Beijing marks Nanking Massacre’s 80th anniversary

Chinese officials struck a tempered tone on the 80th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre yesterday, saying China would “look forward” and deepen friendship with its neighbor Japan

How China’s debt curbs could start weighing on the economy

China’s sweeping deleveraging push is poised to inflict more pain next year. Authorities tightening funding in financial markets and reining in excessive borrowing will likely

Australian lawmaker quits over political links with Beijing

An influential Australian opposition lawmaker under fire over his close links to wealthy Chinese political donors announced yesterday that he was quitting the Senate for the good

Environment | India says Chinese construction on river dirtying water

Officials in India’s northeast are complaining that Chinese construction activity on the upper reaches of one of the largest rivers that flows into India are likely turning

UK banker back in Hong Kong court for murder appeal

A British banker sentenced to life in prison for the gruesome slayings of two Indonesian women appeared in a Hong Kong court yesterday to appeal his conviction. Lawyers

Gas giant focuses on homes amid winter crunch criticism

China National Petroleum Corp. is restricting natural-gas sales to industries across the country to divert more of the fuel to heat homes in the northern part of

Chinese regulator cracks down on booming hedge-fund industry

China’s securities regulator is cracking down on the fast-growing hedge-fund industry, investigating 10 cases of alleged wrongdoing. Officials are probing private fund practices including

Economy | November auto sales growth flat

China’s auto sales were flat in November compared with a year earlier, leaving total purchases in the world’s biggest market up an anemic 1.9 percent

Hong Kong | Executives arrested as ‘Enigma Network’ probe stepped up

Five months after one of the most dramatic stock crashes in Hong Kong history, the city’s authorities are stepping up their investigation into a group

Beijing accuses Australian leader of undermining trust

China on Friday said Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has undermined mutual trust by accusing foreign powers of seeking to influence the country’s political process.

German intelligence warns of increased Chinese cyberspying

The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is warning that China is using social networks to try to cultivate sources of information. Hans-Georg Maassen said in

Top leaders throw weight behind push to control debt

China’s top leaders said they will effectively control leverage next year and prevent major risks, stepping up their pledges to ensure stability amid rising debt.

Audit finds provinces faked data and borrowed illegally

China found some local governments inflated revenue levels and raised debt illegally in a nationwide audit, a setback for Beijing in its bid to boost the

Banks need more capital after credit boom, IMF says

China’s banks should increase their capital buffers to protect against any sudden economic downturn following a credit boom, the International Monetary Fund said. In

Hong Kong | Judge postpones sentencing of democracy activist

A judge put off sentencing yesterday for young Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong in a contempt case stemming from 2014 protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The

Chinese firm sues Venezuela as crisis tests ally’s patience

One of China’s biggest state- run conglomerates has sued a Venezuelan counterpart in a U.S. court in a dispute over unpaid bills, a sign of Beijing’s growing

China scolds Australia over plan to ban foreign interference

China scolded Australia yesterday over its plan to ban foreign interference in politics — either through espionage or financial donations — in a move motivated largely by

North Korea must halt all testing for talks, US ambassador to China says

The U.S. would be ready to talk with North Korea if it renounced further nuclear or missile tests and followed through on the pledge, U.S. Ambassador to

Jack Ma argues PRC benefits from one-party stability

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Jack Ma said China benefits from the stability of its single- party system, contrasting that with the unpredictability of U.S. politics.

Panda Diplomacy | First cub born in France gets name from China, first lady

France’s first baby panda has a name four months after his birth: Chinese dignitaries and French first lady Brigitte Macron chose Yuan Meng, which fittingly means

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