North Korea | UN investigator: Tens of thousands doing forced labor abroad

Tens of thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work abroad in conditions that amount to forced labor to circumvent U.N. sanctions and earn foreign currency for the country, amounting to

Beijing summons US ambassador to protest ship near reef

China summoned the American ambassador to protest the U.S. Navy’s sailing of a warship close to one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea, in an act that challenged Chinese sovereignty claims. China’s Foreign Ministry

Q&A | Impact of US warship sailing near newly created island

Beijing reacted harshly to a U.S. warship sailing near one of its newly created islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea. The action did not spark a

Meat processors shrug off WHO cancer warning

Liu Jintao, vice marketing manager of Shuanghui, China’s largest pork producer, said the WHO IARC’s report was “deeply regrettable.” “The report, though claiming to be published for human health, is in

Taiwan Mainland says it will stay out of upcoming elections

China won’t get involved in Taiwan’s upcoming elections, a government spokesman said yesterday, underscoring the sensitivity surrounding polls in which the island’s pro-independence opposition is expected to make a strong showing. An

Top graft buster turns sights on financial industry

The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s five biggest lenders, sovereign-wealth fund China Investment Corp. and the banking, securities and insurance regulators are among 31 entities that will be inspected

South China Sea sovereignty | Beijing warns US Navy after ship sails by artificial island

A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea yesterday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from

FT: Ai Weiwei hits brick wall in appeal for Lego help

Toy company Lego has been attacked by Ai Weiwei, the controversial Chinese artist, in a spat over the Danish group’s refusal to provide a bulk order of its plastic building

Beijing, US stress good manners in avoiding aerial incidents 

In the sometimes-testy rivalry between Washington and Beijing, good manners count. A recent amendment to a U.S.-China accord on safe encounters between their military pilots calls for keeping a secure

Party leaders drawing up new long-range growth plan

Facing pressure to pep up a cooling economy, Chinese leaders met yesterday to craft a new long-range blueprint to guide development through the end of this decade. The Communist Party’s five-­year

Couple in Philippine killings brought back for trial 

A Chinese consular officer and her husband, who allegedly killed two other Chinese diplomats and wounded their consul-general in a Philippine city, have been taken back to China where they will be

PBOC move shows global reliance on low rates to lift growth 

China’s sixth interest-rate cut in a year shows how hard it is to keep the world’s second-biggest economy growing vigorously while attempting one of history’s most audacious economic transformations. The country’s central

Mainland dissidents protest Britain’s treatment of activist 

Veteran Chinese pro-democracy campaigners have protested Britain’s treatment of an activist detained during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pageant-filled visit to the country, saying London was putting economic ties over rights

Xi given lessons on chillaxing as Cameron shows off Manchester City

Before the Red Devils of United took on the Sky Blues of City in a crucial match yesterday, Xi’s British roadshow headed to Manchester as Prime Minister David Cameron took

Xi says goodbye to queen, set for talks with Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron planned to discuss the fight against extremism with Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday on a state visit hailed as a landmark by both China and Britain. Xi and

Beijing inks nuclear power deal as UK seeks investment

Britain will be China’s “partner of choice” in the West, Prime Minister David Cameron declared Wednesday, as China demonstrated its commitment by putting down a 6 billion-pound (USD9.3 billion) stake in the U.K.’s first

Beijing to take custody of mainland couple in Philippine deaths 

Beijing has claimed diplomatic immunity for a Chinese couple suspected in the shooting deaths of two Chinese diplomats and the wounding of the country’s consul-general in the central Philippines, and

Novelty insurance guards do-gooders against scams by elderly 

Now there’s an answer to a sad, strange and common question in China: How can someone be a good Samaritan to an elderly person in need without getting scammed? China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba

Skeptics suggest mainland slump deeper than acknowledged

China’s official data show economic growth slowing but skeptics say the downturn is much deeper than Beijing admits. The latest data yesterday showed growth in the world’s No. 2 economy eased

Xi opens UK state visit with carriage ride

Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to address Britain’s Parliament and dine with Queen Elizabeth II yesterday as he began a state visit that is intended to cement close economic ties

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