As three new subway lines were put into operation last weekend, Beijing’s urban rail transit network has expanded to a total length of 879 kilometers, making it
Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year, sketching out plans to raise government spending and relax Beijing’s monetary policy to
Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump
China is scaling its private pension fund pilot program to a nationwide level in an effort to address mounting strains on its retirement system, Bloomberg has
A former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group was jailed 12 years for embezzlement and bribery, official broadcaster CCTV said this week. Tang Shuangning, who
U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that is meant to serve as a roadmap for the incoming Trump administration as it
Taiwan demanded yesterday that China end its ongoing military activity in nearby waters, which it said is unilaterally undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait
Shares of Nvidia fell yesterday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a
China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring potential weakness in trade at a time when its leaders are striving
China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy, while Premier Li Qiang swiped at threats of higher tariffs
Beijing appears to be preparing for widely anticipated drills in response to a recent visit by Taiwan’s leader to Hawaii and Guam. Taiwan’s defense ministry
Rescuers in southern China were searching yesterday for 13 workers missing after a railroad construction site caved in in the business center of Shenzhen. An
More than 2,000 people took part this week in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai
Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te reportedly held phone calls with U.S. congressional leaders yesterday while visiting Guam, his second U.S. stop on a Pacific Island trip.
Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel yesterday at a disputed shoal in the
U.S. federal authorities yesterday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a “sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private
China announced yesterday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general
The competition intensity among people vying to be civil servant recruits was eased a bit this year as many candidates didn’t show up for the writing part
Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were
Taiwan’s leader visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution Sunday on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that’s part of
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