China Southern Airlines orders 110 Boeing jets worth USD10b

China Southern Airlines is buying 30 Boeing 737 Next Generation jets and 50 737 Max aircraft, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Its Xiamen

Beijing threatens sanctions against firms in Taiwan arms sale

The Obama administration announced a USD1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan, drawing an immediate rebuke and threats of retaliation from Taipei’s rival Beijing. The arms package is the first offered by

China – North Korea | The show must go on, unless divas say otherwise

Before it all fell apart, a visit to Beijing by North Korea’s most popular all-female pop group was touted by Pyongyang as the perfect chance to warm up relations with

Taiwan | ‘Star Wars’ fan’s dream job: Crafting realistic lightsabers

This is not your father’s lightsaber, Luke. This is not the weapon of a Jedi Knight, but the handcrafted replica of a Taiwanese man who disliked the official “Star Wars”

Xi calls for cooperation on Internet regulation

Chinese President Xi Jinping called yesterday for governments to cooperate in regulating Internet use, stepping up efforts to promote controls that activists complain stifle free expression. Xi’s government operates extensive

US plans 1st arms sale to Taiwan in 4 years

The Obama administration is planning its first arms sale to Taiwan in four years, congressional aides said yesterday (Macau time), a move that typically draws stiff criticism from Beijing but

Analysis | Economic growth rate is seen falling until at least 2018

China’s economy, already in the midst of a half-decade deceleration, won’t arrest its downward trajectory until at least 2018. Six of 12 economists surveyed by Bloomberg last week say 2018 will

Cinema | Michelle Yeoh reprises her role in ‘Crouching Tiger’ sequel

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh said yesterday that she has been waiting many years to reprise her role in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in an upcoming sequel to the supernatural martial

Hearing: Did Chinese drywall company hold back information

A federal judge will hear closing arguments today (Macau time) about whether a Chinese drywall manufacturer held back information about its U.S. sales by failing to disclose a former official’s

Plainclothes officers a force against dissent

The tough guys wore smiley face stickers, but they weren’t there to spread good cheer. Scenes of pushing, shouting and shoving outside a Beijing courthouse this week were orchestrated by plainclothes

Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on trial in Beijing as police scuffle with protesters

Police scuffled with protesters and journalists at a Beijing courthouse yesterday as a prominent rights lawyer stood trial on charges of provoking trouble and stirring ethnic hatred with online commentary

Reports: Fosun tycoon Guo appears at event after disappearance

The chairman of the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Med and whose company said he was assisting an official investigation after he disappeared for a day last week, appeared yesterday

Alibaba pays USD266m for SCMP

E-commerce company Alibaba is buying Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post for HKD2.06 billion (USD266 million), it said yesterday, in a deal that’s stirred concern the English-language paper’s reporting may be softened

Beijing smog to ease after last week’s red alert amid cold wave

A cold wave was predicted to clear up smog in Beijing later yesterday after the city issued warnings on the weekend for children and the elderly to stay inside as

Wife of ex-Politburo member Bo Xilai gets reduced life term

A Beijing court has commuted the death sentence for the wife of fallen Politburo member Bo Xilai to life in prison, winding down one of the biggest scandals to rock China’s political

Party to loosen stringent urban hukou rules

China will loosen its stringent regulations on urban residency to allow more people to enjoy public services such as housing, education and health care beginning next year. Chinese citizens have for decades

Mainland holds Nanjing Massacre memorial

China held a memorial for Nanjing Massacre victims in the eastern city of Nanjing yesterday. Li Jianguo, a member of the Party’s Central Committee Political Bureau and vice chairman of the

Hong Kong | Gov’t says it would cost USD9.8b to cancel rail project

Hong Kong will face a HK$75.6 billion (USD9.8 billion) bill if an express railway linking the city to mainland China is abandoned, the Transport and Housing Bureau said in a

Beijing’s efforts on climate deal partly due to its pollution

China’s push for a global climate pact was partly because of its own increasingly pressing need to solve serious environmental problems, observers said yesterday. China, the world’s biggest source of climate-changing

Rights lawyer to stand trial for social media posts

One of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers is due to stand trial today for comments on social media that were critical of the ruling Communist Party in a case

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