Sun Zhengcai | Former Chongqing party boss charged with bribery

A former Politburo member once seen as a rising star in Chinese politics has been charged with bribery, becoming the highest-ranking serving official to be ensnared by President Xi

Beijing imposes anti-dumping measure amid trade tensions

China told importers of a U.S. industrial chemical to start posting deposits yesterday in preparation for possible anti-dumping duties amid rising trade tension with Washington. A

Taiwan | Memorial service honors 17 quake victims

The 17 people who died last week after a strong earthquake hit Taiwan’s east coast were honored at a memorial service yesterday, with attendees bowing

Gui Minhai | Beijing rebukes Sweden over case of detained bookseller

China said yesterday that a Hong Kong-based Swedish man who sold gossipy books about Chinese leaders is under detention on suspicion of leaking state secrets, and rebuked

China, India vie for influence as crisis unfolds in Maldives

As a political crisis plays out in the Maldives, a quiet tug of war is taking place around it, with heavyweights China and India vying for

Canada reviews takeover by Chinese firm for national security

Aecon Group. Inc. has extended the timeline of its proposed takeover by a Chinese buyer, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is reviewing the deal on

Missing bookseller hits out at Sweden in arranged interview

A detained Swedish bookseller at the center of an escalating row between Western governments and China has accused Sweden of using him as a “chess piece” in a media

Police: Man with knife kills 1, injures 12 at Beijing mall

A 35-year-old man with a personal grievance attacked 13 people with a knife in a busy shopping mall in Beijing yesterday, killing one, police said. A woman died

Court rejects UK banker’s double murder appeal

A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a British banker’s appeal of his conviction in the gruesome murders of two Indonesian women. Three Court of Appeal

HK sees deadliest bus crash in 15 years

Saturday evening’s fatal bus crash is Hong Kong’s worst such incident in 15 years, killing at least 19 people and injuring 65. The KMB (Kowloon Motor

Taiwan | Rescuers comb quake rubble for remaining seven missing

Rescuers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building yesterday, more than a day after it was damaged in an

Beijing dismisses accusations from former Maldives leader

China dismissed accusations from the former leader of the Maldives that it is attempting to effectively buy up the Indian Ocean island state, while the Maldives government

China, African Union deny report bloc’s building was bugged

Chinese and African officials yesterday denounced a report alleging Chinese construction workers bugged the African Union headquarters, suggesting it was a ploy to destabilize relations. African Union chairman

Taiwan | Six dead, 88 missing after strong quake hits island

Rescuers were working yesterday to try to reach people who were trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan’s east coast caused several buildings to cave in and

Retired cardinal Zen hits back at Vatican over deal with China

The retired archbishop of Hong Kong has slammed the Holy See’s negotiations with Beijing as a “catastrophe” that would bring suffering to millions of worshippers, as a bitter dispute

Jerry Chun | Lawyer for ex-CIA man: My client is not a Chinese spy

The lawyer for a former CIA officer accused of illegally retaining classified records is defending his client against accusations he was a Chinese spy. Jerry Chun

China solar supplier grows in India to avoid trade controls

One of China's biggest makers of solar panels said yesterday it will invest USD309 million to expand manufacturing in India in a move to guard against what it

Defense | Mid-course missile interceptor test successful

China said yesterday it successfully tested a mid-course anti-missile defense system within its own territory, a move that comes amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and

Hong Kong | ‘Umbrella Movement’ activists walk free

Hong Kong's highest court yesterday overturned prison sentences for three young pro-democracy activists convicted for their roles in kicking off 2014's "Umbrella Movement" protests in the semiautonomous Chinese

Gui Minhai | Sweden FM slams Beijing as missing bookseller row escalates

Sweden has condemned China's "brutal" detention of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, escalating a standoff sparked two weeks ago when Chinese agents seized the Hong Kong-based bookseller as

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