesterday to keep building on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza from
The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team
Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke of a “strengthened political mutual trust and international coordination” with Belarus after he met with the European country’s president in Beijing, according
Credit rating agency Moody’s cut its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds to negative yesterday, citing risks from a slowing economy and a crisis in its property
Mandarin-language standup comedy is growing, and not just in China. The medium has taken off in the last decade, and China’s expatriate population has established clubs in cities like New York, Tokyo and Madrid.
The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” yesterday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute
A Hong Kong court postponed until Jan. 29 a court hearing scheduled yesterday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition. Evergrande is trying to win support
One of Hong Kong’s best-known activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to meet her bail
A Hong Kong court will convene a hearing today on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s plans for restructuring its more than $300 billion in debts and staving
JIM GOMEZ, MANILA China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison,
China yesterday presented the United Nations Security Council with a four-point plan for Middle East peace in a demonstration of its ambitions to be a global superpower. Chinese
China's defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales
An official survey of Chinese manufacturers shows that factory activity contracted for a second straight month in November, an indicator of weak demand despite various stimulus measures aimed
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