Beijing says it will resume some ties with Taiwan including more direct flights 

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right shakes hands with Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday China said yesterday it would resume some

Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump’s trip to China 

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

North Korean leader Kim backs China’s push for ‘multipolar world’ in talks with foreign minister 

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un, right, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday North

Visit shows shared wish for cross-Strait peace

Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the KMT, leads a party delegation to pay homage to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province Cheng

Taiwan opposition leader arrives in mainland-China on what she calls a ‘journey to peace’

In this photo released by KMT, leader Cheng Li-wun (left) toasts with China’s Director of Taiwan Affairs Office Song Tao during a dinner gala in Shanghai, Tuesday

Firm files arbitration against Maersk, saying it schemed with Panama over port takeover

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama in a

New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal

New Zealand FM Winston Peters and Cook Islands PM Mark Brown New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact yesterday, easing more

AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling

In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China’s east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and

Most powerful cargo drone takes wing

Norinco Luca, the world’s most powerful cargo drone, completes its maiden flight in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on March 31 The world’s most powerful cargo drone,

China factory activity rebounds in March as Iran war looms over growth

China's factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said yesterday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh

China-Laos Railway handles over 70m passenger trips

Staff members work at the Luang Prabang Station of the China-Laos Railway in Luang Prabang, Laos The China-Laos Railway has handled over 70 million passenger

China resumes direct flights to North Korea after six years

China's flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang yesterday not long after the restoration of passenger train services between

China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his ties to Taiwan

Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya China announced yesterday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accusing him of “colluding with” separatists

China inaugurates World Data Organization in Beijing

China launched the World Data Organization, a non-governmental, non-profit platform aimed at coordinating global data cooperation and to bridge the data divide, yesterday. Headquartered in

US lawmakers say they’ll visit Taiwan before Trump’s summit with China’s Xi

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., leaves after a closed door briefing on the Iran war before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol, Mar.10 Abipartisan group of

China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves 

China launched two investigations into U.S. trade practices on Friday, signaling its resolve to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs ahead of his visit in

Trump to travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15

President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, the White House announced yesterday (Macau time). Trump

Japan conveys regrets to China after arrest of soldier over alleged break-in at Chinese embassy

Police officers stand guard in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo Japan said yesterday it conveyed regrets to China after authorities confirmed they arrested a

Nation’s growth buoying regional, global economy

Michael Finkelstein, CEO of Kinetk, a US data analytics company and a participant in the Boao Forum China’s steady growth prospects, underpinned by its policy

Asia, China boost coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies

Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas shipments, following what China has been doing since 2021. The

China to loosen overseas investment quotas, official says: report

China is preparing to loosen one of its most closely watched financial valves: the ability of domestic investors to move money abroad. According to

How a medieval English abbey became a Chinese wedding destination

Qing Li and her husband flew from China to marry in Selby Abbey More than a decade after a Taiwanese popstar tied the knot in

Three men are charged with conspiring to smuggle US artificial intelligence to China 

A senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two others affiliated with the company were charged last week with conspiring to smuggle billions of

Alibaba targets USD100b in AI and cloud revenue over five years 

China’s technology giant Alibaba Group pledged late last week a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next

The probe of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades begins hearings

An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard accounts yesterday about how a series of failures contributed to the

Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown

A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven people and shutting down more than

Beijing ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens

A view of the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, UAE China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President

Japan records surplus as export growth balances out weak China demand

Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($360 million) in February, according to government data released yesterday, reversing from a deficit a month

Beijing tightens the IPO gate to Hong Kong

China is quietly tightening one of the most lucrative pipelines feeding Hong Kong’s capital markets, and the ripple effects could be felt from boardrooms in Beijing

Ecosystem for unicorns can unleash their potential

China’s Government Work Report emphasized nurturing unicorn companies. The 21st Century Business Herald spoke to Cai Jiming, professor of economics and social sciences at Tsinghua

Trump may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the

Counterespionage thriller is first Chinese movie to get backing of intelligence agency 

A promotion board for “Scare Out” at a cinema in Beijing, Saturday Dodging glass-walled skyscrapers, a drone joined a high-octane chase as a spy tried

After quieter weeks, Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near the island 

Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said yesterday, after a sharp drop in flights over the past two weeks

China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

Ethnic minority delegates wave as they leave after the opening session of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing China adopted a

Global experts praise China’s plan for shared progress

China's commitment to high-quality development and its emphasis on dialogue and long-term planning underscore its role as a key contributor to world stability and development, experts

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