Pandas | Names chosen for Vienna zoo’s cubs

Twin baby pandas born in August at the Vienna zoo finally have names. The male is called Fu Ban, meaning Lucky Companion. The female was named Fu Feng, or Lucky Phoenix.

Safety violations found after deadly Chongqing coal mine blast

Regulators found several safety violations in a coal mine in western China where 33 people died this week after being trapped underground in a gas explosion. China’s State Administration of Work

AP Newsbreak | China carfentanil trade thrives as seizures top 400 in US

Seizures of the deadly chemical carfentanil have exploded across the United States, with more than 400 cases documented in eight states since July, The Associated Press has found. Fueled by a

German official apologizes after derogatory comments

Germany's European Union commissioner has apologized for making a derogatory reference to Chinese people and for mocking gay marriage. Early this week, remarks surfaced from Guenther Oettinger, a member of

Strait Politics | Xi shows one-China benefits in talks with Taiwan opposition

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader yesterday underscored China’s key message to the island’s independence-leaning administration: The price of not recognizing Taiwan as part of the Chinese

Economy | Manufacturing hits 2-year high as demand perks up

Private and official surveys showed yesterday that China’s factory activity rose last month to its highest level in more than two years, suggesting the world’s No. 2 economy is stabilizing. The

Chinese, Malaysian navies to cooperate in South China Sea

China and Malaysia said their navies will cooperate more in the politically sensitive South China Sea in an agreement signed yesterday during a visit by Malaysia’s leader, who is seeking

Cybersecurity draft law targets foreign hackers

Chinese authorities could freeze assets and take other actions against foreign hackers threatening the country’s infrastructure under a revised draft of a new cybersecurity law. The law has been submitted for

Rescuers try to find 15 still trapped by mine blast in Chongqing

Hundreds of rescuers were struggling yesterday to find 15 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 18 of their colleagues in western China. Whether the 15 are

Taiwan | Ex-legislator helped free sailors held off Somalia

Having taken up the cause of a fellow Taiwanese held by Somali pirates, former legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan faced one hurdle after another. Government agencies at home and in three foreign capitals

Official: 15 coal miners dead, 18 missing following blast

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in western China yesterday, leaving 15 miners dead, a local government official said. Eighteen other miners are unaccounted for, according to Xinhua. The

China confirms allowing Philippine fishermen access to shoal

China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday confirmed a decision to allow Philippine fishermen access to a disputed shoal following a visit to Beijing by the Philippine president. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said

Malaysia’s Najib to seek stronger ties with Beijing during visit

Following Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent visit to China, Malaysia’s prime minister is the latest leader of a nation that claims territory in the South China Sea to travel to

Chinese official: Anti-graft drive not politically motivated

China’s nearly 4-year-old campaign against corruption is not politically biased and only seeks to defend the interests of the country’s 1.3 billion people, a leading Communist Party anti-graft official said

Sailing team implores US to continue ocean search

The racing team of a Chinese professional sailor who went missing on a mission to set a solo trans-Pacific world record is imploring the U.S. Coast Guard to resume its

Overseas takeover spree meets growing resistance

Corporate China’s global shopping binge barreled last week with more multibillion dollar deals, but Beijing is starting to discover that there are limits to what its money can buy. In recent days German

Millennials are risk takers and they’re dreaming big

The senior at the Stanford Online High School in China’s financial capital has co-founded a startup focused on treating and reusing wastewater that aims to one day “solve problems affecting

Death row | Chinese rally to farmer who killed official with nail gun

Two years after the leaders of his village razed his home to make way for new development, farmer Jia Jinglong took his revenge with a nail gun. In a country that

Xi declared ‘core’ in male-dominated, anti-graft China politics

China’s Communist Party declared President Xi Jinping as its “core,” a designation that strengthens his hand ahead of a twice-a-decade power reshuffle next year. The announcement was made at the end of

Hong Kong Lawmakers defy oath ban, sparking more unrest

Two newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers defied an order yesterday barring them from taking their oaths after being disqualified earlier for insulting China, sparking more unruly scenes in Hong Kong’s legislature. After Yau

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