Economy defies prophets of doom as 2017 risks loom

China has ended the year with its old growth engines roaring and new drivers like consumption in robust health, defying the prophets of doom yet again. Now,

Analysis | Why China sees Taiwan issue as non-negotiable 

President-elect Donald Trump’s questioning of long-established U.S. policy toward Taiwan is sparking a growing backlash in China and warnings about a potentially dangerous disruption in relations between

Billionaires buying first homes skirt Hong Kong curbs

Here’s how billionaire Edwin Leong, one of Hong Kong’s largest retail landlords, got around Hong Kong’s new property curbs and saved almost USD17 million on his tax bill. He

Offbeat | Chinese treated to clear views of another ‘supermoon’

Another “supermoon” has landed in the skies over China. The moon shone brightly yesterday night in Beijing, as the smog that often blankets China’s capital and

War of Words | Beijing says Trump’s comments cause ‘serious concern’

China said that it had “serious concern” about President-elect Donald Trump’s most recent comments about Taiwan, and warned that any changes to how America deals with the self-governing island

Hong Kong | Finance chief resigns, signaling run at top job

Hong Kong’s financial chief John Tsang resigned, signaling that he’ll run to become the city’s chief executive in the first leadership contest since mass pro-democracy protests two

ICAC arrests 29 in corruption probe linked to four banks

Hong Kong arrested 29 current and former staff of five financial institutions, including four banks, for alleged bribery connected with obtaining confidential customer information to market

Analysis | Hong Kong gets chance to heal division as leader steps aside

The surprise decision by Hong Kong’s top leader to not seek a second term in office opened the way for a chief executive who might bridge some

China conducts flyover of waterways near Japan, Taiwan

China patrolled the waters of a series of hotly contested islands yesterday, a day after staging a flyover of two strategically important waterways near Taiwan and Japan.

Heritage | Diggers find ancient tombs in Beijing suburb

The Chinese capital’s future administrative hub was already bustling 2,000 years ago. Government agencies excavating a site in the far southeastern Beijing suburbs say they have found

Cargo train hits workers, killing six

Six workers are dead in China after being hit by an express cargo train on the railway line connecting Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou.

Volleyballers vs. bulldozers: A Chinatown’s history at stake

On the streets, alleyways and parking lots of Boston’s Chinatown, immigrants developed a unique style of volleyball now played in Chinatowns across the country. Now, an asphalt court where

British pub visited by Xi Jinping bought by Chinese

A Chinese firm is buying the landmark British pub where former Prime Minister David Cameron shared a pint with China’s leader last year. The Christie & Co. real estate firm

US warned over Taiwan leader’s planned transit

China yesterday accused Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen of seeking to use a planned transit stop in the U.S. to score diplomatic points, amid Chinese rancor over an unprecedented

Hong Kong | Shareholders lose 99pct as rights offerings go wrong

No one can fault the managers of Eminence Enterprise Ltd. for lacking chutzpah. After saddling investors with a 99.99 percent loss over the past five years, the Hong Kong-listed

Seven dead in latest mine blast

Seven coal miners are dead and another four still missing after a gas explosion in a central province in the latest deadly accident to strike China’s mining industry, authorities

ADB: China-championed Asia Trade Pact should wrap up fast

The death knell sounding for a U.S.-led Pacific trade pact creates a vacuum that a separate Asia deal being championed by China should quickly fill, according to the Asian

USD2.6b currency swap signed with Egypt

Egypt and China signed a currency-swap deal for about USD2.6 billion, allowing the North African nation to shore up foreign reserves after floating its currency last month. The countries’

Star Chinese investor pleads guilty in stock case

A celebrity Chinese stock trader who was arrested after last year's market collapse has pleaded guilty to insider trading and manipulating share prices, a court announced yesterday. Xu Xiang

Human Rights Watch | Mainland’s opaque anti-graft probes rife with abuse

Torture, solitary confinement and coerced confessions are rife in investigations of Chinese Communist Party officials detained on suspicion of corruption, according to a report issued yesterday by Human Rights

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