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At least 17 people were killed yesterday in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes in eastern China, state media reported. By evening, 23 people, including 17 who were dead,
Chinese authorities unveiled plans yesterday to let companies use debt-for-equity swaps to cut soaring debt levels that economists warn might hamper the country’s already slowing growth. Companies that show “good prospects”
Seoul officials said yesterday they’ve lodged a formal complaint with Beijing accusing Chinese fishing boats of ramming and sinking a South Korean coast guard vessel. The sinking happened on Friday when
Taiwan’s new president, Tsai Ing-wen, said yesterday her self-ruled island will not bow to Chinese pressure and that Beijing should recognize her government’s existence and engage with it in talks,
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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