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Hong Kong shares fell the most in three weeks on speculation recent gains were excessive relative to earnings prospects. Chinese banks and Tencent Holdings Ltd. led declines. The Hang Seng Index
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he expects talks with China on a long-simmering territorial dispute to start possibly this year, and urged Beijing to allow Filipinos to fish
China’s efforts to reduce poverty have improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people, but they could be undermined in the future without efforts to root out corruption and
Her brother got the big party, but the National Zoo’s other young giant panda is also celebrating a birthday. Bao Bao turned 3 yesterday. That means she only has a year
Taiwan’s financial regulator is investigating Mega Financial Holding Co. after New York state ordered its banking unit to pay a USD180 million penalty and install an independent monitor for violating
China is throwing the world’s leaders a party, and oil bulls may be hit with the hangover. Authorities in the Asian nation have ordered hundreds of factories to curb activity ahead
A Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan yesterday for a city-to-city dialogue, amid a chill in relations between the sides following the inauguration of the island’s independence-leaning president Tsai ing-wen in
In the next five years, a majority of U.S. consumers will have bought a Chinese-brand smartphone. Such a prospect may raise the hackles of purported American patriots and presidential candidates,
China National Chemical Corp. said yesterday a U.S. national security panel has cleared its proposed acquisition of Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta. The USD43 billion acquisition still requires approval from anti-trust and
A group of Chinese investors said it’s acquiring ad-tech startup Media.net for about USD900 million in cash, with plans to eventually sell the company to an obscure telecommunications firm whose shares have been
China’s coast guard launched live-firing exercises in the Tonkin Gulf yesterday, the latest in a series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the
The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are due to meet today in Tokyo amid frictions between Beijing and its neighbors over territorial claims and regional security. The foreign
Chinese planes and ships held war games in the Sea of Japan last week, the military said, during which Beijing displayed its latest-generation frigate at a time of bitter territorial
In a country long focused on bringing home as many Olympic gold medals as possible, this year’s haul isn’t what China expected. When China’s 416-athlete delegation set off for Rio, state
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday to march against “political censorship” in the run-up to Legislative Council elections. Six candidates have been barred from running
Who knew a simple statement about “that time of the month” could cause such a stir? A Chinese Olympic swimmer whose popularity soared during the Rio Games for her animated facial expressions
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seeking to assuage international concern that his three-year-old signature initiative to revive an ancient trading route linking China and Europe is only about serving his
Chinese state media say a top military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime. The official Xinhua News Agency says Rear Adm.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not raise long-simmering maritime disputes with China at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Laos next month, preferring to talk quietly with Chinese officials. “I
Chinese home prices gained in fewer cities as local governments joined some of the nation’s largest hubs in imposing residential property curbs to quell soaring real estate values. New-home prices excluding
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