Beijing passes law tightening controls on foreign nonprofits

China passed a law yesterday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is

South China Sea | Chinese forces to join exercises with rival claimants

China said yesterday it will send a warship and special forces for a multinational exercise next month that is also expected to include troops from the Philippines and other rival

Religion | Revered monk is mummified and covered in gold leaf

A revered Buddhist monk in China has been mummified and covered in gold leaf, a practice reserved for holy men in some areas with strong Buddhist traditions. The monk, Fu Hou,

Movie ‘Doctor Strange’ turns Tibetan man into European woman

A Tibetan male character from the “Doctor Strange” comic books presented such a political minefield to Marvel that in the film version they cast a Caucasian woman in the role,

Tibetans in exile re-elect Lobsang Sangay as prime minister

Lobsang Sangay has been re-elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile in voting held last month, officials announced yesterday, with Sangay saying the election shows that Tibetans in exile “are

Xi urges focus on jobs with economy under growing strain

Chinese President Xi Jinping said more should be done to deal with unemployment as the government tries to curb overcapacity in state-­owned enterprises, anticipating “many hardship” as the world’s second-largest

Taiwan | Fishermen protest Japan’s seizure of boat

Scores of Taiwanese fishermen protested yesterday outside Japan’s representative office in Taiwan to demand an apology over the seizure of one of their fishing boats by the Japanese coast guard. The

Before FM’s arrival, China says ties with Japan improving

With Japan's top diplomat making a rare visit to Beijing later this week, China's Foreign Ministry said yesterday that frequently tense relations with Tokyo have been getting better. Spokeswoman Hua Chun-­ying

China set to pass law tightening controls on foreign NGOs

China’s national legislature is poised to vote this week on a draft law criticized by overseas governments for tightening controls over foreign non-governmental groups by bringing them under direct police

Beijing opposes EU report on HK booksellers case

Beijing told the European Union yesterday to stay out of its internal affairs in response to criticism that China’s investigation of five Hong Kong booksellers undermined the territory’s autonomy and

Chinese airline passengers detained over ground crew assault

Police in southern China have detained three airline passengers after they were caught on video slapping, verbally abusing and throwing food at ground staff in anger over a delayed flight,

Economy | Billionaires may be closer to taking property arms private

Two of China’s largest developers took steps that moved them closer to potentially switching their stock market listings from Hong Kong to China, where their top executives have said they

Xi warns against religious infiltration from abroad

Chinese President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad. His comments over the weekend follow a tightening of religious space that has seen

Beijing auto show highlights SUVs in slowing market

Automakers showcased a new generation of luxurious SUVs at China’s biggest auto show of the year to lure buyers in its cooling, crowded market. Honda Motor Co. yesterday held world debuts

Thailand’s hospital targets Chinese couples wanting second child

Revenue from hospital operations may rise at least 20 percent this year, up from 18 percent expansion in 2015, and the total number of beds will grow from around 300

India revokes visa for Germany-based Uighur activist

India has revoked a tourist visa given to a Germany-based ethnic Uighur activist to attend an upcoming conference at the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India, an official

Great ball of money is rushing into commodities futures

Chinese speculators have a new obsession: the commodities market. Trading in futures on everything from steel reinforcement bars and hot-rolled coils to cotton and polyvinyl chloride has soared this week, prompting

Blocked content shows Apple not immune to China regulators

China has shut down Apple Inc.’s iTunes Movies and iBooks services, serving notice that the world’s most valuable company is no longer immune to the long reach of Beijing’s powerful

Police stop Western diplomats from visiting dissident

A Chinese lawyer said police stopped five Western diplomats who were trying to visit her in Beijing on Saturday after she had been prevented from travelling to the United States

Xi moves to take more direct command over military

Bolstering his status as China’s most powerful leader in decades, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assumed a more direct role as head of the country’s powerful armed forces with the

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