China removes online criticism of plan to extend Xi’s rule

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

Hong Kong’s dilemma is what to do with its massive cash pile

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

Li embarks on German goodwill tour after Daimler grab

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

China proposes removing two-term limit for president

China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed removing a limit of two consecutive terms for the country’s president, the official news agency said Sunday, appearing to lay the

Winter Olympics | Faux snow: Man-made snow to be used in Beijing and beyond

The forecast for the next Winter Olympics: cold with a 100 percent chance of fake snow. In other words, a lot like the Olympics

Two detained for posing in Japanese army uniforms

Chinese police have ordered two men detained for 15 days after they posted pictures on the internet of themselves wearing Japanese World War II army uniforms at

Top economic aide is said to plan US trip amid trade row

President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser Liu He will head to the U.S. this week in a sign of an expanded role managing the mounting trade tensions

Tycoon who considered Kushner investment prosecuted

The founder of one of China’s biggest insurers, who had discussed possibly investing in a Manhattan skyscraper owned by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and

The Buzz | Zhuhai tourism indexes increase due to Chinese New Year

Zhuhai received 1.93 million tourists during the Chinese New Year Golden Week, according to a report by Macao Daily News. The number represents a 19 percent increase year-on-year. The

Major tunnel of HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge completed

A bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau has moved a step closer to official opening, with a major tunnel project fully completed Saturday. The 2,741-meter-long

12 local deputies elected to NPC

More women, farmers and workers – but fewer officials – will sit on China’s top legislature, as election results for the new National People’s Congress (NPC) were approved Saturday.

CNY spend boosts movies, meals, and robot cleaners

China’s traditional Spring Festival splurge continued into the Year of the Dog, with high-tech consumer goods playing a stronger role alongside festive favorites such as

China probing possible violation of UN sanctions on North Korea

China is “highly concerned” about a reported ship-to-ship transfer on the high seas that could violate U.N. sanctions on North Korea and has launched an

Tibet | Beijing says fire in sacred monastery not arson

Chinese authorities have ruled out arson as the cause of a fire that damaged a 1,300-year-old monastery that is considered the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism.

Chinese Medicine | Stuck in an opioids crisis, US officials turn to acupuncture

Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. “I don’t

Investment | Vancouver’s housing market gets tougher for wealthy Chinese

Vancouver, one of the hottest housing markets in North America, is getting a little tougher for wealthy Chinese buyers. British Columbia Finance Minister Carole James

East China Sea | Japan sees transfer at sea that may violate N. Korea sanctions

Japan’s military has witnessed a ship-to- ship transfer on the high seas that it “strongly suspects” violates U.N. sanctions on North Korea, in the third such incident

Sanming touted as model for cutting healthcare costs

A Chinese city has taken on pharmaceutical companies and local doctors in the battle against healthcare cost inflation — and is now being touted as a nationwide

Economy | HSBC annual profit rises as Asian growth drives earnings

HSBC said yesterday that profits rose on strong earnings from Asia, in the latest sign that the London-based global bank’s restructuring to focus even more

Uber CEO’s Asia trip underscores its persistent global ambitions

Uber Technologies Inc. isn’t ready to give up the world. Dara Khosrowshahi, in his first trip to Asia since becoming chief executive officer,

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