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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing this week to build ties with her country’s giant neighbor, while China hopes to shore up its declining
China has assembled a team of 60 investigators to look into last week’s river cruise ship sinking following orders from President Xi Jinping to find the cause of the country’s worst
Opposition to a China-backed plan for the first election of Hong Kong’s chief executive rose, reaching parity with approval levels for the first time since the government unveiled the proposal
Hong Kong stocks fell, with the Hang Seng Index posting the lowest close in two months, after local officials said they were testing a woman for fever. A 22-year-old woman who
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government yesterday approved two grants totaling HKD9.345 million (USD1.2 million U) for earthquake relief in Nepal. The government made the decision advised by the
Li Haitao, a 24-year-old employee at a steel trading company, did no research last June before he joined a stampede of novice investors into China’s surging stock market. He paid for his risk-taking. “I
Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to a new concern over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao Wei stared at him
China plans to introduce a national parks system in a move that could help address administrative problems that have so far plagued attempts to protect the country’s few remaining natural
Five people were killed, including two police officers, in a shooting yesterday in rural northern China, police said. The early morning shooting in Hebei province’s Suning county marked a rare
To his long list of accolades, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is adding one with French flavor. France’s consul general made the 52-year-old actor an “Officer of the Order of
The United States government is defending itself against a Chinese tourist’s USD10 million injury claim with the testimony of a surprising witness — a border agent the government initially fired
The latest weapon in the fight against cheating on China’s all-important college entrance exam is a six-propeller drone. The contraption flew over two testing centers in Luoyang city in central China’s Henan province to scan
Many relatives wept openly as they arrived yesterday at a morgue for a last look at bodies of loved ones among the more than 430 people killed in the Yangtze
China’s exports fell for a third month in May, while imports slumped the most in three months, underscoring a sluggish domestic environment that may trigger more monetary policy support. Overseas shipments
When Dong Yingli first opened her east Beijing meat skewers restaurant six years ago, her chefs cooked the lamb, chicken hearts and assorted treats over an uncovered grill, with giant
Nearby ships blared horns for three minutes yesterday and rescuers bowed in silence to honor the more than 430 victims of the Yangtze River capsizing, as specialists began working on
When Li Caohua retired in her late 50s, the doctor immediately joined millions of other Chinese seniors and hit the road to see more of her giant country. At the top
Rescuers cut three holes into the overturned hull of a river cruise ship in unsuccessful attempts to find more survivors yesterday, as the death toll in the Yangtze River disaster
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers joined a candlelight vigil yesterday night marking the crushing of the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual commemoration that takes on greater meaning
They were born too late to remember the night 26 years ago when Chinese troops slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy student activists in the heart of Beijing. Many grew up hearing
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