HK democracy activist appears at US Capitol

A prominent young Hong Kong democracy activist urged president-elect Donald Trump yesterday to support human rights in the semiautonomous city that he says are under threat from Beijing. Twenty-year

Cybersecurity | Beijing doubles down on internet control after tough new law

China’s leaders and official media are pushing for greater control of the internet and technology products as tensions surrounding a far-reaching Chinese cybersecurity law loom over a

Dalai Lama to visit Mongolia, possibly sparking China anger

The Dalai Lama will visit Mongolia this week, Buddhist leaders said yesterday, potentially sparking an angry response from China. Davaapurev, a monk at the Gandan

Taiwan | People protest for, against same-sex marriage bill

Thousands of Taiwanese protested yesterday outside the island’s legislature both for and against a bill that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to legalize

China’s Arctic ambitions take shape in remote Iceland valley

In a remote valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky — and

Bad smog ahead | Beijing tells students to stay indoors

Authorities in Beijing warned yesterday that heavy pollution will persist this week, urging the suspension of outdoor school activities and construction projects. The warning comes in the

Censors ban ‘fatty’ Kim Jong Un nickname on websites

Chinese websites are censoring “Kim Fatty the Third,” a nickname widely used to disparage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after officials from his country reportedly conveyed their displeasure

Ex-vice mayor wanted for corruption returns from US

Aformer vice mayor and China’s most-wanted fugitive accused of corruption was arrested after returning from the U.S. yesterday in the latest success for President Xi Jinping’s battle against graft.

Hong Kong | Localist lawmakers-elect lose legal battle over altered oaths

Two newly elected Hong Kong separatist lawmakers who altered their oaths by adding anti-China insults were disqualified from taking office in a court decision yesterday. A

Beijing harasses independent candidates for low-level offices

Liu Huizhen, a petite, soft-spoken farmer’s daughter who wants to serve her community, might seem an unlikely threat to China’s all-powerful Communist Party. Yet, as Chinese vote yesterday for

Farmer who killed official with nail gun executed

A Chinese farmer who murdered a local official with a modified nail gun after his house was torn down was executed yesterday, in a case that had prompted a

China says aircraft carrier now ready for combat

China’s first aircraft carrier is now ready to engage in combat, marking a milestone for a navy that has invested heavily in its ability to project power far from

China said to pump brakes on US dealmaking after Trump win

Chinese buyers keen to continue 2016’s rapid dealmaking under a Donald Trump presidency are being given one piece of advice: Wait and see. Bankers and lawyers are

Xi reaffirms US relations in talk with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the importance of relations with the United States in a phone conversation with President- elect Donald Trump yesterday, opening communication with a politician

Briefs | Brad Pitt back in China after reported ban over Tibet film

Brad Pitt has made his first promotional appearance for a movie in China since reportedly being banned over a film about Tibet almost 20 years ago. He spent

Fosun bets new tech to woo Chinese to pay up for Iraq war movie

  Fosun Group, the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Med and Cirque du Soleil, is betting on new technology to boost its foray into the feature film

e-Commerce | Alibaba tops Singles’ Day record despite sales growth slowdown

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. managed to set another Singles’ Day record even as sales growth lagged last year’s, as the nation’s economic slowdown prompted consumers to throttle back. Sales

Chinese police official named head of Interpol, drawing criticism

A top Chinese police official was elected president of Interpol yesterday, setting off alarm bells among rights advocates over abuses and a lack of transparency within China’s legal system,

Vice-premier in London as UK seeks investment

China’s vice-premier is holding talks yesterday with Britain’s Treasury chief as the two countries try to smooth over a rocky patch in their growing economic relationship. Chancellor of

Trump faces China economy that’s changed much in eight years

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will confront a Chinese economy that is vastly bigger and more mature but less of a growth motor than the one faced by

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