Ski-obsessed China presents opening for Austria’s Skidata

It’s a long way from Austria’s iconic Hahnenkamm downhill course to the gentler pistes of northeastern China, but Hugo Rohner is returning to tap into Beijing’s new-found fixation

The Buzz | UN office decries reports that Chinese police seized lawyer 

The U.N. human rights office is calling on China's government to "halt the harassment" of lawyers and their relatives after police in southwestern Yunnan province reportedly took into custody a defense

N. Korea issues direct criticism of China amid nuke dispute

North Korea has issued a rare direct criticism of China through a commentary saying its “reckless remarks” on the North’s nuclear program are testing its patience

Phone call diplomacy | Xi urges restraint on N. Korea in chat with Duterte

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed North Korea during a phone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who referred to Beijing’s important role in promoting peace on the

Espionage trial for Taiwan-born Navy officer set to begin

A military trial is set to begin for a Taiwan-born Navy officer accused of passing military secrets to China or Taiwan. Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Turo, a

China compiles own Wikipedia: public can’t edit it

China is compiling a free online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia, but it will likely only give Beijing’s official version of sensitive historical events, and the public won’t

Kuroda: China-led lender’s help needed to support growth

Asia needs all the help it can get in fighting poverty as both wealthy and poor nations grapple with widening inequality, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said

Corruption | Commission removes official over ‘superstitious’ activities

A former vice governor of a province has been dismissed from public office for superstitious activities and trading power for sex and money, China’s anti-corruption watchdog announced

Envoy pick pledges to confront Beijing on human rights

The Midwestern governor President Donald Trump picked to be his ambassador to China says if confirmed for the post he will confront Beijing on human rights issues

Beijing: US, N.Korea should establish contact, defuse crisis

China urged the United States and North Korea yesterday to make contact “as soon as possible” and ease tensions amid rising belligerence from the two sides

MDT fact check | Some truth, more exaggeration on China

President Donald Trump has presented two arguments about why he’s letting China off the hook from his campaign promise to label it a currency manipulator, an

Manufacturing growth slowed in April 

Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed in April, official data showed yesterday, pointing to an unsteady recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. The monthly purchasing managers’

Sky-high asset valuations a concern for Hong Kong regulator

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission plans to look more closely at corporate asset valuations, according to Chief Executive Officer Ashley Alder. Assets such as coal

China scores tacit victory at Southeast Asian leaders’ meeting

China won approval from Southeast Asian leaders on Saturday at a meeting where U.S. allies in Asia have previously criticized Beijing over its actions in disputed maritime

Trump says China pressuring North Korea on missile, nukes 

President Donald Trump said in a television interview that he believes China’s president has been putting pressure on North Korea as it pursues its missile and nuclear weapons

Xinjiang | Authorities ban list of Islamic names in restive region

Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are prohibiting parents from giving children some Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the influence of religion on life in

China launches first domestically – made aircraft carrier

China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination

Hong Kong | Police arrest two disqualified lawmakers over oath fracas

Hong Kong police yesterday arrested two pro-independence lawmakers who were disqualified in a dispute over their oaths, in the latest round of legal action against activists involved

China’s rare milu deer return in victory for conservation

The newborn fawn walks unsteadily among the trees that were once part of the Chinese emperor’s hunting grounds, where more than a century before its forebears

The Buzz | Beijing talking with European Space Agency about moon outpost

Representatives of China and the European Space Agency are discussing potential collaboration on a human outpost on the moon and other possible joint endeavors, according to a spokesman

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