Zhengzhou | 11 killed in aluminum plant accident

An accident at an aluminum refinery in central China has killed 11 workers, state media and a local official said yesterday, pointing to continuing industrial safety problems despite government-ordered improvements. The

Trade | Global steel frictions rise as China hits back at US mills

China has pushed back after the U.S. boosted anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on some of its steel products, saying mills in the world’s biggest economy lack competitiveness because they are

Hong Kong | China tourist malaise deepens from bling to buns

Hong Kong’s sharp drop in visitor arrivals from mainland China has hurt retailers’ sales from luxury watches and gems, to anti-wrinkle cream and pastries as the slowdown deepens in the

South China Sea | Indonesia’s Widodo rebuffs Beijing with Natuna islands visit

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited the Natuna islands yesterday in a move designed to send a message about the country’s commitment to protecting its sovereignty in the area at

Schools ordered to remove toxic running tracks

Schools across China have been ordered to remove running tracks made from toxic materials that have been blamed for sickening students, in the latest in a long line of product

Jiangsu | State media say 78 killed by powerful tornado

A powerful tornado killed 78 people and destroyed large numbers of buildings yesterday in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, state media reported. The tornado hit near the city of Yancheng,

Analysis | Putin heads to Beijing to cement ties, but obstacles remain

With President Vladimir Putin heading to China this weekend, officials in both countries extoll a blossoming “strategic partnership” between the two former communist rivals. But despite Moscow’s push to strengthen ties

US, North Korean diplomats attend meetings in Beijing

Diplomats from the U.S. and North Korea are attending a six-nation security forum in Beijing yesterday, in a rare opportunity for contact between them after the North fired two suspected

USA-China | In Utah speech, Dalai Lama says actions spread compassion

The Dalai Lama delivered his message of peace and compassion yesterday to thousands of people during a visit to Utah that included a luncheon with the governor and a planned

The People’s Daily hits US over sea dispute

The flagship newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has issued a harsh attack on U.S. policies in Asia, accusing it of seeking to turn the disputed South China Sea into

Powerful storm poised to hit Asian bank profits, McKinsey says

Asia-Pacific banks face “a powerful storm” which will probably hurt profit growth in an industry that earned half a trillion dollars last year, according to McKinsey & Co. A triple threat

PBOC says monetary policy to remain prudent with fine-tuning

China will continue its “prudent” monetary policy this year with fine-tuning at appropriate times, the People’s Bank of China said in its 2015 annual report released yesterday, echoing recent descriptions

Elected village head says he accepted bribes

The popular head of a Chinese village who won a rare open election in 2012 following a standoff with the ruling Communist Party said in a televised statement yesterday that

Yulin holds dog-meat eating festival despite protests

A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival yesterday despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of

China tops global supercomputer speed list for seventh year

A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world's fastest computers for the seventh straight year — and for the first time the winner uses only Chinese-designed processors instead

TV shows restricted over foreign formats

China is restricting TV shows that use formats from abroad such as “The Voice of China,” which is based on a Dutch talent show, in a move it says is

Hong Kong | CY Leung to raise bookseller’s detention with Beijing

Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday he’ll raise concerns with the Chinese government over the case of a bookseller secretly detained for months in the mainland and whose revelations about his

Diplomacy | Xi visits Poland to boost trade, business

China’s President Xi Jinping is in Poland for a visit that is expected to boost Chinese investment in the region and open the Chinese market to Polish food producers. Poland has

Hong Kong bookseller’s revelations deepen rift with Beijing

A Hong Kong bookseller’s revelation of months spent in harrowing detention by mainland Chinese authorities is inflaming tense relations between the semiautonomous city and Beijing, with pro-democracy activists staging protests Friday. Lam Wing-kee’s account

Chinese villagers protest after police detain elected leader

Residents of a village in southern China where police have been deployed took to the streets yesterday to protest the detention of the village’s democratically elected leader and historic seizures of land. The

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