Beijing tightens North Korea trade limits under UN sanctions

China on Friday tightened limits on critically important energy supplies to North Korea and stepped up other trade restrictions under intensified U.N. nuclear sanctions. Beijing said

Hong Kong justice chief departs amid rule of law worries

Hong Kong’s justice chief is leaving his job earlier than expected amid rising turmoil over the semiautonomous Chinese city’s judiciary. The government said Friday that Rimsky

Lawyers seek bail for businessman in bribery case

The attorneys for a former Hong Kong government official charged in the United States with using bribes to secure business deals asked a judge on Friday to

Taiwan leader says ‘destabilizing’ moves threaten region

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned for the second time in a week that China’s escalating efforts to assert its authority over the island risked destabilizing the broader

Film | Disney to find out whether the force has awakened

Fans lined the red carpet to see star Daisy Ridley in a bright floral dress. Actor Mark Hamill bowed. A phalanx of Stormtroopers marched, while

Tashi Wangchuk | Court tries Tibetan language advocate featured in NY Times

An activist promoting the Tibetan language stood trial yesterday in western China for inciting separatism after he appeared in a documentary video produced by The New York

Lighthouse Winmore | Taiwan investigates man over illegal North Korean oil sales

Prosecutors in Taiwan said they’re investigating a man suspected of involvement in illegal oil sales to North Korea. In a statement, prosecutors said they questioned a man surnamed Chen

Diplomacy | Macron heading to China to strengthen economic ties

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week to strengthen commercial ties with the world’s second-largest economy. It will be Macron’s first state visit

China is boosting ties in Latin America. Trump should be worried

China’s emergence as a global economic rival to the U.S. is perhaps most obvious in Latin America. The U.S. in recent years has lost its status

Sino-Malay prostitution ring | Three people accused of operating US brothel sent to prison

Two Chinese women and a Malaysian man whom prosecutors say operated a brothel near Atlanta that lured women from around the U.S. to work as prostitutes

Climber who died in South Africa said to be from Hong Kong

Authorities in Hong Kong say a climber who died after falling on South Africa’s Table Mountain is from the southern Chinese city. The statement yesterday by

Off-shore deals | Trafigura denies involvement  in North Korea oil transfer

Trafigura Group denied it was involved in the illicit transfer of fuel to North Korea after the South Korean government said the world’s third-biggest independent oil trader

Beijing welcomes Koreas ‘positive’ moves to talk

China has welcomed moves by North and South Korea to use next month’s Winter Olympics in the South as an opportunity for talks, saying it hopes the

AP Exclusive | China’s Uighurs work to fend off pull of jihad

Iminjin Qari felt upbeat as he drove to Istanbul’s airport with three empty buses and a simple task: pick up about 200 fellow Uighurs who had fled

Briefs | 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent

China’s total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to 55.9 billion yuan (USD8.6 billion), state news agency Xinhua said this week. The top-grossing title was

Xi had a great 2017 | Five key challenges that await next year

China’s President Xi Jinping had a better-than- expected 2017, quietly strengthening his hand both at home and abroad. Next year will put those gains

Foreign office criticizes embassies for ‘interference’

CHINA’S foreign ministry accused the American and German embassies yesterday of interfering in its affairs after they objected to the prosecutions of an activist and a lawyer

Beijing: US should not blame China for opioids

The United States should look within to cut down demand for opioids which are fueling its deadly drug crisis rather than stressing unsubstantiated claims that China is

Beijing to discuss first revisions to constitution since 2004

China’s leading policy makers plan to discuss next month a proposal to amend the national constitution for the first time since 2004, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Hong Kong | Spot among top 5 container ports in jeopardy

Hong Kong is poised to lose its ranking as the world’s fifth-busiest container port if cargo-handling trends continue. Sea freight processed in the city

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