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While China’s Communist Party rolled back its long-standing one-child policy last month, economists are expecting another equally powerful deterrent to kick in: the soaring cost of raising kids. Their projections are
China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this
Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades —
The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid civil war 66 years ago, and though no concrete agreement resulted,
SINGAPORE (AP) — The latest on the historic meeting between the presidents of Chinaand Taiwan in Singapore. All times local. ___ 3 p.m. The leaders of Taiwan and
When President Xi Jinping lays a wreath at the hulking Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi this week, he’ll be reminding Vietnam of the country’s shared communist lineage and Cold War
Taiwan’s president said yesterday he hopes this weekend’s historic meeting with China’s leader can ease Beijing’s hardline stance on diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which is now recognized by just 22 countries. President
The biggest Chinese airline said yesterday its chairman is being investigated by the country’s anti-corruption agency. China Southern Airlines said Si Xianmin is being investigated “by the relevant authorities for suspected serious
Hong Kong ranks second in a list of cities most at risk of a property bubble, according to a report released by investment bank UBS. The report entitled “UBS Global
It has no membership in the United Nations. In the Olympics, it competes as “Chinese Taipei.” Most nations don’t recognize it as a country. The economically dynamic, self-governing island of Taiwan
China has approved the budget for a 58.41 billion yuan (USD9.22 billion) high-speed rail project connecting Beijing to the outdoor venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, a crucial piece of infrastructure
Hong Kong led gains in Asian stock markets yesterday after an official said China will set up a second stock trading link with the city this year. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend for the first time since civil war divided their lands 66 years ago, their governments said yesterday, a highly symbolic move that
President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China needs at least 6.5 percent economic growth in coming years to raise living standards and become “moderately prosperous.” The ruling Communist Party also announced plans
The U.S. Navy’s challenge last week to China’s sovereignty claims in the South China Sea was not designed as a military threat, the head of U.S. Pacific military forces said yesterday in a mostly
Zhang Genheng has been expelled from the party and the military, and his case has been sent to prosecutors, according to a notice on the website of the party’s anti-corruption
Bai Budan took a morning stroll on Tiananmen Square to find inspiration for a new series of satirical cartoons, an art form only barely alive in China. He wondered about the sheer
Everyone should have the chance to have more than one child, say Chinese parents who welcome the government’s loosening of its population policy. But just because all couples can now
Merkel met a group of human rights lawyers, writers and bloggers at the German Embassy in Beijing on Thursday evening, a government official said on the condition of anonymity because
China’s ruling Communist Party announced yesterday that the country will start allowing all couples to have two children, abolishing an unpopular policy that limited many urban couples to only one child
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