Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, right, fires it’s water cannon at the Philippine’s BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Philippine occupied Thitu

China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology

Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in Jiangxi province (2010) China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and

US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to CPC

The State Department said yesterday that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to

UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the gov’t wouldn’t call China a threat

Christopher Berry arrives at the Central Criminal Court, in London, last year The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K.

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during national holiday

Villagers with their oxen and horses ascend the mountain during rescue efforts to reach hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount

Australia, Papua sign defense treaty that raised China’s concern

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese (right) and Papua New Guinea’s counterpart James Marape before signing a defense treaty at Parliament House in Canberra The leaders of Australia and

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General 

Cui Jianchun, Commissioner of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General last week to warn her

India and China to resume direct flights after a five-year suspension 

India and China plan to resume direct flights between some of their cities after a five-year suspension as the relations between the two countries begin to

Manufacturing shows modest gains in September

China’s manufacturing sector continued a slow but steady recovery in September, with the official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rising to 49.8, up 0.4 points from August,

In UN speech, Beijing makes clear its intent to remold global norms, seizing on Trump’s retreat

Premier Li Qiang addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly Hardly a month after Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed his “Global Governance Initiative,” Beijing

Former aide to German far-right MP in European parliament convicted of spying for China

Journalists wait outside the Dresden Higher Regional Courtin Dresden, yesterday A man who worked for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament was convicted yesterday

China court sentences 11 members of Myanmar-based crime syndicate to death

A court in China sentenced 11 people to death this week for their roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth

Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to deepen ties and resist hegemonism

Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with visiting North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui prior to a meeting, in Beijing The foreign ministers of North Korea and

Overseas Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law denied entry to Singapore

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law An activist wanted by the Hong Kong government said he was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend for what he

Trump’s trade battle with China puts US soybean farmers in peril

The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried. He doesn’t know where he and

Early-morning earthquake injures 11 in northwest Gansu province

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake scattered roof tiles and knocked over houses Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. Eleven people were taken to area hospitals with

Lawmakers pass bill to ban substandard tiny apartments

Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill Friday mandating a minimum size, an exclusive bathroom and other standards in subdivided apartments — a common living arrangement in one

Xi: Xinjiang must fully tap strengths

President Xi Jinping visits a themed exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at a cultural center in Urumqi President

Weakened storm Ragasa pushes across China’s south coast after flooding

Floods in Shezhen A weakened Tropical Cyclone Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward Vietnam yesterday after flooding streets and homes in the economic hub of

US and China ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, center, speaks at a press conference with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Tuesday (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar

Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures

People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area yesterday Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools

US lawmakers visiting China seek to improve military cooperation

Chrissy Houlahan, D- Pennsylvania, House Armed Services Committee shakes hands with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun at the Ministry of Defense in Beijing, yesterday The United States

US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

China’s Premier Li Qiang A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting yesterday with China’s Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the U.S.-China

Thousands evacuated after discovery of large WWII-era bomb

Police officers prepare to defuse a large U.S.-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at a construction site in Hong Kong Thousands of

One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong

Dreamy Cheung feeds her domesticated yellow-crested cockatoo at a park in Hong Kong Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong ‘s towering skyscrapers,

China’s defense minister renews warnings to take over Taiwan as he opens security forum

China’s defense minister renewed warnings that his country would take over self-ruled Taiwan as he opened a security forum in Beijing yesterday. The “restoration” of Taiwan to

China’s bicycle ownership on the rise as low-carbon travel takes off

China’s bicycle ownership has topped 200 million, with an additional 380 million electric-powered two-wheelers in use, bolstering low-carbon travel, data from the China Bicycle Association

US and China reach a framework deal for the ownership of TikTok

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after

Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near shoal

China’s coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels yesterday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in the

Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign pact as China’s influence grows

Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said

China says Nvidia violated antimonopoly laws, according to a preliminary investigation

Chinese regulators said yesterday that a preliminary investigation found chipmaker Nvidia violated the country’s anti-monopoly laws. The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a

China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector over the weekend ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this

China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector over the weekend ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this

Trump threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

President Donald Trump said yesterday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China

Manila protests Beijing’s plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal

The Philippines protested yesterday a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea

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