Singapore | 4 renal patients die in hospital from hepatitis C

A top public hospital in Singapore said yesterday that four of its patients died after a new renal ward was hit by an outbreak of hepatitis C, likely from intravenous treatment. The Singapore

Lifestyle | White-gloved butlers a new must-have for super-rich

Soup spoon, salad fork ... Zhang Zhejing struggled to remember how to lay out the cutlery on either side of the plate. She also forgot to put the water glass

Hong Kong | Former leader Tsang charged in corruption probe

A former Hong Kong leader faces misconduct charges over a luxury apartment in mainland China, authorities said yesterday, making him the highest-ranking official to be formally arrested by anti-corruption investigators

Busan Film Festival | Estranged South Korean director Kim Ki-duk looks to China

For the past two decades, South Korean maverick filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s low-budget movies have given him international acclaim, highly coveted awards and many controversies. Now, one of the most accomplished and

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei finds Beijing studio bugged

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei found several hidden listening devices in his Beijing studio after he returned from a trip to Germany, his friend Liu Xiaoyuan confirmed yesterday. Ai could not

Postal service orders tighter mail security following mail bombings

Mail carriers and overnight delivery services must conduct additional checks for explosives, dangerous chemicals, weapons, gunpowder and poisons, the State Post Bureau said on its website over the weekend. Closer

China sending senior official for North Korean anniversary

China will send a leading member of the Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee to Pyongyang this month for commemorations of the founding of North Korea’s ruling party. Yesterday’s announcement comes

Tibet | Dalai Lama assures followers of health upon return to India

The Dalai Lama has assured his followers that he is in excellent health upon his return over the weekend to the Tibetan government-­in-exile’s headquarters in northern India. Hundreds of Tibetans, holding

Guangxi | Explosions kill 7, injure dozens in southern city

A series of explosions targeting public buildings in a small city in southern China killed at least seven people and injured dozens yesterday, officials and state media said. The official Xinhua

China holding 2 Japanese citizens on spying allegations

China has arrested two Japanese citizens on spying allegations, officials said yesterday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the two were detained in May, one in Zhejiang province

Hong Kong | Asia tycoon Li on defensive after attacks from Chinese media

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has defended his business strategy against accusations from China’s state media that he is abandoning investments in the world’s No. 2 economy because of its

China in line to build Indonesia high speed rail

China has emerged as the likely builder of Indonesia’s first high-speed rail line after Indonesian officials rejected Japan’s requirement for a government guarantee of loans, officials said yesterday. Regional rivals China

Analysis | Xi big-money pledges underpin Chinese diplomacy

Call it checkbook diplomacy, Chinese style. On visits to Washington and the United Nations, President Xi Jinping has pledged billions of dollars for peacekeeping, economic development and climate change, winning audience

Occupy Hong Kong | Anniversary reignites debate on city’s election

Protesters seeking to remind China of last year’s lost fight for free elections in Hong Kong gathered yesterday outside the city’s government headquarters, where students had battled tear gas to

An American education | US colleges seek better integration for Chinese students

The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help them

Hangzhou | Court tries 2 activists for trying to form independent party

Two Chinese activists involved in attempts to organize an independent political party pleaded not guilty in court yesterday to the charge of subverting state power, their wives and a lawyer

Analysis | Sino-American agreement on cybertheft a first step

China’s pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama,

United Nations | Xi Jinping vows billions of development dollars, debt forgiveness

China's president pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world's poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek

Tracing China’s long, convoluted relationship with the UN

China’s President Xi Jinping is poised to address the U.N. General Assembly for the first time today. Here are some milestones in China’s long, convoluted relationship with the world body: 1945

US-China | Xi trades football for hardball political negotiations

With his feel-good tours of Boeing, Microsoft and a local high school complete, Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Washington state for the other Washington, where tougher discussions on cybersecurity, intellectual

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