FAQ | Another ceasefire: Can the US and China end their trade war?

Relief swept across world financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump pushed back a March 2 deadline in a trade dispute with China. But the respite

Survey | American companies worry ties with the Chinese will worsen

American companies want President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Beijing to win them real improvements in their access to Chinese markets, not just a smaller overall

Huawei exec pokes fun at US spying, Snowden at tech show

A top executive at Chinese tech supplier Huawei poked fun at U.S. intelligence yesterday as he sought to reassure people attending the world’s biggest mobile industry fair that

China deleveraging is dead as USD34 trillion debt boom returns

For almost two years, the question has lingered over China’s market-roiling crackdown on financial leverage: How much pain can the country’s policy makers stomach? Evidence is

Mining deaths | Broken-down bus that crashed in mine was bought online

The operators of China’s largest silver mine transported workers underground on a broken-down bus that was bought online, routinely overloaded and operating on ramp not intended for transporting

Trade talks | Stocks surge on US decision to postpone tariff hike

China’s stock market surged yesterday after President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a tariff hike on Chinese imports and state media expressed hopes the fight with Washington

Beijing bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses

Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year for “social credit”

21 killed in bus accident at largest silver mine

A total of 21 people have been killed and 29 injured in a bus accident blamed on faulty brakes at China’s largest silver mine in the country’s north, the

Doc’s appointment black market | Gov’t to use facial recognition to thwart scalpers

Chinese hospitals are using facial recognition to identify people who sell doctors’ appointments at an illegal markup, the latest application of an emerging technology that is

In Chinese border city, locals hope North Korea opens up

When a green-and- yellow train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled slowly over a bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong late Saturday, few locals

Saudi crown prince in Beijing on latest stop of Asian tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in China yesterday on the latest stop of a sweep through Asia that seeks to boost relations with

Economy | Brighter days could be ahead for gloomy consumers

Chinese consumer sentiment is at the lowest level in a decade - but a rebound will come in the second half of the year, according to Morgan

Thermo Fisher to stop sales of genetic tech in Xinjiang

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. says it will no longer sell or service genetic sequencers in China’s mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang following criticism that they were

Trade deal | US, China said to work on multiple memorandums

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working on multiple memorandums of understanding that would form the basis of a final trade deal, according to a person briefed

More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria

U.S.-BACKED Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, the first batch of

China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries

China is barring foreign travelers from Tibet over a period of several weeks that includes a pair of sensitive political anniversaries questioning the legitimacy of Beijing’s rule

Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial

The daughter of a Chinese Communist Party veteran boycotted his funeral yesterday, calling it an improper tribute to a man who once worked for Mao Zedong but

Trade War | Economy czar heading to Washington for talks

China’s economy czar is heading to Washington for talks this week aimed at ending a fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive

Economy | Auto sales fall in January for eighth month

China’s auto sales fell for an eighth month in January, extending a painful decline for the biggest global market as demand cooled amid a slowing economy and

Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state

The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more

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