FT: Beijing spells out cost of meeting pollution targets

According to the country’s central bank, a report on “green” finance issued Wednesday estimated that China’s budget covered only 15 per cent of the required investment, and called for carbon

First ‘tiger’ snared in corruption crackdown stands trial

The Chinese Communist Party official whose downfall ushered in a nationwide corruption crackdown that continues to shake local industries raised no objections at his one-day graft trial yesterday. Li Chuncheng, 59,

Offbeat | China to crack down on strippers at rural funerals

Chinese officials say they are cracking down on stripteases and other lewd shows that have become popular at funerals in some rural areas. The Ministry of Cultural said in a statement

The Buzz | Chinese man jailed for splashing ink on Mao Zedong portrait

A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the heart of Beijing, state media

China releases wanted list for worldwide fugitive hunt

Interpol’s National Central Bureau of China has released a wanted list of 100 fugitives as the country intensifies its hunt worldwide for economic runaways. On the list are officials and state

Jimmy Lai won’t back down

At 3:30 a.m. on a chill January morning, Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai was awakened by a housemaid. Police were at the door of his British-colonial-era mansion. “I thought

Hong Kong | Leung asks lawmakers to agree to Beijing’s election plan

Hong Kong law-­makers should agree to China’s terms for the city’s first leadership election, or risk delaying giving citizens the right to vote, Chief Executive Leung Chun-­ying said. Candidates for the

Tibet | Exiled gov’t presses mainland authorities on missing Buddhist leader 

The Tibetan government-in-exile wants supporters to help pressure China to release the 11th Panchan Lama, a Buddhist leader who is believed to have been in Chinese custody since his disappearance as a

Xi picks Pakistan dam as first stop on USD40b Silk Road

China picked a dam project in northern Pakistan for its first investment by a USD40 billion Silk Road infrastructure fund as President Xi Jinping looks to expand the country’s influence

US business group urges more transparency, access 

The American Chamber of Commerce in China called yesterday for more government transparency and fairness as the confidence of U.S. companies in the country’s investment climate deteriorates. The chamber said in its annual

Central, western regions have worst air pollution, Greenpeace says

Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan were among the 10 worst-polluted provinces in the three months ended March 31, Greenpeace said in an e-mailed statement. The provinces are areas of the country

HONG KONG | Defiant residents resist mainland’s embrace

All around Chow Tak-­yee’s neighborhood in the working-class edges of Hong Kong, the 26-year-old can feel the spreading influence of nearby mainland China on the prosperous, open-minded city she›s always called home. The

Global, mainland automakers debut new models 

Ford showed off its new Taurus and Nissan unveiled a midsize sedan and a SUV designed for China yesterday at a Shanghai Auto Show that highlighted rising competition from lower-priced Chinese

Shanghai car show bans skimpily clad showgirls 

The Shanghai Auto Show banned female models and automakers responded with dancers and fresh-faced young women holding tablet computers. Organizers of China’s biggest auto show announced in February that models in slinky dresses

Xi in Pakistan to unveil USD45B in investments 

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pakistan yesterday for a two-day visit in which he is expected to announce USD45 billion worth of investment projects in energy and infrastructure development. Prime

Taiwan | 1 dead from fire sparked by quake off south Japan

A strong undersea earthquake struck between Taiwan and southern Japan yesterday, sparking a house fire that killed a person outside of Taiwan’s capital and causing Japanese authorities to evacuate some

More than 100,000 officials caught in austerity push

The party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in its monthly report that 5,340 officials were reprimanded in December 2014, the most recent month studied. That pushed the two-year total

AP Exclusive | Activist more determined after lockup 

The most prominent of five recently released Chinese women’s rights activists feels her dedication to the cause has grown stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke

Central Bank to cut bank reserve requirement

China has cut the amount of cash the country’s lenders must set aside as reserves in the second such move in three months, stepping up stimulus after Premier Li Keqiang

Veteran journalist Gao Yu sentenced to 7 years

A Beijing court sentenced a veteran Chinese journalist to seven years in prison Friday on charges of leaking a document detailing the Communist Party leadership’s resolve to aggressively target civil

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