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China’s biggest political event of the year is a key opportunity to gather valuable trading intelligence about the world’s second-largest economy. The National People’s Congress brings almost
China will begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and plans to increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year, a top
The prospect of Chinese President Xi Jinping ruling for an unlimited number of terms is dominating discussion as China’s legislature opens its annual session
China has no desire to overturn the existing international order and its increasingly powerful military does not constitute a threat to others, the spokesman for the country’s
Hong Kong’s currency depreciated to the weakest level since the government widened a trading band against the greenback in 2005, putting pressure on the monetary authorities to slow its
In his first five years, President Xi Jinping has seized control of economic policy, reasserted the Communist Party’s authority and sidelined potential rivals in an
Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear- powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations, in what would
A Chinese oil tycoon who is buying a stake in Russia’s biggest oil producer has been detained for questioning, news reports said yesterday, amid a sprawling anti-corruption crackdown.
It may be a good problem to have, but it’s a problem nevertheless. In his annual budget speech yesterday, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a
The U.S. Commerce Department yesterday recommended raising import duties on Chinese-made aluminum foil it said is being sold at unfairly low prices due to improper subsidies
Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people. The
Chinese leaders have approved nominees for top government jobs, state media said, as the ruling Communist Party also promised changes to the country’s regulatory structure. The
China’s manufacturing activity weakened to its lowest level in more than a year and a half as the extended Lunar New Year holiday curtailed production.
The last emperor of China, Pu Yi, abdicated in 1912. He was the 12th emperor of the historically important Qing dynasty, which lasted 267 years. With
In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman have penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject
Human Rights Watch says it has found new evidence that authorities in one of China’s most repressive regions are sweeping up citizens’ personal information in
Chinese anti-graft official says a new regulation allowing the detention of corruption suspects for up to six months without charge is “based on rule of law.” The
Chinese censors acted quickly yesterday to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party’s move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power
As Hong Kongers suffer through the world’s least affordable property market, their government is enjoying the flip-side of the real-estate and stock-market boom: One of
Chinese billionaire Li Shufu moved quickly to assuage officials from Stuttgart to Berlin after his surprise USD9 billion investment in Daimler AG made him the biggest shareholder in the
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