Taiwan leaks case makes Ma third straight president prosecuted

Ex-Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou expressed confidence he would be exonerated after Taipei prosecutors indicted him over allegedly leaking details of a criminal investigation while still in office. Ma, 66, was

Religion | Major Buddhist learning center being rebuilt

China is rebuilding a major center of Tibetan Buddhist learning in the country’s west to improve safety and public health, a local official and state media said yesterday, refuting reports

Home sales surge 23pct defying curbs

China home sales remained resilient in the first two months of the year, signaling policy makers are struggling to check the booming housing market. The

Analysts’ most-hated stocks are Hong Kong’s biggest winners

When it comes to this year’s surge in Hong Kong stocks, it paid to root for the underdog. Equities with the lowest ratings from analysts have

Services index introduced to reflect changing economy

China introduced a new indicator for the services sector to better track the vast range of activity from movies to restaurants that now account for more than

CPPCC | CY Leung leader given role in top political advisory body

China’s top political advisory body voted yesterday to appoint Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun- ying to the ceremonial post of vice chairman, ahead of his departure from

Photo report | Great Hall in shadow and light

China’s ceremonial parliament and its official advisory body traditionally hold their annual sessions at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People during the first two weeks of March,

South China Sea | Duterte asks military to tell Beijing vast sea area ‘is ours’

President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has told the military to assert Philippine ownership of a large ocean region off the country’s northeastern coast where Chinese

NPC | Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam

China’s ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric on Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country and the

Zhong Shan looks forward to meeting ‘excellent’ Ross

China’s new Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said he looks forward to meeting his “excellent” U.S. counterpart Wilbur Ross for a shared mission of increasing cooperation and managing differences between

NPC | Courts praised for punishing state security crimes

The convictions of a prominent defense attorney and his associates were among the country’s top legal achievements last year, China’s chief justice said yesterday, highlighting a case that has

Beijing says economy showed signs of improvement

China’s economy has shown signs of improvement in the first two months of the year with little risk of a hard landing, senior Chinese officials said.

Minister tries to reassure foreign companies over industry plan

China’s industry minister on Saturday defended a manufacturing development plan and rejected complaints foreign makers of electric cars and other goods might be pressured to hand over

Beijing says it followed law in approving 38 Trump trademarks

China yesterday defended its handling of 38 trademarks it recently approved provisionally for President Donald Trump, saying it followed the law in processing the applications at a pace

Report: China developing advanced lunar mission spaceship

China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low- Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media, in another bold step for

China looks ahead to fall party congress, leadership changes

As if any reminder were needed, delegates to China’s ceremonial parliament were repeatedly told in no uncertain terms this week what job No. 1 is: “Follow the

Legislature giving more seats to women, workers

Increasingly known as a rich man’s club, China’s ceremonial legislature now plans to give more seats to women, farmers, workers and professionals. The official Xinhua News

Beijing says N. Korea could suspend nukes for halt in US drills

China’s foreign minister said yesterday that North Korea could suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint U.S.-South Korea military drills, in an unusually

Guangdong firm ZTE pleads guilty to breaking Iran sanctions

Chinese cellphone equipment maker ZTE Corp. will plead guilty and pay the United States nearly USD900 million for shipping sensitive U.S.- made technology to Iran in violation

China grants preliminary approval to 38 new Trump trademarks

China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, paving the way for President Donald Trump and his family to develop a host of branded

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