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Shanghai sacked four officials and punished seven others for not providing enough security to prevent the deadly New Year’s Eve stampede, the first punishments meted out after President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s base salary is rising from about USD13,600 to $22,300 a year under a recent general pay increase for public employees, state media reported yesterday. The reports gave
China’s economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent in 2014, the weakest expansion in nearly a quarter century, and is forecast to slip further over the next two years, adding to headwinds
China’s economy, the world’s second largest, grew 7.4 percent last year, its slowest expansion in nearly a quarter century. Forecasters expect growth to wane further in the next several years as China
Hong Kong inaugurated a student cadet group that will practice Chinese army foot drills and wear similar uniforms, as almost three months of pro-democracy protests led to increased scrutiny of
Grief over a famous singer’s death turned into a dispute on how the press should cover celebrity deaths after many accused media outlets of crossing the line. Yao Beina, who sang
China’s real estate market has extended its slump with new home prices in December registering month-on-month declines in a majority of surveyed cities. Of 70 large and medium-sized cities surveyed, 66
China announced a formal investigation into a top spy chief for alleged corruption, confirmation of the highest-ranking intelligence officer nabbed in President Xi Jinping’s battle against graft. Ma Jian, deputy minister
Authorities confirmed 22 people dead in the capsizing of a tugboat with an international team on a test voyage in eastern China, after rescuers dragged the overturned vessel to shallow waters
China’s military announced the names of 16 senior officials who were put under investigation for graft, including the deputy head of its nuclear forces, signaling President Xi Jinping is widening
Thirty-two officials in far-western China have been punished over alleged bribe-taking, nepotism or other wrongdoing in the choosing of people for over-subscribed Muslim pilgrimages to the holy city of Mecca, a Communist
Air pollution hit hazardous levels in Beijing yesterday, presenting a new challenge to leaders who have tried to curb smog via higher taxes and casting a pall over the city’s
Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apple’s iPhone. The Chinese manufacturer known for ultra-low-priced handsets yesterday unveiled a new model that chairman Jun Lei said is
China’s government promised yesterday to overhaul the country’s taxi industry following strikes by drivers in at least seven major cities over complaints about low pay, high charges imposed by taxi companies
President Xi Jinping said there will be no let-up in his “fierce and enduring” battle against corruption, which has already taken down thousands of senior officials including the country’s former
A spate of murders by North Koreans inside China’s border is prompting some residents to abandon their homes, testing China’s ability to manage both the 880-mile shared frontier and its
The Global Times said the Turks were arrested in November when the nine Chinese Uighurs attempted to sneak out of China with altered Turkish passports. The nine Uighurs, plus two other Chinese
Hong Kong faces a standstill unless China-backed plans for restricted elections and measures to cool record home prices are implemented, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said in his first major address
China’s exports rebounded in December but imports shrank in a sign of weak domestic demand. Total trade in 2014 grew just 3.4 percent, well below the official 10 percent target. Exports
China is ramping up its assistance in the fight against Ebola by dispatching an additional 232 army medical workers to West Africa, state media reported yesterday. The latest contingent to be sent
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