U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Beijing next week amid tensions over trade and China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Authorities in Myanmar yesterday destroyed an estimated USD1.3 million worth of confiscated ivory and other parts of endangered animals, days after a conservation group charged that
High above Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida, a drone controlled by Emirati forces hovered as an SUV carrying a top Shiite Houthi rebel official turned onto a
Chinese tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling USD130 million, ending speculation over the fate
Hng Kong’s securities regulator froze the assets of an unnamed chairman of a public company on suspicion of fraud totaling USD1.3 billion. The person may have
For nearly a decade, China has taken great pride at filing the largest number of domestic patents. It’s proving less keen on keeping them. Despite
China warned Friday that its critical relationship with the United States could break “like a glass,” and used the most global of stages to warn the Trump
As a trade war heats up between the U.S. and China, military tensions are also rising. China on Tuesday refused a U.S. warship entry
China yesterday labeled a recent mission by nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bombers over the disputed South China Sea as “provocative,” and said the U.S. was solely responsible for a
After amassing a USD15 billion fortune from casinos, Lui Che Woo wants to turn vice into virtue. While Elon Musk is trying to get humans
A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. The Pentagon yesterday confirmed that China
The U.S. approved the sale of military equipment to Taiwan this week, drawing China’s ire as tensions escalate between the world’s two largest economies. Taiwan welcomed
Pope Francis urged Chinese Catholics yesterday to trust him and make concrete gestures of reconciliation following a landmark deal over bishop appointments that is aimed at
A Chinese citizen living in Chicago was arrested yesterday for allegedly spying, including by helping with the recruitment of U.S. engineers, defense contractors and scientists for intelligence services
China dashed prospects for a near-term resolution to the trade war with the U.S., warning President Donald Trump his threats of further tariffs are blocking any
Hong Kong’s government issued an unprecedented ban against a pro-independence political party that it has called a risk to national security, raising concerns over tolerance of
A heavily shorted Chinese truck maker has emerged as the surprising winner among global stocks this month, trouncing cannabis growers and technology shares. Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. has
X-Men star Fan Bingbing’s Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China’s hyper-adrenalized social media environment. For one of
China summoned the American ambassador and the defense attache and recalled its navy commander from a U.S. trip to deliver a strong protest against economic sanctions
A Chinese navy hospital ship docked near Venezuela’s capital yesterday as the OPEC nation’s deepening economic crisis garners the attention of the U.S. and other world powers.
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