This Day in History | 1976 – China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested

The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is changing political direction following the

Husband fights for evidence to help US wife accused in China

Louise Watt, Beijing Nine days had passed since Jeff Gillis, at home in Houston, Texas, had last heard from his wife. During that phone call, she told Gillis she was extending her

Joshua Wong | Teen activist back in Hong Kong after Thailand denies entry

 Wong was due to give a talk at Chulalongkorn University as part of Oct. 6 commemorations of a Thai gov’t crackdown on student demonstrators 40 years ago Thailand stopped Hong Kong

South China Ballet | ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ goes to Manila

The National Ballet of China is bringing its acclaimed “Raise the Red Lantern” ballet to the Philippines this month under a cultural exchange program that officials said yesterday has remained strong

Wall of Chinese money making Hong Kong stocks Asia’s wildest

Hong Kong is becoming the new wild east as mainland investors increasingly target the city’s stocks. Swings in the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index are bigger than every other benchmark gauge

Tourists lowered to safety after night on Chinese mountain

Hundreds of tourists have made it safely to the ground after being trapped overnight atop China’s Mount Hua when cable car service was suspended. About 200 people were stranded Monday night

Hong Kong | Home sales rise to 15-month high on demand

Hong Kong home sales rose to the highest level in at least 15 months in September, government figures released yesterday show. The number of homes sold reached 7,826 with a value

China concerned about death of Syracuse student from Beijing

The Chinese government expressed concern yesterday about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found behind an apartment complex near the campus. Yuan Xiaopeng, 23, was

Taiwan | Gov’t seeks to improve conditions in fishing fleet

Commercial fishing boat owners in Taiwan, one of the world’s biggest seafood exporters, face strict rules and potential fines under a new law aimed at preventing overfishing and protecting migrant

Taiwan | Golfer Lu Wei-chih wins 4 years after brain surgery

Lu Wei-chih won for the first time since surgery four years ago to remove a brain tumor, taking his home Mercuries Taiwan Masters for the third time this weekend at

Taiwan | ‘Godspeed’ heads list of Golden Horse Award nominees

The Taiwanese dark comedy “Godspeed” earned eight nominations for next month’s Golden Horse Awards, which were announced in Taipei over the weekend. The nominations for “Godspeed” included best film, best director,

China regulators fine OSI Group USD3.6M in 2014 meat scandal

The Chinese units of a former meat supplier for McDonald’s and KFC China have been fined more than USD3.6 million for selling expired meat in a fast food safety scandal

South China Sea | Singapore says Chinese newspaper ‘fabricated’ report

Singapore accused a nationalist Chinese state-run newspaper of fabricating details in a news report that it said falsely depicted the city-state’s conduct at a recent summit in Venezuela. The Global Times

September to Remember | 32 people missing in landslides following typhoon

At least 32 people were reported missing yesterday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang

Smog Free Tower | Beijing’s latest answer to pollution

In a city where smog routinely blankets the streets, a Dutch artist has offered an eccentric solution: a 7-meter metal structure that takes in smog and expels cleaner air. Daan Roosegaarde’s

Briefs | Man arrested after bodies of 16 found in Yunnan village

Chinese state media say a man has been arrested after 16 people were found dead in six village homes. The bodies of the dead, including women and three children, were

Photo report | Celebrating the birth of Confucius

A special ceremony in Beijing was held yesterday to observe the 2,567th birth anniversary of the famed Chinese philosopher, Confucius, where participants wear traditional dress. Ceremonies were held across China,

Explosion kills 18 in ‘illegal’ coal mine in northern city

Chinese authorities blamed illegal mining activities for a gas explosion at a coal mine that killed 18 miners left two others missing, Chinese state media reported yesterday. Tuesday morning’s explosion occurred

Massive typhoon hits eastern China, Taiwan, killing five

A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China yesterday, a day after killing four and injuring more than 600 in Taiwan, where authorities remained on alert for the

Strong winds from typhoon hit Taiwan, killing at least 4

Strong winds knocked down people and scattered debris as a massive typhoon crossed over Taiwan yesterday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 260, officials said. Typhoon Megi’s bands

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