Liberal economics think tank latest to be silenced

Authorities in China have shuttered the website and social media accounts of a prominent economics think tank amid a mounting assault on liberal academic voices.

EU asks Beijing to open markets following free trade support

The European Union ambassador to China welcomed its endorsement of free trade in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise to restrict imports and appealed to Beijing

China, Philippines to roll out USD3.7b in cooperation projects

China and the Philippines have agreed on USD3.7 billion worth of projects to boost cooperation, state media cited a senior Chinese official as saying, highlighting the improvement

President Xi promotes 2022 Winter Olympics with visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for sustainability and post- event planning while on a visit to ski venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, underscoring

National birthrate rises after one-child policy loosened

The number of births in China has risen nearly 8 percent in the year after the government loosened its unpopular one-child policy. China’s National Health and

Beijing swings back at golf, shutting down 111 courses

China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist

Courts | Star Chinese stock trader jailed for manipulating prices

A star Chinese stock trader who was arrested after a market collapse in 2015 was sentenced yesterday to 5½ years in prison on charges of manipulating prices and insider trading.

VPNs | China cracks down on tools used to get around web filters

China is beefing up a campaign to root out services that circumvent the government’s internet censorship with a 14-month-long “clean-up” of the internet industry.

Trump set for ‘antagonistic’ China relations, Citigroup says

Donald Trump’s administration may be on course for a fraught relationship with China amid disputes over trade policy, according to Citigroup Inc., which warned the new U.S.

Trump | China trash talk risks collateral damage to global economy

China may be growing at its slowest annual pace since 1990, but it’s still the powerhouse of global growth. That’s something Donald Trump’s trade hawks will need

Former local party boss investigated for bribery

China’s top prosecutor’s office said yesterday it is conducting a bribery investigation into a high-ranking official who was the mayor of a port city at the time of

Growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

China’s economic growth ticked up in the final quarter of 2016 but its full-year performance was the weakest in three decades as it heads into a potential

Central bank offers temporary funding support to big banks

China’s central bank said it provided a “temporary liquidity facility” to some major commercial banks for 28 days to help ease a cash crunch before the Lunar

New Silk Road? | First China-London freight train arrives

The first direct freight train service from China to Britain arrived in London yesterday, another leg in Beijing’s plans for closer trade ties with Europe along

Hong Kong housing curbs may give Singapore property some relief

Singapore’s three-year decline in home prices could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong. So says Cushman & Wakefield Inc., which expects

Davos | Chinese mogul urges Trump against scrutinizing media investments

China’s biggest media mogul said he’d be a “happy buyer” of a top Hollywood studio if one were for sale and urged president- elect Donald Trump

Xi extols multilateral approach, climate accord

Chinese President Xi Jinping extolled the merits of multilateral cooperation yesterday , declaring that the Paris accord to combat climate change must be kept on track

2,500 wartime Japanese chemical weapons destroyed

China’s military said Tuesday that more than 2,500 abandoned Japanese wartime chemical weapons collected from northern China, including Beijing and the port city of Tianjin, have been

Hong Kong | In final speech, CY Leung warns on independence push

Hong Kong’s outgoing leader warned in his farewell policy speech yesterday that independence for the Chinese-controlled territory is not possible. In his annual address to

Top judge attracts criticism with remarks

China’s top judge has drawn criticism from legal professionals after he dismissed the concept of judicial independence as an “erroneous Western ideal,” a statement seemingly aimed at

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