US, North Korean diplomats attend meetings in Beijing

Diplomats from the U.S. and North Korea are attending a six-nation security forum in Beijing yesterday, in a rare opportunity for contact between them after the North fired two suspected

USA-China | In Utah speech, Dalai Lama says actions spread compassion

The Dalai Lama delivered his message of peace and compassion yesterday to thousands of people during a visit to Utah that included a luncheon with the governor and a planned

The People’s Daily hits US over sea dispute

The flagship newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has issued a harsh attack on U.S. policies in Asia, accusing it of seeking to turn the disputed South China Sea into

Powerful storm poised to hit Asian bank profits, McKinsey says

Asia-Pacific banks face “a powerful storm” which will probably hurt profit growth in an industry that earned half a trillion dollars last year, according to McKinsey & Co. A triple threat

PBOC says monetary policy to remain prudent with fine-tuning

China will continue its “prudent” monetary policy this year with fine-tuning at appropriate times, the People’s Bank of China said in its 2015 annual report released yesterday, echoing recent descriptions

Elected village head says he accepted bribes

The popular head of a Chinese village who won a rare open election in 2012 following a standoff with the ruling Communist Party said in a televised statement yesterday that

Yulin holds dog-meat eating festival despite protests

A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival yesterday despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of

China tops global supercomputer speed list for seventh year

A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world's fastest computers for the seventh straight year — and for the first time the winner uses only Chinese-designed processors instead

TV shows restricted over foreign formats

China is restricting TV shows that use formats from abroad such as “The Voice of China,” which is based on a Dutch talent show, in a move it says is

Hong Kong | CY Leung to raise bookseller’s detention with Beijing

Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday he’ll raise concerns with the Chinese government over the case of a bookseller secretly detained for months in the mainland and whose revelations about his

Diplomacy | Xi visits Poland to boost trade, business

China’s President Xi Jinping is in Poland for a visit that is expected to boost Chinese investment in the region and open the Chinese market to Polish food producers. Poland has

Hong Kong bookseller’s revelations deepen rift with Beijing

A Hong Kong bookseller’s revelation of months spent in harrowing detention by mainland Chinese authorities is inflaming tense relations between the semiautonomous city and Beijing, with pro-democracy activists staging protests Friday. Lam Wing-kee’s account

Chinese villagers protest after police detain elected leader

Residents of a village in southern China where police have been deployed took to the streets yesterday to protest the detention of the village’s democratically elected leader and historic seizures of land. The

May home prices rise in fewer cities amid slower sales

China’s home prices rose in fewer cities in May than the previous month, with gains in some second-tier locations surpassing those in Shanghai and Shenzhen. New-home prices excluding affordable homes climbed

Lam contemplated suicide in China detention

A Hong Kong bookseller whose disappearance sparked international concern said yesterday that he was so despondent during his detention by authorities in mainland China that he considered suicide. Lam Wing-kee told The Associated Press

Xi Jinping looks to boost relations with Serbia visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Serbia this week in an effort to further boost relations with the friendly nation and assert China’s intention to radically increase its presence in

USA-China | Obama, Dalai Lama anger Beijing with White House meeting

President Barack Obama thanked the Dalai Lama yesterday for offering condolences after 49 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, as the pair once

Report: China cancels visit by kids who sang Taiwan anthem

Chinese organizers canceled an invitation to a Taiwanese children’s choir which performed the island’s national anthem at last month’s inauguration of its new president, reports said yesterday, in a move

China willing to pay the price of defiance

Even before a ruling, China may have lost by refusing to cooperate with a U.N. arbitration tribunal over its claim to virtually the entire strategic South China Sea. Yet Beijing

South China Sea | ASEAN issues, retracts, tough statement on troubled waters

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued, then swiftly retracted a tough statement on tensions in the South China Sea that may have offended meeting host China, underscoring sensitivity over

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