As Chinese shoppers shun Hong Kong because of rising anti-mainland sentiment, the city’s retailers are hoping for some respite with the opening of their own mall in neighbouring Shenzhen. The RMB350m
The Central Geological Survey’s research tool shows the potential for soil liquefaction, in which the ground subsides, endangering buildings above. Color-coded maps can be sent in the form of alerts
About 200 Vietnamese gathered in central Hanoi yesterday to remember 64 Vietnamese soldiers who were killed by the Chinese navy in a clash 28 years ago in the disputed South
China’s chief prosecutor said yesterday that battling “infiltration, subversion and sabotage by hostile forces” is a key priority this year, with terrorists, ethnic separatists and religious extremists all in his crosshairs. In
The controversial dystopian film “Ten Years,” hailed as a timely insight into the mainland’s increasing intrusion into Hong Kong’s political autonomy, has largely disappeared from movie theaters, leaving private showings
Angry miners from Longmay Mining Holding Group Co. Ltd. and their family members marched through the city of Shuangyashan on Saturday and gathered in front of the company’s local offices. In
Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang defended the city’s economy after Moody’s Investors Service cut the city’s long-term debt outlook because of its links to China. Moody’s maintained Hong Kong’s long-term debt and
Hong Kong approved funding needed for a high-speed rail link to China after a contested vote among lawmakers, giving the green light for MTR Corp. to resume construction on the HKD84.4 billion (USD11
A woman from a big Chinese city visits her boyfriend’s rural hometown and is so appalled by the squalor she sees that she dumps him. The story was fake, but it
China is ripping off America in trade and should be slapped with a fat import tax. U.S. military allies Japan and South Korea are freeloading and need to pull their
An 8-year-old American boy with terminal cancer whose dying wish to become famous in China reverberated around the world has died. Dorian Murray died yesterday , according to a post on
China’s inflation accelerated to 2.3 percent in February, driven by a jump in food prices, but fell below the government’s official target for the year. The consumer price rise reported yesterday
Yuan Guiren said at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual national congress that most of the more than 2,500 Chinese universities and colleges focus on theory and
The Philippine president says his country will lease five aircraft from Japan to help the local navy patrol Manila’s territory in the disputed South China Sea. President Benigno Aquino III said
Australia’s prime minister yesterday dismissed public concerns revealed by a U.S. opinion poll about a Chinese company leasing a strategically important port. The Australian newspaper reported that the U.S. State Department
The Bangladesh central bank says it is working to recover some USD100 million allegedly stolen by Chinese hackers from an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Authorities have
Nearly every day, the retired factory worker goes to the airline office, riding a series of buses across Beijing to hand deliver a letter. And nearly every day, the letter
The order came down from the highest levels of China’s government, in a handwritten message from President Xi Jinping to officials charged with fixing the country’s crashing stock market: Make
Exports fell 25.4 percent from a year ago to USD126.1 billion, worsening from January’s 11.2 percent contraction, customs data showed yesterday. Imports shrank 13.8 percent to $93.5 billion, an improvement
Seeking to douse fears about China's economy, the finance minister said yestersday that Beijing can manage its rising debt load as it steps up deficit spending to prevent a slide
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