Beijing to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO

China said yesterday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are discriminatory requirements for American subsidies for electric

Lee says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of

Bright outdoor light at night may increase stroke risk

Too much exposure to bright outdoor lights at night may increase a person’s stroke risk, new research suggests. The study involved more than 28,000 people

China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption. Chinese courts yesterday handed down sentences of

Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China, Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop infringements’

The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing yesterday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou to visit mainland

The newspaper said they will participate in the Qingming Festival Memorial Ceremony for the Yellow Emperor held in Shaanxi province, said Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the State

A pastor is released after seven years in prison, finds himself unable to get an ID

Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he

Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons, causing injuries

Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons this weekend in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,

NYPD fired officer accused of spying for China although charges were dropped

Baimadajie Angwang thought he would be reinstated to his dream job as a New York City police officer after federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges alleging he spied

Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into pond, police say

Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month

Doing business in China is growing tougher, European business group says

Uncertainty and “draconian regulations” have drastically raised risks for foreign businesses in China, a report by a European business group said yesterday. The lengthy

Highest level meeting since 2017 as relations thaw further

Australia received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years yesterday with stability a key theme of the discussions between the countries’ foreign ministers.

National security bill comes into law on March 23

Hong Kong will enact the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance on Saturday, announced the city’s leader John Lee after the city’s legislature passed the bill on its

Detention of three teens over gruesome killing of classmate sparks debate

In the last recorded moments before the 13-year-old boy’s death, surveillance cameras showed him sitting on a scooter, surrounded by three classmates. An hour later, his phone

Wang meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his New Zealand counterpart yesterday, as China’s most senior diplomat began a tour of the country and Australia. Deputy

Economy shows signs of improvement, but its property sector is still in the doldrums

China’s manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy, the National

After pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, not much in the US

In the Chinese city of Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have both decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice

City officials issue a rare apology after authorities obstruct journalists on live TV

City officials in eastern China apologized to local journalists after authorities were shown pushing them and trying to obstruct reporting from the site of a deadly explosion,

HK ‘freedom’ smearers double down

Whenever the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authorities make moves to plug any legal and institutional loopholes, its remedial efforts are smeared by those in the SAR hoping

Nobel Literature laureate accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China’s heroes

His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit now driving

Chinese stocks slide as investors maintain caution after US inflation report

China stocks were lower yesterday after the overnight United States inflation report that signaled a diminished possibility of the Fed’s rate cut made investors cautious.

China, Iran, Russia, show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said

Shipping industry exec died on Texas ranch after her car went into a pond, report says

Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died on a Texas ranch last month after her car went into

Congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness

China's national legislature wrapped up its annual session yesterday with near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s vision for the

US is constantly assessing expansion of chip export controls that can boost China’s military

The United States is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used

Cleaner finds two dead babies in glass bottles in a vacated apartment

A cleaning person found two dead baby boys in glass bottles in the living room of a vacated apartment in Hong Kong, police said Saturday. A man

Top court, prosecutors report surging cyberscams, stress protecting national security

China saw large increases in arrests and cases of phone and internet scams last year, according to reports presented late last week to the National People’s Congress

Ex-Google Chinese engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in

Canada reaches settlement with Canadian detained in China for three years

Canada’s government has reached a settlement with one of two Canadians who were detained in China for nearly three years on national security charges during a diplomatic

Wang accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations

China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. yesterday of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions

Malaysian PM urges US and China cooperation in Asia-Pacific

Malaysia’s prime minister said yesterday that the United States has become more “transactional,” using rewards and punishments to achieve aims with other countries, and should be encouraged

Southeast Asian leaders call for disputes to be resolved without threats or force

Australia’s prime minister expressed concerns yesterday over “unsafe and destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea, citing the collision between Chinese and Philippine ships the previous day.

Xi emphasizes need to develop new quality productive forces

President Xi Jinping highlighted this week the need to develop new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions for high-quality development, amid a new round of technological

China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not be easy to achieve

China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year, Premier Li Qiang said yesterday, acknowledging that it will be a challenging goal in difficult times. In

Govt report releases signs of high-quality development

On Tuesday morning, Premier Li Qiang delivered the government work report, summarizing the government’s work in 2023 and outlining the government’s objectives for 2024. The

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