Conservationists: New policy could save elephants 

Conservationists hail it as a possible game-changer in the struggle to curb the slaughter of elephants: an unexpected pledge by a senior Chinese official to stop the ivory trade in

War veterans protest over missing benefits 

Disgruntled Chinese military veterans converged on Beijing this week in a protest over what they say is the government’s failure to make good on promised pensions, medical insurance and other

Sino-US talks see progress on currency, cyberspace issues

The United States claimed progress Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) with China on currency issues and toward negotiating a code of conduct for cyberspace after two days of high-level talks that underscored sharp

Beijing says ‘Golden Triangle’ source of most dangerous drugs 

Southeast Asia’s lawless ‘Golden Triangle’ region remains the overwhelming source of the heroin and methamphetamine sold in China, the country’s Cabinet said in a report issued yesterday. The report said 90

About 5,000 people protest rumored Shanghai chemical plant

At least 5,000 residents of a Shanghai suburb protested yesterday over a report that a petrochemical plant may be moved to their neighborhood, although authorities dismissed the report as untrue. The

Bank of China says it will cooperate with Italians in probe

The Bank of China said it would cooperate with Italian prosecutors seeking to indict the bank and hundreds of Chinese migrants following a massive money-laundering probe reported by The Associated

Attack in Xinjiang kills at least 18

At least 18 people were killed after ethnic Uighurs attacked a police checkpoint in Xinjiang, Radio Free Asia reported, the deadliest incident documented in China’s far western region since at

HONG KONG Last remaining pro-democracy protest tents cleared out

Pro-democracy protesters sat at their tents outside Hong Kong government headquarters before authorities removed the camp that was the last vestige of the street protests that erupted last September. The Lands

Regulator asks 3 local milk producers to recall goat infant formula

China recalled several batches of goat infant formula after excessive nitrate and insufficient selenium were found in samples, its food regulator said. Batches from three local manufacturers in Shaanxi province didn’t

Xi to roll out made-in-China weaponry for WWII victory parade

President Xi Jinping will use a World War II victory parade to showcase new weapons systems, a Chinese general said, amid growing regional concern about the country’s military reach. The Tiananmen

US to raise breach of government records at talks

The United States began annual security talks with China on Monday, and an official said it plans to raise directly the breach of a federal government server that resulted in the theft

Beijing says snow is no problem for 2022 Winter Olympic bid 

Beijing is driving home assurances that providing plenty of good quality snow for the skiing events won’t be a problem if it wins the right to host the 2022 Winter

Mainland retail spreads in Uganda amid local jealousy

The last time men posing as immigration officials showed up at Wei Kun’s shoe store in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, the Chinese trader forked out USD1,000 in bribes to

Report: Factory activity stabilizing but still weak 

Chinese factory activity showed signs of stabilization but remained weak overall in June as it contracted for a fourth straight month, leaving the door open for further stimulus, according to

Think-tank questions state-run lottery spending

China’s state-run lottery raised more than RMB100bn (USD16.3bn) for sports and welfare projects last year but a report from a top government think-tank has raised serious questions about where the

Mainland film, TV industry eyes world stage

Yertay Nussipzhanov is confident a Chinese movie that caught his eye at the Shanghai International Film Festival will be his company’s next hit. The Kazakhstani producer for REC Media was full

Eateries in southern town hold dog meat festival amid outcry

Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town held an annual dog meat festival yesterday despite international criticism of the event as cruel and unhygienic. The Yulin government distanced itself from the festival

Typhoon Kujira makes landfall

Typhoon Kujira, the eighth typhoon of 2015, made landfall in south China’s Hainan Province yesterday evening, bringing heavy rain to the drought-hit island. The storm landed in the coastal city

Italian prosecutors seek to indict Bank of China, 297 people

Italian prosecutors are seeking to indict 297 people and the Bank of China in connection with a massive money-laundering investigation reported by The Associated Press earlier this month. The suspects, mostly Chinese migrants

Cybertheft adds to Sino-US tensions ahead of upcoming talks 

Tensions between the U.S. and China are growing over its island-building in the South China Sea and over suspicions that Beijing was behind a massive hack into a federal government server that resulted

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