Hong Kong steals Tokyo’s crown as priciest Asian city for expats

Hong Kong overtook Tokyo as the most expensive city in Asia-Pacific for expatriates, and is second globally, according to consultancy firm ECA International. Thanks to the

South China Sea | Beijing lashes out over Pentagon report on Chinese military

Beijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon report that highlighted China’s construction of military facilities on man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea and speculated

Finance | Foreign reserves rise for fourth month

China’s foreign currency reserves rose in May for a fourth month ahead of a possible U.S. interest rate hike that might put new pressure on Beijing’s exchange rate

Jiang Tianyong | Family says Chinese activist faces subversion charge

Chinese authorities have charged rights activist Jiang Tianyong with subversion of state power, six months after he disappeared and lost contact with his family and lawyers, his wife

Ivanka shoes | Lawyer says three men who probed shoemaker detained

A lawyer for one of three activists detained while investigating a Chinese company that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands in China said yesterday that all three men

Climate | China, California sign deal after Trump’s Paris exit

With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement yesterday to work together on reducing emissions, as the state’s

African rangers urge Hong Kong lawmakers to OK ivory ban

African park rangers urged Hong Kong lawmakers to approve a ban on ivory sales but warned that giving in to traders’ demands for compensation would fuel more elephant poaching. Lawmakers and

US energy secretary challenges Beijing to be leader on climate 

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said yesterday that he hopes China will step forward to be a “real leader” on climate issues, while refuting criticism that the United States

Wasted green power tests China’s energy leadership

China’s scramble to curb pollution has made it the world leader in renewable energy development, yet increasing amounts of that green power have gone unused as the country struggles

Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown

Thousands of Hong Kongers attended a candlelight vigil yesterday to commemorate victims of the Chinese government’s 1989 brutal military crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, while Taiwan’s

Nine injured during turbulent flight to HK

Nine people were injured on board a flight headed to Hong Kong yesterday morning, after their plane encountered an unexpected spell of severe turbulence.

Sovereign fund buys European warehouse company

China’s sovereign wealth fund is expanding its presence in Europe by acquiring a warehouse company in a 12.25 billion euro (USD13.8 billion) deal. China Investment Corp.’s purchase

UN votes to add 15 N. Koreans, 4 entities to UN blacklist 

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to add 15 individuals and four entities linked to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs to a U.N. sanctions blacklist, but

Senior official gets life in prison for USD22m in bribes

The former head of China’s statistics bureau was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of taking massive bribes over more than two decades — one

China’s growing naval might confronts US supremacy in Asia

Ship by ship, port by port, China has over the past two decades been assembling one of the essential engines of global power: a modern

Beijing will continue with climate pact even if US pulls out

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday fighting climate change is a “global consensus” and an “international responsibility.” Speaking in Berlin about the Paris climate change accord,

Maker of Ivanka shoes denies labor violations

A Chinese company that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands denied allegations yesterday of excessive overtime and low wages made by three activists who have been arrested

In China, some signs of greater acceptance of LGBT people

China’s government has ruled out any move to legalize same-sex marriage, and many Chinese gays and lesbians remain in the closet, yet there are multiple signs

Opinion | China Views: Hong Kong and Moody’s are both wrong on China contagion

After China, it’s Hong Kong’s turn to take Moody’s Investors Service to task. The city’s financial secretary wrote a blog post on Sunday to express his displeasure with

USA | Senate: Democrats ask Trump for answers on China trademarks

A group of Senate Democrats has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump requesting information about a raft of trademark approvals from China this year that they say

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