Wal-Mart in China faces employee protests

Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules as the company overhauls its struggling business amid an economic slowdown and

UN’s Ban tells civil society, free media are crucial

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told China’s leaders yesterday that a flourishing civil society and free media are key to China’s development, on one of his last visits to Beijing as

Powerful typhoon nears Taiwan; ships, planes grounded

A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind yesterday that grounded fishing boats, commercial ships and planes. Typhoon Nepartak slowed and weakened slightly yesterday afternoon but

Assistant to rights lawyer released after one year

An assistant to a prominent Chinese rights lawyer was released on bail yesterday, just ahead of the anniversary of a national crackdown on rights defenders. Police in the northern port city

Beijing wants bookseller back but Hong Kong says no chance

Hong Kong officials said yesterday there’s little chance a bookseller wanted in mainland China will be sent back after mainland authorities threatened him with tougher punishment if he didn’t return. Security officials

Chinese imports push up US trade deficit in May

The U.S. trade deficit climbed in May as a surge in imports of Chinese-made cellphones and computers pushed the politically sensitive imbalance with China to the highest level in six

South China Sea | Flagship paper warns US of ‘price’ to pay

The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party yesterday warned Washington that there would be a "price" to pay if it crosses China's "bottom line" by meddling in disputes over

UN panel says China is arbitrarily detaining US citizen

A U.N. panel says China has arbitrarily detained an American woman in violation of international human rights norms, bringing her case back into public attention ahead of a visit to

South China Sea | Japan denies its jets were provocative in Chinese encounter

Japan yesterday denied an allegation by China that its fighter jets were provocative in an encounter with Chinese warplanes last month over disputed waters in the East China Sea, rejecting

Billionaire’s plan to beat Tesla has a Vegas problem

Jia Yueting has all the trappings of a successful Chinese tech entrepreneur with global ambitions. A self-made billionaire who got his start as the IT guy at his local tax bureau,

Vietnam protests drills in disputed waters

Vietnam has protested against a Chinese military drill in the contested South China Sea and has demanded that China stop the actions it says are a threat to security and maritime safety. China announced that it will carry

Philippines ready to talk to Beijing after ruling on sea claim

The Philippines’ new president says Manila is ready to talk to China, not go to war, if an arbitration tribunal rules in its favor in a case it brought against Beijing’s

Aide to Hu Jintao gets life in prison for bribes

A former top presidential aide and consummate Chinese political insider was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abusing his power in a

CICC, China Investment Securities said to be in merger talks

Investment bank China International Capital Corp. and brokerage China Investment Securities Co., firms with 186 billion yuan (USD28 billion) of assets last year, are in talks on a possible merger,

HK pro-democracy protest draws tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the southern Chinese city’s streets for an annual pro-democracy protest march Friday, as tensions persisted over the high-profile case of a bookseller secretly detained

Clashes amid Italy’s crackdown on its Chinese community

A crackdown by Italian authorities on the increasingly powerful Chinese community in Tuscany resulted in new searches Friday in Italy’s Chinatown and clashes this week that drew the ire of China’s Foreign

Heavy rains leave 50 dead

Three days of heavy rain in southern China have left 50 people dead and another 12 missing and destroyed thousands of homes, authorities said yesterday, as areas along the Yangtze

Police injured as residents protest incinerator

A protest yesterday against an incinerator in a southern Chinese town turned violent as some people attempted to break into government offices and police were injured, residents and authorities said. The

Analysis | How Brexit makes yuan a crucial thing for markets to watch

For markets, Brexit is not just a story of European disintegration. The financial market stresses that could emanate from the results of the U.K. referendum bear a close resemblance to what

South China Sea | Sensitive Philippine comments on sea feud aired partly on TV

The new Philippine foreign secretary has made sensitive remarks about territorial disputes in the South China Sea that were broadcast live by the state-run TV network before it abruptly cut

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