Beijing: An explosion in northern China’s Shanxi province on Saturday evening killed at least nine and injured six, state news agency Xinhua reported. The blast occurred in a residential building and was believed to have…
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'Historic moment': Kings, Canucks to play preseason games in China
The NHL will play its first games in China this fall when the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks meet in Beijing and Shanghai. The preseason games will take place Sept. 21 in Shanghai and…
Beijing cozies up to EU in wake of Trump’s ‘America First’ policy
BRUSSELS/BEIJING – China has launched a charm offensive with the European Union since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, shifting its stance on trade negotiations and signaling closer cooperation on a range of…
China to create new economic zone outside Beijing
China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the government said, in a bid to boost flagging growth and reduce the strain on the capital.…
Opinion: an echo of colonial Britain in China’s boycott against South Korea
The immediate cause of China’s anger is South Korea’s decision to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence system (THAAD), designed to guard against incoming North Korean missiles, but which China fears is aimed at spying…
Beijing’s tone on US trade positive
BEIJING: Beijing sought to play down tensions with the United States and put on a positive face as the US administration slammed China on a range of business issues ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first…
Hong Kong likely to choose Beijing's pick for leader amid economic malaise
HONG KONG Hong Kong on Sunday will likely select Beijing’s favored candidate for its next leader who some say will further divide a city where middle class families have become increasingly disaffected by political tension…
Why would Beijing trust Carrie Lam but not John Tsang?
One big question on many people’s minds, perhaps until today, is: why would Beijing trust Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to lead Hong Kong, but not the more popular John Tsang Chun-wah, who was the city’s…
China Uighurs: Xinjiang ban on long beards and veils
These are external links and will open in a new window China has introduced new restrictions in the far … The restrictions were approved by Xinjiang lawmakers and published on the region’s official news website.…
China outlaws elephant ivory trade but worries remain over black market
Animal rights activists are praising China’s announcement that it will ban the sale and trade of ivory by the end of 2017, but the news has also raised concerns that it will drive a much-maligned…
China plans panda preserve 3 times size of Yellowstone park
the Xinhua News Agency said Friday. Xinhua said about 170,000 people will have to be moved elsewhere to make way for the 27,134-square kilometer (10,476-square mile) preserve. Giant pandas are China’s unofficial national mascot and…
China downplays tensions with U.S. as Xi prepares to meet Trump
“China does not deliberately seek a trade surplus. We also have no intention of carrying out competitive currency devaluation to stimulate exports. This is not our policy,” Zheng said. State news agency Xinhua also struck…
Can China's ivory trade ban save elephants?
At the height of the market some of them could sell for many thousands of dollars. Now, to the delight of conservationists everywhere, China is calling a halt to this lucrative end of a brutal…
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