Jack Ma bets USD2.6b he can revamp China’s retail industry

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pioneered shopping on the internet in China. Now it thinks it can teach old-school retailers a thing or two about real-world

Xi to be first Chinese president to attend Davos forum 

China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum next week, becoming the first Chinese head of state to do so. As part of an official

Xi’s graft busters pledge loyalty as reshuffle year begins

Xi Jinping’s top graft-busters vowed political loyalty Sunday as the Chinese president marshals resources ahead of a pivotal Communist Party reshuffle later this year. China’s top

Warnings after Cruz, Abbot, meet Taiwan’s president 

China has reiterated its opposition to any contacts between U.S. officials and Taiwan’s government following a meeting between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott and the

China’s poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog 

An overloaded coal truck rumbles down from the steel factory and hits a bump, sending chunks of its black cargo skittering and click-clicking along the asphalt. Waiting

Pollution | Choked by smog, Beijing creates new environmental police

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger

Lobster prices high as catch drops and China imports climb

Lobster lovers are used to adjusting to high prices, but this winter, they’re shelling out even more for the cherished crustaceans because of a lack of catch

Taiwan leader in Houston, en route to Central America

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in Houston for a brief transit stop in the U.S. during her trip to Central America. Dozens of supporters stood outside in near

PRC ready to retaliate if Trump raises trade barriers

China is prepared to retaliate should President-elect Donald Trump take punitive measures against Chinese goods and trigger a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according

Taiwan | Hong Kong pro-democracy activist narrowly avoids assault

Hong Kong  activist, Joshua Wong, has had his police protection heightened during his visit to Taiwan after a pro-China demonstrator attempted to assault him as he

Immigrant kids in Japan continue to sharpen their mother tongue

For Chinese immigrants and their offspring in Japan, while they learn the Japanese language and try to fit in there, many of them are still making great

Frigid Harbin hosts snow and ice sculpture festival

The city of Harbin in China’s frigid northeast is hosting one of the world’s largest festivals featuring ice sculptures of animals, cartoon characters and famous landmarks. The festival,

Taiwan protests Vietnam deporting fraud suspects

Taiwan has protested to Vietnam after the country deported four Taiwanese accused of fraud to its rival, China, alleging that this was done under pressure from Beijing. Scores

First China-U.K. freight train departs as Xi seeks to lift trade

China initiated a rail-freight service to Britain as part of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to strengthen trade ties with Europe. The first train departed Yiwu in

Ugandans at Chinese company strike over alleged harassment

At least 400 Ugandan workers at      a Chinese-owned construction company went on strike Tuesday to protest alleged sexual harassment by managers and poor pay.

Internet Sogou targets USD5b IPO to chase rival Baidu

China’s third-biggest search engine expects to hold a U.S. initial public offering at a valuation of as much as USD5 billion as it raises cash to close

Renewable power giant builds global empire

Other investors are wary of Brazil, but when Duke Energy wanted to sell 10 hydroelectric dams there, a Chinese utility shrugged off the country’s economic turmoil

PRC considering options to back yuan, curb outflows

China has studied possible scenarios for the yuan and capital outflows this year and is preparing contingency plans, according to people familiar with the matter. The

Ex-Hong Kong chief Tsang pleads not guilty to bribery charge

Hong Kong’s former top leader, Donald Tsang, pleaded not guilty to a charge of bribery related to the refurbishment of an apartment he was renting by a businessman who

South Africa rebukes mayor of capital for visit to Taiwan

The South African government said a visit to Taiwan by the mayor of a municipality that includes the capital, Pretoria, breached foreign policy and was “highly regrettable.”

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