Dissident artists lament HK Tiananmen statue’s removal

Dissident Chinese artists, including Ai Weiwei, have decried a Hong Kong university’s removal of a statue honouring protesters killed at
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM

China blacklists four US officials

China yesterday blacklisted four members of a US federal commission on religious freedom in the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington’s own sanctions targeting alleged perpetrators of “genocide” in Xinjiang.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM

4 killed as expressway bridge collapses in China

Four people were killed and another eight injured on Saturday when part of a bridge ramp collapsed in Ezhou City, in China's central Hubei province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
19 December 2021, 13:21 PM

‘Uyghur tribunal’ is a lie: China

The Chinese embassy in London said an unofficial tribunal of lawyers which accused Beijing of genocide against the Uyghurs was nothing more than a political tool of China’s enemies which were spreading lies.
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM

China’s consumer inflation rises in Nov

Consumer inflation in China picked up to its highest level in over a year in November, official data showed Thursday, bolstered by an uptick in pork prices as seasonal demand spiked.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Guangdong summons Evergrande boss after repayment warning

China’s Guangdong province on Friday, December 3, summoned the chairman of China Evergrande Group after the real estate developer said there was “no guarantee” it would have enough funds to meet debt repayments, while regulators sought to reassure markets.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM

China to encourage listing of leading futures firms

China will help leading futures companies to speed up their development and encourage qualified firms to be listed, the China Futures Association said in a statement, citing an official from the securities regulator.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM

China’s Taiwan jet incursions at second-highest level in November

Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone in November according to AFP’s database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile military pressure on the democratic island.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM

China could record 6.3 lakh daily cases

China is expected to continue its much-criticised Zero Covid policy, shutting the country to most of the world as a new study has warned of a “colossal outbreak” with over 6.30 lakh patients per day if it opens up despite Omicron concerns.
28 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China CO2 emissions fall for first time: report

China’s carbon emissions fell in the third quarter for the first time since its economic recovery from the coronavirus began, new research shows, partly as a result of a clampdown on property development and widespread coal shortages.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China extends maternity leave to boost births

Several regions in China have extended maternity leave by at least 30 days, in the latest attempt to encourage child-rearing as the country faces a demographic crisis fuelled by a record-low birth rate.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM

First ‘robotaxis’ enter service in Beijing

It looks like a normal car but the white taxi by the kerb has nobody driving it, and communicates with customers digitally to obtain directions and take payment.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China regulator seeks to avoid US delisting of Chinese firms

Chinese authorities are working with US counterparts to prevent Chinese companies being delisted from US stock exchanges, a Chinese regulatory official said on Thursday, as a lengthy dispute about auditing standards rumbles on.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China, Russia furious over ‘divisive’ guest list

China and Russia reacted furiously yesterday to US President Joe Biden’s planned democracy summit, which will exclude them, with Beijing angered over an invitation for Taiwan and the Kremlin branding it divisive.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China does not seek ‘hegemony’, Xi tells Asean

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a summit yesterday that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbours, amid rising tension over the South China Sea.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China will not 'bully' smaller countries, Xi tells ASEAN leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbours amid rising tension over the South China Sea.
22 November 2021, 06:19 AM

China uses militia

There may be as many as 300 vessels from China’s maritime militia patrolling the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea at any one time as Beijing continues to stake its controversial claim on the disputed waters, according to new research from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in the United States.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UN wants proof of missing Chinese tennis star’s well-being

The United Nations said yesterday it wants proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, missing ever since she made sexual assault allegations against a former vice-premier.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM

China lobbies for Myanmar junta to join regional meet

A Chinese envoy has lobbied Southeast Asian nations to let Myanmar’s military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China’s president next week but has met stiff opposition, diplomatic sources said yesterday.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Down’ and ‘out’?

How humanity confronts climate change may come down to the intentions behind two words.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM