Shanghai | Police identify suspect in airport explosion as ‘inveterate gambler’

A 29-year-old inveterate gambler has been identified as the lead suspect behind a small explosion at Shanghai’s main international airport that injured four people, city police said yesterday. A statement on

Explosion at Shanghai’s main international airport injures 4

A small explosion at a check-in area of Shanghai’s main international airport injured four people yesterday but did not cause any disruption to flights, officials said. The blast at Pudong International

New Taiwan leader rejects predecessor’s bid to visit HK

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen blocked her predecessor, Ma Ying-jeou, from making a landmark visit to Hong Kong this week, citing security concerns. Ma’s travel request was rejected on grounds that the

IMF urges Beijing to tackle ‘high’ corporate debt immediately

The International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 official urged China to take immediate steps to tackle rising corporate debt or risk “dangerous detours” during the country’s transition to a consumption-oriented economy. “Corporate

China now rivals U.S., Europe as growth engine for Asia exports

China is now an equal or even bigger driver of export growth in neighboring economies than the U.S. and E.U combined, marking a significant shift in the economic pecking order

Severe weather | Rainstorms hit several provinces

Rain and hail have brought havoc to several Chinese provinces, causing casualties and economic losses. Floods in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou left one dead and five missing. More than

Taipei police officers suspects in MOP1b investment scam involving Galaxy casino

A Taipei court this week ordered the city's Investigation Bureau's Office to pursue their probe into police officers in the Greater Taipei area who are potential suspects in an investment scam involving

Chinese dream of instant stock-market riches faces harsh reality

Fang Tao’s hopes of striking it rich in the Chinese stock market died as his investments plunged by half over the past year. Now, he’ll be happy just breaking even. The

Four killed in crash of marine surveillance plane

China's State Oceanic Administration said four officers were killed when a marine surveillance plane crashed into a mountain along the country's east coast. The accident occurred Tuesday during a routine mission

Children at five are 8-cm taller than four decades ago

Chinese children are much taller and stronger than four decades ago, with the height gap standing at 8 centimeters (cm), a government survey showed yesterday. The National Health and Family Planning

Beijing plans oceanic ‘space station’ in South China Sea

China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South China Sea, one that may also serve a

Hong Kongers accuse France’s Lancome of kowtowing to Beijing

French cosmetics company Lancome has sparked a backlash in Hong Kong after it canceled a promotional concert featuring a singer known for pro-democracy views, with many accusing it of caving

Hong Kong | Teen activist acquitted over 2014 protest

A Hong Kong court yesterday acquitted teen pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong of obstructing police at a protest two years ago against China’s tightening hold on the city. Wong tweeted that he

China pledges to cut steel glut, avoid race to devalue yuan

China promised yesterday to rein in steel production that is flooding global markets and to work with Washington to enforce anti-nuclear sanctions against North Korea, but the two sides ended

Inner Mongolia | 74 on trial over murder for compensation plots

Prosecutors in northern China have indicted 74 people for murder and other charges related to scams in which the deaths were staged to look like mining accidents in order to

Retail | Wal-Mart seeks overseas success by going native in China

Zhong Guoyan sifted through piles of fish at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, one of China’s largest cities. She studied the fins, to make sure they were bright red and firm.

Critic of Mao persists in documenting turbulent past

As China’s Cultural Revolution descended into mob violence, teenage Red Guards dragged Mao Yushi and his father, two proud and bookish engineers, out of their home to sweep a boulevard as a

Analysis | Debt load is (much) higher than previously thought, Goldman says

Count total social financing (TSF) as another Chinese statistic of increasingly dubious value, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. With many investors grappling to understand the degree to which

US presses China over industrial glut at strategic dialogue

U.S. envoys pressed China yesterday to cut excess steel production that is flooding global markets and to reach a diplomatic settlement to territorial disputes in the South China Sea as the two sides opened

Hong Kong students split from Tiananmen anniversary vigil

While Hong Kongers crammed into a park Saturday to remember the victims of China’s bloody crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 27 years ago, many student groups held rival events in

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