Taiwan | Presidential hopeful calls for more economic openness

Taiwan presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu urged expanded trade ties to re-energize the economy, as the ruling-­party lawmaker attempts to make up a deficit in the polls. The island faced strong competition

SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH | Beijing seen building 3rd airstrip

  The dispute over the strategic waterways of the South China Sea has intensified, pitting a rising China against its smaller and militarily weaker neighbors who all lay claim to a

FM says Xi’s visit to bolster Sino-US trust, cooperation

President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the United States will hammer home his view that peace will bring mutual benefit, while conflict will harm both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Universal signs deal to open Beijing theme park

A signing ceremony for the joint venture took place Sunday at the New York headquarters of Comcast NBCUniversal, which owns Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal Parks & Resorts, a Comcast unit, is

Gov’t names veteran diplomat to lead global crime team

China named a veteran diplomat to lead its global hunt for fugitive former officials, people with knowledge of the matter said, part of the Communist Party’s effort to improve cooperation

Citic securities chief probed for insider trading, Xinhua says

Citic Securities Co. President Cheng Boming is being probed by the police for insider trading, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. A Citic spokeswoman said it has no comment. The investigation

Leaders consult old master Zhu Rongji over reform

When top leaders from China’s Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to

Authorities release scholar ahead of Xi’s US visit

A Chinese scholar who helped an activist escape house arrest has been released from jail conditionally, his lawyer said yesterday, a move that comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s

Party issues blueprint on overhauling bloated state industry

China’s Communist Party issued a long-awaited blueprint for overhauling bloated state industries while retaining the party’s dominance in the economy. The government of President Xi Jinping is under pressure to reverse

UN rights chief airs worry about detained lawyers

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the detention and interrogation of more than 100 lawyers in China. Speaking at yesterday’s start of the 47-nation Human Rights Council

Film | Mr Six closes Venice Film Festival with reflection on mainland’s transformations

Mr. Six centers on a once notorious streetwise hoodlum named Mr Six, played by Feng Xiaogang, who lives a lonely existence in a Beijing hutong behind a small convenience store

Who are Uighurs? A look at group from restive Xinjiang region 

  Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious minority from China’s far west

‘Monster Hunt’ is country’s biggest grossing film 

“Monster Hunt,” a movie about a baby monster whose life is under threat, had earned 2.428 billion yuan (USD382 million) by Friday since its debut on July 16, according to

Hong Kong | Official says Chief Executive above judiciary, legislature

China’s top official in Hong Kong has dispelled the notion of a separation of powers in the city and says the chief executive has authority over the executive, judiciary and

Final death toll set at 173 in Tianjin warehouse explosion

Chinese authorities ended the search for the remaining eight missing in a massive chemical warehouse explosion last month, setting the final death toll at 173 in China’s worst industrial disaster in years. The

Authorities name and shame 4 tourists over Thai airport incident

  Chinese authorities have named and shamed four travelers over an incident at Bangkok’s airport in which they vented their frustration by belting out the Chinese national anthem. The four were part

Taiwan| Taipei simulates attacks by political rival Beijing

Taiwan’s military blasted shells into the ocean yesterday, one in a series of exercises this week to simulate attacks by political rival China after Beijing staged what appeared to be a mock

Li says gov’t to open currency market to central banks 

  China plans to allow foreign central banks into its interbank currency market, the country’s No. 2 leader said yesterday, in a new move to expand use of the tightly controlled Chinese

Mainlander reportedly held by Islamic State

  A Chinese man reportedly held hostage by the Islamic State group worked in advertising and TV production and describes himself as a free spirit and reader of Greek philosophy. The radical

Social media celebrity Guo Meimei jailed for running gambling ring

A woman who marred the reputation of China’s Red Cross with social media posts on her extravagant lifestyle was sentenced yesterday to five years in jail for running gambling activities. Dongcheng

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