China, US hold economic talks as trade issues heat up on the campaign trail

Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies, as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the

US Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring focus on China

Senators this week confirmed a veteran of U.S.-Asian engagement and security as the State Department’s second-ranking diplomat, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The approval of

Chinese shares jump as Beijing steps up moves to boost sagging markets

A Chinese state investment fund promised to expand its purchases of stock index funds, among other moves signaling Beijing’s resolve to stabilize markets that have been

Thousands of vehicles stuck on highways as snow snarls travel

Icy conditions trapped thousands of motorists on highways in central China as snow and freezing rain snarled travel by air, train and road during the annual Lunar

Court gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger

A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger yesterday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years,

Regulator promises to protect small investors as stocks hit 5 year lows

Chinese shares gyrated yesterday, sinking to 5-year lows, after stock market regulators sought to reassure jittery investors with a promise to crack down on stock price

Government asks for explanation and fans are angry about not seeing injured Messi play

Hong Kong’s sports minister yesterday reiterated the government’s call for an explanation from the organizer of a soccer match between Inter Miami and a local

Gov’t pledges more help for its ailing property market, as IMF forecasts economy will slow

Markets in China sank Friday despite a fresh flurry of measures to help prop up the ailing property sector, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast

US will resume Peace Corps program in Palau as it moves to counter Chinese influence in Indo-Pacific

The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden administration continues moves to counter growing Chinese

Member of pro-unification Nationalists elected speaker in a prize for China

Han Kuo-yu of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists was elected speaker of the island’s legislature yesterday, a sort of a prize for mainland China. The Nationalists, also known as

Chinese mainland, Hong Kong move to promote financial cooperation, connectivity

China’s central bank and the financial authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have jointly rolled out new measures to strengthen financial cooperation, which

Man takes daughter in a small plane to hometown for Spring Festival

As the Spring Festival approaches, many people can’t wait to rush back home for a family reunion. A man from Lu’an city in East China’s Anhui province took

Court convicts four of rioting over storming of the legislature in 2019 protests

A Hong Kong court convicted four people yesterday for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than

Manufacturing contracts for a fourth straight month in January

A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in

Taiwan holds military drills to defend against ‘the threat of a Chinese invasion’

Almost every day, Chinese warships sail in waters around Taiwan and warplanes fly toward the island before turning back. What if they suddenly attacked? Taiwan’s military

Chinese hackers determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US infrastructure, FBI director warns

Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray will

Beijing sees two ‘bowls of poison’ in Biden and Trump

As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily. First, there are concerns about

SAR begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law yesterday, more than three years after a similar law has all but wiped out dissent

‘Expats,’ starring Nicole Kidman, was filmed in the city, but you can’t watch it there

Nicole Kidman’s latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked fro`m seeing it, prompting speculation about censorship in a city

Evergrande ordered to liquidate after failing to restructure over $300 billion debt

A Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, to undergo liquidation following a failed effort to restructure $300 billion owed

Heavy snow to hit Central, East China this week

China's meteorological authority yesterday warned of a large-scale and persistent heavy snowfall in the eastern and central regions of China, which might pose challenges for travelers

China protests interrogations and deportations of its students at US entry points

The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America, saying some have been interrogated for hours, had their electronic

Beijing doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis

China's leaders launched a barrage of new policies last week to prop up languishing financial markets and rekindle growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The

Beijing steps up military pressure on Taiwan after the US and China announce talks

China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Saturday. The military pressure comes on

China says it’s working to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade

China, the world’s biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade by forcing many shippers to avoid

Fire kills at least 39 people, state media says

  A fire broke out in a commercial building in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and injuring nine others, state media yesterday

Gov’t expands access to loans for developers to end its prolonged debt crisis

China has rolled out new rules meant to expand access to commercial bank loans for property developers as Beijing doubles down on its effort to

Top court restores activist’s conviction over banned vigil on Tiananmen

Hong Kong’s top court yesterday restored a prominent detained activist’s conviction over a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, marking the latest

Death toll in landslide rises to 39, with 5 people still missing

The death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China rose to 39 yesterday, while five people remained missing, Chinese state media

China accuses US of abusing international law by sailing in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea

China accused the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western Pacific, one day after an American naval destroyer sailed through the

Central Bank moves to spur its slowing economy and boost markets by cutting required bank reserves

China’s central bank said yesterday it will cut amount of reserves it holds for banks as part of a slew of measures to support the slowing

China formally restores relations with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties

China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations yesterday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by

Thousands of people are forced out of their homes after 7.1 quake

As aftershocks continued to rock western China yesterday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and other shelters, lighting bonfires to fend off the freezing

7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of Xinjiang, injuring six people and collapsing 47 homes

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early yesterday, causing extensive damage but injuring just six people in freezing cold weather,

Death toll in landslide rises to 31 while more remain missing

Thirty-one people were confirmed dead while several remained missing yesterday after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state

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