Second missing bookseller returns to HK

A second man linked to a Hong Kong publisher of books critical of Chinese leaders has returned to the city from the mainland, according to Hong Kong police. Cheung Chi Ping

NPC | Xi Jinping: Contain moves toward formal Taiwan independence

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to contain any moves by Taiwan toward formal independence in his first public remarks on the issue since the self-governing island democracy elected a president

Top economic planner: ‘hard landing’ impossible

China’s top economic planning official yesterday said it is impossible that the Chinese economy would have a “hard landing” — or a sharp slowdown after a period of robust growth —

Nearly 300,000 punished for corruption in 2015

China’s ruling Communist Party said yesterday that it punished nearly 300,000 officials for corruption last year. The party’s official watchdog body said that 200,000 of those were given light punishments and 82,000

Leadership expected to set lower growth target at legislature

  Chinese leaders are expected to cut their growth target to allow more flexibility in overhauling their slowing, state-dominated economy when their legislature meets this week. But they are unlikely to unveil significant new reforms. The

National People’s Congress | What You Need to Know

  Each year, some 3,000 of China’s most powerful officials descend on Beijing for about 10 days of parliamentary pageantry known as the National People’s Congress (NPC). While the country’s top legislature

China’s DJI wants to sell drones in Japan after laws loosen

Major Chinese consumer-drone maker DJI has its eyes on the potentially lucrative Japanese market after regulations on drones were relaxed here three months ago. DJI Japan General Manager Allen Wu launched

Views on China | Jack Ma closes in on China’s most precious commodity

Of the dozens of investments that Alibaba has made over the past few years, purchasing a stake in China’s Caixin Media could be the smartest of all. Media reports today say

Tibet | First self-immolation of year reported in autonomous region

  A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire and died in a protest against Chinese rule, in the first such action of its kind this year, a U.S. government-funded radio

South China Sea | Philippines spots suspected Chinese ships at disputed atoll

A Philippine official said yesterday that he recently spotted five suspected Chinese coast guard and navy ships at a disputed atoll in the South China Sea and fears Beijing will

NPC | Naming Xi Jinping as ‘core’ may reflect power and weakness

China’s President Xi Jinping has collected titles ranging from National Security Council chief to good old “Uncle Xi.” Along the way, he’s used state media to make his views known

Interview | Liu Minghui: Executive’s big new idea forged during jailhouse torment

  Struck by a sudden inspiration for a business plan while cooped up in a room at a southern China detention center, entrepreneur Liu Minghui turned to the only people nearby

Missing HK bookseller resurfaces in TV interview

  A Hong Kong bookseller missing for two months has reappeared in an interview with Chinese media, insisting he wasn’t abducted and instead crossed illegally into mainland China to help authorities with

Chinese pastor fired from provincial office over court case

A leading pastor in an eastern Chinese province where authorities have been cracking down on churches has been barred from the pulpit and removed as head of the provincial state-sanctioned

Guangzhou | 24 jailed over billion dollar fraud

A court in Guangdong province has jailed 24 people for fraudulent fund-r­aising of over 9.9 billion yuan (about USD1.5 billion), cheating more than 230,000 victims, mostly elderly people, from 2002

Philippines to China | Respect coming decision on sea claims

The Philippines asked China yesterday to respect an upcoming decision by an international arbitration tribunal on Beijing’s claim to most of the South China Sea to show it does not regard itself as “above

Economy | Beijing assures US no devaluation, pushing reforms forward

China’s premier told visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew yesterday his government is pressing ahead with painful reforms to shrink bloated coal and steel industries that are a drag on

Hong Kong | Independence group surprises with vote result

A pro-democracy candidate won a Hong Kong weekend by-election while a rival from a radical pro-independence group arrested on riot charges placed a surprising third in a vote seen as a measure

China investigates Hong Kong bookseller over mail sales

Chinese police are investigating a detained Hong Kong bookseller for allegedly selling books by mail illegally in mainland China, an official Chinese newspaper said yesterday, the latest twist in a case that has raised concerns over erosion

Knife-wielding man slashes 10 kids at school in Haikou

A knife-wielding man slashed 10 children outside a primary school in southern China before killing himself yesterday, police said. None of the children suffered life-threatening injuries during the attack in the southern city

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