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Chinese state television has aired a confession made in detention by a Swedish co-founder of a human rights group, who said he had trained and funded unlicensed lawyers in China
Average concentrations of air particulates in 189 Chinese cities fell by 10 percent in 2015, according to a new Greenpeace report, a sign that pollution overall was decreasing even as
Taiwan’s new government will carefully manage relations with mainland China and it wants Washington to keep encouraging reconciliation, a senior official of the victorious party said yesterday (Macau time). Joseph Wu
Chinese state media say three people have been killed and 53 injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in the southern province of Jiangxi. The official Xinhua News Agency said
A deputy head of the Chinese Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office has been placed under investigation for apparent corruption as Beijing’s policies toward the island come under renewed scrutiny. The ruling Communist
President Xi Jinping will wade into the feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia as he begins a Middle East tour that shows a new willingness by China to flex its
Hong Kong authorities say Chinese officials have confirmed the whereabouts of the chief editor of a publisher specializing in books banned in mainland China three weeks after he went missing
China's economy cooled further in the latest quarter, dragging 2015's full-year growth to a quarter-century low and deepening a slowdown that has fueled anxiety over its impact on the global
Chinese state media say a Swedish co-founder of a human rights group in China was detained because he is suspected of funding activities that endanger state security. The official Xinhua News
The Dalai Lama left his home in India yesterday to travel to the United States for a medical checkup, although the Tibetan spiritual leader said he has no specific health
Twenty prominent lawyers and jurists from Europe, North America, Australia and Pakistan yesterday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to release a dozen Chinese lawyers and legal assistants held in detention
Manufacturer Tata Steel will cut 1,050 jobs in Britain as part of cost-savings to compete against cheap Chinese imports. The layoffs, largely in Wales, come just months after an earlier round
Philippine officials said yesterday they received two intimidating radio warnings identified as from the Chinese navy when they flew a Cessna plane close to a Chinese-constructed island in the South
The suspects, who were not identified, were accused of failing to ensure safety management, which eventually led to the major accident, according to a statement from Bao’an District Procuratorate. So far
The central bank said it will impose reserve-requirement ratios on yuan deposited onshore by overseas financial institutions from Jan. 25, without saying what level would be used. The ratios will
Taiwan’s presidential election victor Tsai Ying-wen will enjoy a broad mandate from her commanding victory and her independence-leaning party’s new legislative majority, but managing the island’s delicate relations with China
A new report from Peking University, one of China’s top higher-education institutions, concluded that economic divisions in China are expanding: one percent of the population owns a third of the
Twelve bottles of Petrus 1983 are estimated to fetch as much as HKD144,000 (USD18,500), as are 12 bottles of Le Pin 1992, New York-based Acker said in an e-mailed statement.
China isn’t going to be happy with the likely victory for Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition in this weekend’s presidential election, but it has limited options to respond: Any angry reaction could
A pledge by Hong Kong to ban its ivory trade has been welcomed by conservationists who describe it as a key step toward curbing the slaughter of African elephants. Hong Kong’s leader, Leung
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