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Apple Inc. launched its smartphone-based payment system in China where the electronic payments market is already dominated by an arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba. Apple said “Apple Pay” could be used
The Obama administration said that the president would veto legislation to rename the area in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington after a prominent Chinese political prisoner. State Department
President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia called yesterday for peaceful resolution of the region’s maritime disputes as they concluded a summit in California. Obama told a news
More than 100 people gathered in Hanoi yesterday to commemorate the anniversary of the start of Vietnam’s brief but bloody border war with China. Thirty seven years ago, 600,000 Chinese troops
Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday sought to downplay reports that China had positioned anti-aircraft missiles on a disputed South China Sea island, accusing the media of hyping the issue and
The first Chinese ship to search for the Malaysian airliner that vanished almost two years ago is due to depart Australia today for the southern Indian Ocean equipped with state- of-the-art
Between a sharp economic downturn and corruption scandals, Chileans haven’t had a lot to celebrate lately. So when Chilean authorities announced that China had become the country’s biggest buyer of
China is stepping up support for the economy by ramping up spending and considering new measures to boost bank lending. The nation’s chief planning agency is making more money available to
A former journalist with China’s official news agency says he has been blocked from traveling to the United States to accept a Harvard University prize for a 2008 book uncovering
Two Uighur Muslims from China pleaded innocent yesterday to carrying out the deadly bombing of a Bangkok landmark last year, with one man’s lawyer saying his client claims to have
Steel company managers joined thousands of their employees from across the European Union to protest yesterday against the import of cheap Chinese products and to warn the 28-nation bloc not
The Tianjin Binhai New Area suffered one of China’s worst industrial accidents in August when a warehouse storing combustible chemicals exploded less than one kilometer away from apartments — the
Britain’s biggest bank is staying put. HSBC Holdings plc said it will keep its headquarters in London, ending a 10-month process in which one of the world’s largest financial companies considered
China’s trade tumbled in January, in a possible fresh sign of the weakness confronting the world’s No. 2 economy. Exports fell 11.2 percent to USD177.5 billion, a sharp deterioration from the
Iran’s state TV says the first Chinese commercial train has arrived in Tehran to revive the Silk Road — an ancient network of trade routes running through Asia. Yesterday’s report quotes
The Light Rose Garden, a public art installation featuring a sea of white roses made with light-emitting diode, or LED, is also a perfect venue for Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong. Originating
Britain says a missing Hong Kong bookseller was likely abducted to mainland China, calling it a “serious breach” of the treaty under which Beijing took control of the city. Foreign Secretary
Retail sales and restaurant receipts in the world’s second-largest economy totaled about 754 billion yuan (USD115 billion) in the week-long holiday period that started Feb. 7, the eve of the
Workers have pulled out 114 bodies from the rubble of a high-rise apartment building that collapsed in an earthquake in Taiwan’s oldest city, leaving only one missing, authorities said Saturday,
The perpetrators of violent clashes in Hong Kong last week shattered its values in one night, the city’s financial secretary said, urging those involved to “turn their horses back from the cliff.” The
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