Survey | Factory conditions weaken for 10th month

The Caixin/Markit index, based on a survey of factory purchasing managers, fell to 48.2 in December from 48.6 the previous month. The index uses a 100-point scale with numbers above 50

Xinhua Insight | How will the ASEAN Community influence China?

East Asia formed its first cross-nation union, the ASEAN Community, at the turn of the new year, which is expected to lead the region into a new stage of integration

Philippines follows Vietnam in opposing PRC’s runway test

  The Philippine government said yesterday that like Vietnam, it opposes China’s recent test of a newly completed runway on one of seven islands Beijing has constructed in the disputed South

29,000 officials punished in 2015 ‘frugality campaign’

The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s top anti-graft body yesterday said some 29,000 officials were reprimanded for violating austerity rules in the first 11 months of 2015, bringing the total

Cui Jian says his music hasn’t changed but China has

China’s godfather of rock Cui Jian says his basic message of personal freedom hasn’t changed in his new album, even if the world has. The rocker, who fell out of favor with the government

Policy risks to watch after a year of living dangerously

Economic policy missteps loomed large over China’s economy this year, ranging from a controversial stock market bailout, to a yuan devaluation that roiled global markets to a financing crunch for

HK police open missing person case on bookstore co-owner

Hong Kong’s police department classified the disappearance of a bookstore’s co-owner as a missing person case. Lee Bo, a major shareholder of Causeway Bay Books, which specializes in material critical of

Ai Weiwei wants to raise awareness about refugee crisis

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wants to raise consciousness about the plight of refugees through his, and his students’, art. Ai, who has made his name as much through his clashes with

Three new army units set up to modernize military

China has created three new military bodies as part of reforms to modernize its military — the world’s largest standing force — and improve its fighting capacity. State television on Saturday showed

Environment | China to halt new coal mine approvals amid pollution fight

  China will stop approving new coal mines for the next three years and continue to trim production capacity as the world’s biggest energy consumer tries to shift away from the fuel

Wind, solar power capacity to increase in 2016

China, the world’s biggest clean energy investor, plans to increase wind and solar power capacity by more than 21 percent next year as it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by cutting its reliance

China, Taiwan inaugurate upgraded hotline between sides

  Cabinet officials from China and Taiwan have spoken for the first time using a newly inaugurated hotline, the latest effort to build trust between the longtime rivals. The link that went into service yesterday represents

McDonald’s supplier trial concludes in Shanghai

No schedule for a verdict on the case has been announced and the information will be published on the court’s website, according to an official from Shanghai Jiading district court surnamed Yang,

8 survivors found 5 days after Chinese mine collapsed

Rescuers using infrared cameras to peer into darkness at a wrecked mine in eastern China yesterday found eight surviving miners who were trapped for five days after a collapse so

Activists welcome China’s 1st domestic violence law

The law approved Sunday by China’s legislature will take effect in March, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Women’s federations and civil organizations have been pushing for a law to protect victims of

2 men detained in Shenzhen for spreading terrorist rumor

Police in the Shenzhen city district of Guangming said Monday that two executives of an unspecified local company were detained after they posted the rumor-containing notice at their firm. A photo

More Chinese students seeking US community college degrees

Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are

Several nuclear plants close to Macau

A controversial nuclear waste plant in Jiangmen, some 90km north of Macau, was scheduled to commence construction at the end of 2013. The plan to build the structure on the south

World’s largest nuclear power capacity under construction

The approved nuclear power projects that are currently under construction will be able to provide 32.03 million kilowatts of energy, said Nur Bekri, head of the National Energy Administration. In

Anti-terror law raises practical concerns: Europe Chamber

The law, approved by the legislature this week and effective from Jan. 1, requires technology companies to assist authorities by providing encryption keys - a condition that’s sparked U.S. criticism

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