No specifics | Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments

The Vatican and China said yesterday they had signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied diplomatic

Billionaire blues | Prosecutors in Minneapolis to review Liu sexual assault case

Minneapolis police have finished their initial investigation into a sexual assault allegation against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu and have turned the case over to prosecutors for possible

Inconvenient truth | China is hitting reality now on ‘Impossible’ tax, deficit goals

China’s government is grappling with an inconvenient truth: you can’t cut taxes, boost spending and reduce the budget deficit all at the same time. Having promised

Taiwan | Authorities tracing US gun company owner accused of sex with girl

Taiwan said yesterday it is looking for the owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3-D printed guns who is wanted on an arrest warrant

Hong Kong | Doctor gets life term over yoga ball killings

An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in

Trade War | US-China dispute could soon pose a serious economic threat

Seeking better-skilled workers, Cedar Electronics decided last year to return some of its manufacturing to the United States from the Philippines, only to run smack into a

Trade War | Li Keqiang appeals for free trade amid tariff battle

China’s No. 2 leader appealed yesterday for support for free trade and promised to improve conditions for foreign companies following tit-for-tat U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes

Belt & Road | Venezuela doubles down on Chinese money to reverse crisis

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that new investments from China will help his country dramatically boost its oil production, doubling down on financing from the

Analysis | Five ways Trump’s tariffs on USD200b in China goods could be felt

By imposing taxes on an additional USD200 billion in Chinese goods, President Donald Trump has intensified a battle of wills between the world’s two largest economies

Religion | As Pope Francis faces crisis in Rome, cardinal warns of split in China

While Pope Francis battles rare criticism from senior clergy in the Vatican, he’s facing a warning that the Roman Catholic Church risks devastating division from Asia.

Head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office | Han Zheng to visit Singapore for key annual bilateral meeting for first time

The Chinese vice-premier Han Zheng will attend the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean for the first time tomorrow, leading a

Lou Jiwei | Top official says Beijing should target goods needed by US

One of China’s most prominent figures in global finance says Beijing should press Washington to end their tariff battle by clamping down on exports of goods needed

China complains to Sweden over tourists’ treatment

China yesterday urged Sweden to respond to its complaints about the alleged mistreatment of a Chinese family removed by police from a hotel in Stockholm.

Beijing calls for borderless research to promote AI development

A little more than a year ago, China released an aggressive plan to become the world’s leading artificial intelligence player. But with its technological dependence on the U.S. laid

Trade War | Beijing says Washington asks to resume talks on tariff fight

Washington has invited Beijing to hold new talks on their escalating tariff dispute, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday, ahead of a decision by President

Hengyang | Death toll at 11 in vehicle attack, 44 in hospital

The death toll has risen to 11 with another 44 people hospitalized after a man allegedly drove an SUV deliberately into a crowd in central China before

Putin attends Russia-China war games

President Vladimir Putin yesterday attended Russia’s biggest-ever war games, which involved some 300,000 troops as well as a significant contingent of Chinese forces. The weeklong

Tehran looks warily to Beijing for help as sanctions resume

It’s hard not to see China wherever you look in Iran. From Chinese goods flooding markets to its business people eager for deals as Western

From the Cold | Russia launches biggest ever war games involving China

Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia yesterday in the nation’s largest ever war games also joined by China — a powerful show of

Chinese, Asian leaders fault US, say open trade best growth option

A top Chinese official and leaders of several Southeast Asian countries said yesterday that moves by the U.S. to limit trade and protect American businesses pose a grave threat

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