US Treasury official presses Hong Kong, Beijing on N. Korea

A U.S. Treasury official said yesterday she has urged officials in Hong Kong and Beijing to step up measures to counter North Korean smuggling and financing, as

Briefs | Sweden summons Chinese ambassador

Sweden has summoned China’s ambassador in the Scandinavian country over reports that Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen, has been taken away by Chinese authorities again

China has targets aplenty to retaliate against US trade action

U.S. President Donald Trump may soon get a lesson about tangling with China on trade: Beijing can punch back. China has a long history of tit-for-tat

Qianbao | Authorities face protests after investment scheme collapses

Chinese authorities are struggling to quell protests following the collapse of an investment scheme police say took as much as USD4.7 billion from millions of depositors.

Carrefour, Chinese tech giant Tencent form alliance

Carrefour and Chinese technology giant Tencent have announced a cooperation agreement in China and a possible investment to develop online retailing and other technology. The companies said yesterday they

US solar has a billion-plus long-shot plan to end a trade war with China

Since 2012, the U.S. has been collecting duties on panels imported from China. American solar companies are pushing to divvy up that money between manufacturers and

Beijing defends role in trade after Washington criticism

China defended its role in global trade yesterday and accused Washington of being disruptive after the U.S. government said it was a mistake to support Beijing’s World

Belt & Road with bumps | Maldives ex-leader says Chinese projects akin to land grab

The exiled former leader of the Maldives said yesterday that this year’s presidential election could be the last chance to extricate his country from increasing Chinese influence,

Hong Kong | Bookseller detained again by Chinese authorities

A Hong Kong-based bookseller who was secretly detained in China has been taken away by Chinese authorities again after being released into house arrest last October, his daughter said

North Korean figure skaters competing in Taiwan

The North Korean figure skating pair that will compete in the Winter Olympics is in Taiwan this week for a competition. Ryom Tae Ok and Kim

Hong Kong waters | Fisherman dead in Volvo Ocean Race collision

A yacht in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race collided in the dark with a fishing boat near Hong Kong, leaving one fisherman dead while nine others

Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case

U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China, they

South China Sea | Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China spat

The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship

South China Sea | Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China spat

The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship

Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case

U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China,

Economy | Exports, consumers drive China’s 6.9 percent growth in 2017

China’s economy gained steam in 2017, expanding at a 6.9 percent pace in 2017 in its first annual increase in seven years, according to data

Cross-border cash flows hit turning point last year

China’s cross-border capital flows hit a turning point in 2017 as foreign currency reserve levels stabilized after two years of declines, the country’s foreign exchange

Fake goods | Beijing criticizes US moves on intellectual property, telecoms

China yesterday criticized recent moves by the U.S. targeting the sale of fake goods and Chinese telecoms equipment, saying Washington lacks “objectivity” in its approach

Politics weighs heavily on business

Politics weighs more heavily on foreign companies in China than it has in nearly three decades. The latest flashpoint was Beijing’s fury last week

Not so Super League | After years of big spending, Chinese soccer goes quiet

In the 2017 winter transfer window, the Chinese Super League outspent the English Premier League by USD422 million compared to $315 million. A year on, England or

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