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
The famously opaque People’s Bank of China is finding more of a voice, with a relative flurry of comments this month giving rare clarity on its thinking. The latest came Monday with
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves for a high-profile trip to China yesterday to discuss the fate of a jointly built dam and hydroelectric plant that Myanmar put
China’s latest attempts at reforming the country’s extensive pipeline network are aimed at lowering prices for end users and boosting gas demand, analysts said yesterday after the country released draft
Bullet trains are advancing across Asia. Malaysia and Singapore recently announced new bullet trains. India has a high-speed rail network on order. My big fear: a ‘bullet tram’ in Hong
China’s launch of the first quantum satellite yesterday will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that can’t be penetrated by hackers, experts said. The satellite launched into
The U.S. Army chief of staff told Chinese officials during a visit yesterday that China should not feel threatened by American ally South Korea’s decision to deploy a powerful U.S.
Chinese authorities are planning not to impose an aggregate quota on trading via the Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock exchange link, according to two people familiar with the matter. Daily trading will still
The ousted editors of a liberal Chinese magazine are suing the government in an effort to wrest back control of one of the country’s best-known political journals. A lawyer representing seven
Chui Sai On will lead a delegation on a visit to Portugal, following an invitation by the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The trip will take place from September
China will propose a joint initiative to revive weak global growth at next month’s meeting of leaders of Group of 20 major economies amid rising protectionist sentiment in the United
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stayed away yesterday from a Tokyo shrine that honors convicted war criminals among the nation’s war dead, a bid to avoid controversy with neighboring countries
Three Hong Kong student protest leaders have avoided prison time for leading or encouraging an illegal rally that sparked huge pro-democracy street protests two years ago. A magistrate sentenced Joshua Wong and
As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one immersed in
China’s auto sales growth accelerated in July, an industry group said Friday, while General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. reported record demand for the month. Sales in the world’s biggest auto
Japanese coast guard ships searched Friday for eight missing Chinese crewmembers after rescuing six others from a fishing boat that collided with a cargo ship off disputed islands in the
China’s slowing growth in money supply hasn’t affected the economy and the nation’s fundamentals support a stable foreign-exchange rate, the top economist at the central bank’s research bureau said. The country’s stabilizing hoard
Australia’s treasurer on Friday rejected accusations that the true reason his government plans to ban Chinese bidders from leasing a Sydney electricity grid is to appease influential lawmakers with xenophobic
Hong Kong’s economy grew at the fastest pace since March 2011 as a pick up in exports helped offset sluggish retail sales in the city. Gross domestic product expanded 1.6 percent
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