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Smog levels spiked in Beijing yesterday, highlighting the environmental challenges facing China as President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris for global climate talks. The concentration of PM2.5, fine particulates that pose
A court in southern China sentenced a leading activist who organized rallies for media freedom to six years in prison Friday in what his lawyer described as an unfair trial with an
Macau Bridge (HZMB) will open, and that they must commit to a deadline shared with mainland China and Macau. The under-secretary for transport and housing, Yau Shing Mu, said initial talks
Air pollution in Beijing reached hazardous levels on Saturday as smog engulfed large parts of China despite efforts to clean up the foul air. At noon, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing reported the
The government should spend more on public services such as schools and hospitals in smaller cities to make them more attractive, said Zhang Liqun, an economist with the Development Research
President Xi Jinping announced a major overhaul of China’s military to make the world’s largest army more combat ready and better equipped to project force beyond the country’s borders. Under the
China’s emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels such as oil and gas are forecast to stall this year as the nation installs more clean energy capacity to tackle
A 71-year-old Chinese journalist imprisoned on a conviction of leaking state secrets had her sentence reduced yesterday to five years, from seven, after admitting guilt during a closed appeal hearing,
President Xi Jinping will speak at a key climate change conference in Paris later this month, before making state visits to South Africa and Zimbabwe, officials announced yesterday. Xi will also
The chairman of the Hong Kong arm of one of China’s biggest securities companies goes missing. The head of another firm resurfaces after months incommunicado. An executive at a film
Shareholders have foiled Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s USD12.4 billion proposal to combine his infrastructure and utility companies, dealing a setback to the billionaire known as “Superman” for his business
Singapore will outpace Hong Kong in growth in the ranks of millionaires over the next five years, with about one in 30 people qualifying as high net worth by 2020,
The violence swirling out from Syria in recent weeks is pressuring China to step off the sidelines and take a more active role in international efforts to stem the conflict. The
Chinese scientists have signed a deal to establish a commercial animal cloning center in the northern port city of Tianjin, edging the controversial science closer to mainstream acceptance. The plant in
U.S. and Chinese trade envoys yesterday promised to work together to protect business secrets and Beijing appeared to give ground in a dispute over proposed technology security rules for its
Chinese authorities are trying to register an estimated 13 million people who are without documents, most of whom were babies born in violation of the country’s strict family-size rules. China
Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for
In its ongoing quest for glory and global influence, China appears to have won a notable victory. The International Monetary Fund is set to anoint the renminbi - the “people’s
China refuted claims it is militarizing the disputed South China Sea, saying it needs to build facilities on artificial islands and reefs to protect them. “As the islands and reefs are
The results of Hong Kong’s fifth District Council election were unveiled yesterday. The South China Morning Post reported that a pair of pro-democracy heavyweights were marginally unseated in a District Council
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