China's economic recovery is gaining traction, with growth rising to its fastest pace in over a year in January-March. The 6.9 percent annual pace of expansion for the world's
A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in an apparent protest against Beijing's rule, a monitoring group and a U.S. government-backed radio station said. The monk set himself
Hong Kong’s government tightened property rules for the second time since November to shut a loophole that allowed investors to snap up multiple units in one
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that talks were the only way to ease concerns over North Korea, after the U.S. leader sent warships to the region and
Beijing yesterday warned outside groups against seeking to intervene in the case of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China, saying that would complicate matters and harm
China’s use of the death penalty remains shrouded in secrecy and still outpaces the rest of the world combined, even after the nation’s execution rate fell sharply
A crude pipeline to southwestern China through its neighbor Myanmar began operations after years of delays, allowing the world’s second-biggest oil user to receive supplies faster
Authorities in China’s restive Xinjiang region have punished a local official for declining to smoke in front of Muslim elders, seeing that as a sign he was
China will probably let the yuan weaken further now that trade tensions with the U.S. are receding and capital outflow pressures are easing, according to Natixis
Is China finally making headway in its battle against currency outflows? On the surface, yes: People’s Bank of China foreign exchange reserves are effectively unchanged since December
Images of a bloodied man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight in Chicago drew widespread condemnation in China, where state media fueled the public’s
The flood of angry anti-Muslim rhetoric on social media was the first sign of how fiercely the suburban middle-class homeowners in this central China city opposed a
The wife of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China said yesterday that she was prevented from flying to the mainland to seek a visit with
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Norway’s prime minister yesterday as the two countries sought to move beyond a six-year rift following the awarding of the Nobel
What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China over trade and North Korea ended with little sign of confrontation Friday
China’s economy is likely to remain solid in the first quarter of this year, growing 6.8 percent from a year earlier, Goldman Sachs forecasted in a report.
The head of China’s top insurance regulator is under investigation by the Communist party’s corruption watchdog in the midst of an insurance industry crackdown that he
A popular Chinese comedian and former judge on the “China’s Got Talent” television program is facing weapon and drug charges on Long Island in New York.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida estate today for a high-stakes summit, with the urgent threat of North Korea's nuclear
For years, cutting carbon emissions to stave off the worst impacts of climate change was routinely near the top of the agenda at talks between the leaders of
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