Didi Chuxing has raised USD4.5 billion in a round of funding that values it at close to $28 billion, according to people familiar with the situation, giving China’s leading ride-sharing
For Beijing resident Alex He, the cost of a trip to the mall can easily top USD3,000. He, 29, works in the finance industry and while he doesn’t regularly go
China will pardon 30 million yuan (about USD5 million) in bilateral debt owed by Mozambique, said the Chinese Deputy Trade Minister Zhang Xiangchen this week in Maputo. The announcement was made
The South Atlantic, where five Portuguese-speaking countries are located, has been a privileged area for key companies China in their efforts at globalization and Angola and Brazil are among the
Even before a ruling, China may have lost by refusing to cooperate with a U.N. arbitration tribunal over its claim to virtually the entire strategic South China Sea. Yet Beijing
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued, then swiftly retracted a tough statement on tensions in the South China Sea that may have offended meeting host China, underscoring sensitivity over
A Chinese intelligence ship entered Japan’s territorial waters early yesterday morning, the first report of a Chinese navy vessel doing so in more than a decade. A Japanese surveillance plane spotted
China yesterday banned exports to North Korea of technology and materials that might be used in weapons production in a new response to the North's development of nuclear weapons and
A Chinese court yesterday jailed the wife and a son of a former senior politician sentenced to life in prison a year ago for corruption amid an ongoing anti-graft campaign. The
Australia has granted early release to an Australian businessman who was convicted in China of financial crimes and transferred home under a prisoner exchange agreement, an official said yesterday. Matthew Ng
Governor of Tokyo Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during the closing ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games in just over two months. Instead,
New Zealand’s government yesterday agreed to pay a record amount to a 41-year-old man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not
French police and anti-terrorism investigators have been alerted to the possibility that small groups of extremists have left Syria for France and Belgium with plans to stage attacks. Belgian intelligence services
The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency
The South Wales coalfield has come to a standstill after about 24,000 miners went on strike in support of health service workers, who are demanding a 12% pay rise. The miners
The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But Cyprus police said this
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal was upstaged by a team of Icelanders and Hungary beat Austria on a day of surprises at the European Championship yesterday. The smallest country ever to play at
Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez each scored twice and Chile advanced to the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over Panama yesterday (Macau time). Chile (2-0-1) clinched second place
There’s tension in the air ahead of what national media have called the “Battle of Britain” between England and Wales at the European Championship. And it’s not just on the streets
Tear gas, great goals and acrobatic saves have shared the headlines in the first round of group matches at the 2016 European Championship. From the glass-strewn streets of Marseille to Luka
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