China, Pakistan push back on offshore revelations as Syria named

China denounced the so-called Panama Papers exposing shell companies as part of a conspiracy and Pakistan’s prime minister denied his family did anything wrong as the revelations spurred calls by

From limos to junk, quirky museums tell Beijing’s history

Stuffed into a tiny room off an alleyway are items that Wang Jinming readily admits were put out with the garbage: Paper string, a needle holder, a metal pancake maker

Xi, Abe miss opportunity for talks as China-Japan tensions grow

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit

Man sentenced to death for killing 9 in nursing home

A man who killed nine people and injured nine others in a Chinese nursing home has been sentenced to death, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. Luo Renchu had gathered

China builds an empire of electricity with Australia as target

It generates more revenue than Apple Inc. and Boeing Co. combined and serves one in seven people on the planet. Meet State Grid Corp. of China, a company that may

Call for Xi’s resignation sparks concerns in Beijing

Beijing’s response to an anonymous letter posted online last month, which called for the resignation of President Xi Jinping, “has been anything but dismissive,” writes an article in The New

PBOC discloses currency forward positions

China’s central bank revealed its short foreign-currency positions in forwards and futures for the first time, a decision that Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said will help show

McDonald’s | 1,500 new outlets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea

McDonald’s Corp. said yesterday it plans to open 1,500 new restaurants in China, South Korea and Hong Kong as it looks to faster-growing markets to help drive a global turnaround. McDonald’s

Taiwan | Decapitation of three-year-old sparks anger and fear

The apparently random decapitation of a three-year-old girl in front of her mother in low-crime Taipei this week has sparked outrage, calls to save the death penalty and questions about

Hong Kong | Gov’t threatens to bar party advocating independence

The Hong Kong government threatened to bar formation of a political party advocating independence from China, adding to tensions over Beijing’s control of the city before legislative elections in September. Hong

Energy | Sinopec to double natural gas output by 2020 as China shuns coal

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., one of the country’s state-run energy giants, plans to ride a wave of new gas discoveries to double annual output to 40 billion cubic meters

Corruption | Aide to ex-security czar gets 12 years for bribes

Chinese state media say a former aide to the country’s disgraced security czar has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for taking bribes. The official Xinhua News Agency said yesterday

Hollywood | Chinese company to give Dick Cook Studios USD500m for movies

A private film company in eastern China has agreed to invest at least USD500 million in the studio of former Walt Disney boss Dick Cook to make movies to be

Taiwan | Outgoing leader, successor pledge smooth transition

Taiwan’s outgoing president and his successor yesterday emphasized the need for a smooth transition of power amid a slowdown in the island’s high-tech economy and uncertainty over sensitive relations with

North Korea threat compels security steps China won’t like

A senior U.S. diplomat said that if North Korea keeps advancing its weapons programs, the U.S. will be compelled to take defensive measures that China will not like. Deputy Secretary of

30 deals signed during Chinese president’s visit to Prague

Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his trip to the Czech Republic by overseeing the signing of 30 business deals that could bring almost USD4 billion of Chinese investment. The

Beijing considers tightening control over Internet websites

  China’s government is moving to tighten its grip over the Internet as it rolls out draft rules that will effectively ban Web domains not approved by local authorities, including possibly

Health | WHO urges more oversight in wake of vaccine scandal

China must exert stronger oversight over vaccines sold on the private market in the wake of a developing scandal involving expired or improperly stored vaccines, the World Health Organization said

AP investigation | Mattel fought elusive cyber-thieves to get USD3m out of China

The email seemed unremarkable: a routine request by Mattel Inc.’s chief executive for a new vendor payment to China. It was well-timed, arriving on Thursday, April 30, during a tumultuous period

Taiwan | Police officer stabbed day after girl decapitated

A transit police officer was stabbed in the head yesterday, one day after a young girl was decapitated in apparently random knife attacks in Taiwan’s capital. The officer attacked at the

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