FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist agenda, the spirit of modern China’s founder still exerts a powerful pull. Millions of
Exactly 50 years ago, China embarked on what was formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a decade of tumult launched by Mao Zedong to revive communist goals and enforce a
Next time you leave silly messages on the world's highest mountain, beware: China is watching you. Mountaineering officials have scrubbed graffiti from two granite tablets on the Chinese side of Mount
European Union lawmakers have voted against granting market economy status to China in a blow to Beijing’s hopes to win the stamp of economic approval by December. The lawmakers said in
A controversy over Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s admittance into a respected Washington-based anti-counterfeiting coalition intensified yesterday when board members received an anonymous email threatening a mass defection unless Alibaba is
A Chinese navy fighter jet on a nighttime training mission crashed into buildings in an eastern city, but the pilot ejected safely and there were no reports of casualties, the
A shallow magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck the mountainous region of Tibet yesterday, injuring 60 people, collapsing houses and damaging bridges and roads, authorities said. The quake struck yesterday at 9:15 a.m. (0115
The decision by the government of Longkou in Shandong province highlights the challenges facing local governments as they seek sources of growth amid a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-largest
Taiwan has executed a man convicted of killing four people in a subway stabbing spree two years ago, an attack that strengthened support for the death penalty on the island,
Queen Elizabeth II has been overheard on video describing Chinese officials as “very rude to the ambassador” in a conversation with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace event. The
Upping the ante in the feud over who is responsible for rising tensions in the South China Sea, China yesterday said repeated U.S. Navy patrols in the area are forcing it
China’s Cabinet has approved measures to boost exports in a move that might inflame tensions with Western trading partners that accuse Beijing of flooding their markets with steel and other goods
Chinese markets have rarely looked more like Vegas casinos. In recent weeks, investors have driven up trading volumes in China to astronomical levels, betting on everything from rebar to eggs. China traded
The sale to China Molybdenum Co. unloads its interest in one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Freeport-McMoRan is also in negotiations with China Molybdenum to
The U.S. Navy sent its third warship in less than seven months into China-claimed waters of the South China Sea as tensions rise ahead of an international court’s ruling on
China said yesterday that it hopes to work with the Philippines’ new government to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea, but insisted the onus is on Manila to lower tensions. Beijing hopes
Still a month away from its official opening, Walt Disney Co.’s latest theme park resort in Shanghai is already a popular destination attracting thousands of Chinese. A Disney store - the
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 34 victims while four people were still listed as missing yesterday following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern
More than 200 Filipinos voted on a Philippine-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea yesterday, with the mayor saying the elections proved Manila has sovereignty in the far-flung off- shore
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) demanded an overhaul of China’s leading search-engine Baidu following an investigation. The CAC said Baidu relied excessively on profits from paid listings in search results,
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