Japan and China agree to work on stable relationship, though only vague promises in seafood dispute

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to build a stable and constructive relationship, but achieved only a vague agreement on easing a

Hong Kong Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal said he dreamed of bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China praying together one day during

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone’ for any urgent concerns

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged yesterday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and

Taiwan’s participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China’s bonds

Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23

Biden and Xi agree to restore some military-to-military communications between the US and China

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed today (Thursday, Macau time) to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces as the two leaders met for hours on

China’s state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting

A head of the highly anticipated meeting today between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese state media have taken a new tone

Opposition parties team up for January election

Taiwan's two main opposition parties, both of which have vowed to restart talks with China, announced a joint ticket for January’s leadership election in a deal

This year’s Biden-Xi summit has better foundation, but risks won’t go away

The course of events in the year since the last meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping offers cautious hope that they will have better luck this

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church ` historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong yesterday at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking

Xi and Biden are looking for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they sit down for their first talks in a year, even

Xi and Biden are set to meet this week

When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they

Worried shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza

Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence may affect Saturday’s annual Singles’ Day online retail extravaganza.

US military is placing a new emphasis on ground troops for Pacific defense

As Chinese missile testing in the waters around Taiwan grew increasingly aggressive in 1996, the U.S. sailed two aircraft carrier groups to the island that Beijing

A Philadelphia Orchestra violinist hopes to build ties

Fifty years after the Philadelphia Orchestra’s history-making visit to China in 1973 that helped build then-fledgling U.S.-China ties, Davyd Booth hopes for a repeat performance. The

Xi urges countries unite in tackling AI challenges

Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the backdrop

Star-studded financial summit lineup casts vote of confidence in Hong Kong, mainland

Global financial heavyweights joined regulators this week at the main session of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, casting a vote of confidence

Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for sixth straight month

China's imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier in the latest evidence the world’s second largest economy

Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for tour marking 50 years since its historic 1973 visit

The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Beijing yesterday for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving

Xi and Albanese meet in Beijing while their countries try to mend ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday on the first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years as the

Yellen to host Chinese vice premier for talks in San Francisco ahead of start of summit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for two days of talks this week, the latest in a series of high-level

Supporters celebrate opening of Gay Games in Hong Kong, first in Asia

Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong on Saturday despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, marking the first time the international sporting

Premier Li seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook at the Shanghai export fair

Chinese Premier Li Qiang yesterday pledged to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment while seeking to generate excitement around

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic

City’s luster revival as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese

The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by a crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland

China keeps up military pressure, sending 43 planes, 7 ships near island

Taiwan said yesterday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its

Singapore defense minister calls on China to take lead in reducing regional tensions

Singapore's defense minister urged China as a dominant power in Asia to take the lead in reducing tensions in the region, warning that a military conflict

Remains of former Chinese premier to be cremated and flags to be lowered

The remains of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang are to be cremated tomorrow, with flags around the country to be flown at half-staff to mourn the

Three astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth yesterday morning after six months aboard China’s orbiting space station. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao emerged in good health from the

China holds conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track

China's leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country’s fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth

Russia’s envoy uses the stage to accuse the US of fueling tensions

Russia's defense minister accused the United States yesterday of fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “global dominance by any means” and warned of the risk of

Beijing believes the path to a Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco won’t be ‘smooth sailing’

China’s foreign minister believes the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden will not be “smooth sailing” and both sides

Firearms charge against Washington state senator dismissed in court

A Hong Kong court dismissed a gun charge yesterday against a Washington state senator who had been arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory in

Four former student leaders jailed over their praise of knife attack on police officer

Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong were sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for inciting people to wound others through their

As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum

Deng is part of a major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route that has become increasingly popular with the help of social media. Chinese people were the fourth-highest nationality, after Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Haitians, crossing the Darién Gap during the first nine months of this year, according to Panamanian immigration authorities.

The sudden death of former No. 2 leader Li Keqiang has shocked many

The sudden death of China’s former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, has shocked many people in the country, with tributes offered up to the ex-official who promised

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