CPPCC | Yu urges more contacts with Taiwan politicians 

A top Chinese official called for more contacts between politicians in mainland China and Taiwan despite Beijing’s ongoing refusal to engage with the self-governing island’s president. The head

Fake news | Chinese activist’s lawyers slam purported interview with him

Lawyers for a prominent detained Chinese human rights campaigner accused authorities of abusing their powers in publishing a purported interview with him yesterday in a state-run newspaper

Greater Firewall | Beijing seeks global support for cyber sovereignty framework

China, which tightly censors the internet, called yesterday for a new model for governing the web based on rules and order rather than the unfettered access

Pollution | Lawyers sue authorities for not getting rid of smog

Lawyer Cheng Hai has an itemized list of compensation demands from Beijing authorities over the city’s smog: 65 yuan (USD9) for having to buy face masks, 100 yuan ($15) for seeing a doctor

China’s richest win, Mexican billionaires lose with Trump effect

Not even Donald Trump can put the brakes on China’s wealth-creation machine. The 36 Chinese billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index have increased their wealth

Factory activity picks up steam, surveys show

China’s factory activity picked up pace last month, surveys released yesterday showed, adding to recent evidence that a key sector of the world’s No. 2

Latest-generation Chinese combat drone makes maiden flight

China’s latest-generation combat drone has made its maiden flight in what its developer says is a sign that the country is catching up with industry leader

The Buzz | Minister: China to cut 500,000 heavy industry jobs

China will cut another 500,000 steel and coal jobs this year to reduce excess production capacity, the labor minister said, amid complaints the industries are flooding global markets

Chinese group to buy London Cheesegrater Tower, CoStar says

An investment company of Chinese property magnate Cheung Chung Kiu is set to buy the London skyscraper nicknamed the Cheesegrater for about 1.02 billion pounds (USD1.3 billion)

Colombia pushes to stop Beijing from executing drug smuggler

Colombia’s government protested to China over the impending execution of a convicted drug trafficker in a last-minute diplomatic effort to stop the death penalty from being applied

Coal consumption falls for third year in a row

China’s consumption of coal fell in 2016 for a third year in a row, official data showed yesterday, as the world’s top carbon polluter has emerged

CHINA-US | Rising tensions loom as Washington, Asian powers discuss North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Trump assured employees at the CIA of his strong support and

Taiwan | Taipei marks crackdown anniversary amid China tensions

Amid renewed tensions between Beijing and Taipei, Taiwan yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a

The Buzz | Asia soccer organizers confirm new broadcast deal for China

The Asian Football Confederation has terminated its broadcasting contract in China with LeSports and awarded the rights to China Sports Media for the remainder of the 2017-2020 commercial

China-USA | First senior Chinese official visits Washington in Trump era

China is sending its first senior official to visit the United States since President Donald Trump took office, amid uncertainties over trade relations and new security tensions

Authorities arrest 800 in crackdown on underground banking

More than 800 people have been arrested in a crackdown on unlicensed banking operations as Beijing tries to stem outflows of money from the country, the

Beijing to probe speculation in commodity futures rally

China’s top economic planner is investigating whether speculation has distorted commodity futures prices, due to concerns that the recent rally will drive inflation higher, according to people with knowledge

Tsang first to qualify as candidate in race to run HK

Hong Kong’s former financial chief John Tsang received 160 nominations from a 1,200-member committee to formally qualify as a candidate in the race for the city’s top

Analysis | Will China be North Korea’s Trump card? 

China’s announcement that it has suspended North Korean coal imports may have been its first test of whether the Trump administration is ready to do something about

Regulator: China needs to rein in risky stock behavior

China needs to do more to stop risky behavior in its stock market, a regulator said yesterday, following a 2015 collapse in share prices and complaints investors

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