News editor Josephine Ma started at the South China Morning Post in 1994 and started as Beijing correspondent in 2003.
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China’s diplomacy shifts from ‘wolf warrior’ to ‘handsome boy’
China’s red carpet treatment for “handsome boy” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese offered an intriguing blueprint for Beijing’s shifting approach to international diplomacy. “People were saying that we have a handsome boy coming from Australia,
China car sales rise almost 10% yr/yr in Oct, third month of gains
China’s passenger vehicle sales jumped 9.9% in October from a year earlier, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Wednesday, extending gains to a third month as carmakers raced to meet sales goals in…
China urges Estonia to abide by ‘one China principle’
China urges Estonia to abide by the “one China” principle, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, in response to media reports that the Chinese ambassador is threatening to leave Estonia if Taiwan opens a…
China’s northeast hit by unseasonable blizzard as heavy snow causes mass disruption
Unusually early heavy snowfall blanketed swathes of northeastern China this week, forcing airlines to cancel flights, halting trains and shutting schools and roads in the country’s first major blizzard of the season.
Russia, Iran, China likely to engage in new election interference efforts, Microsoft analysis finds
The analysis found Russia remains “the most committed and capable threat” to the upcoming 2024 American federal elections.
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip ahead of China-US meeting
Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading as attention focuses on prospects for improved China-U.S. relations from meetings next week on the sidelines of a Pacific Rim summit.
Exclusive: China authorities ask Ping An to take controlling stake in Country Garden, sources say
Chinese authorities have asked Ping An Insurance Group to take a controlling stake in embattled Country Garden , the nation’s biggest private property developer, four people familiar with the plan said.
China’s truck industry is buying more driver-assist technology
China’s truck industry is finding more reasons to buy vehicles with assisted-driving technology. One broad transformation is that the trucking industry in China is changing from one in which …
US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port in rivalry with China
The U.S. announced a $553- million project Wednesday to build a new, deep-water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing. The …
China expected to achieve 2023 GDP growth target -c.bank governor
China is scrambling to revive growth after a brief post-COVID-19 bounce faltered amid a protracted property market slump and local government debt risks. Economic indicators released on Tuesday showed …
Global asset managers bullish on China after policy shift
Economic policy shift in China and the investment opportunities it is creating are drivers for long-term bets in the country by global asset managers, top executives said on Wednesday. “China is the …
China is ‘absolutely booming’ in this sector, says Standard Chartered
China’s economic recovery story has been a disappointing one, but it is seeing stellar growth in one particular sector, said Standard Chartered.