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

Hong Kong: Police arrest two disqualified lawmakers

Authorities arrested Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching today morning. They were questioned at a police station for several hours before being released on bail of HKD3,000 each. They told reporters

Converting coal would help smog at climate’s expense

China’s conversion of coal into natural gas could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. But there’s a catch: As the country shifts

Hong Kong trims power plant returns to 8pct amid plans to cut coal

Hong Kong will cut the size of returns its power utilities are allowed to make to 8 percent under a 15-year plan it hopes will

Procurator indicts former stats bureau director Wang for bribery

Wang Baoan, former head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. Wang

Thai gov’t approves purchase of USD393M submarine from China

Thailand’s government has approved the purchase of its first submarine in more than half a century, the country’s top defense official said yesterday, calling the USD393

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