China, North Korea’s sole major ally and benefactor … and tested a newly developed intermediate-range missile last year. North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said early on Thursday that Kim Jong-un had guided training of…
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China's Xi tells Trump he wants peaceful solution to North Korea
“China insists on realizing the denuclearization of the peninsula … test site ahead of the April 15 anniversary of the communist country’s founding. Fox News’ Cody Derespina and The Associated Press contributed to this report.…
Beijing orders property websites to stop touting investment gains, feng shui advice
BEIJING Beijing has ordered 15 online real estate portals to remove misleading information, false advertising and even advice on feng shui by Wednesday, as part of its campaign to cool a red-hot housing market. Advertisements…
Decrease in executions globally in 2016, but China totals unclear: Amnesty
out of at least 931 that the human rights group tallied through public news reports. Among the cases omitted were the executions of foreigners for drug crimes and people accused of terrorism in China’s in…
Trump urges China to 'solve the North Korea problem'
“Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” Trump told the FT. ABC News’ Elizabeth McLaughlin and Katherine Faulders contributed to this report. (…
China rejects North Korean coal shipments, opts for US supplies instead
Reuters attributed news of China’s rejecting North Korean coal to a trading source at Dandong Chengtai Trade Co., which is the biggest buyer of North Korea’s coal. The Dandong Chengtai said it had 600,000 tons…
Each year, China executes more people than the rest of the world combined: Amnesty
HONG KONG —China executes more people each year than the rest of the … Amnesty’s investigation found news reports of at least 931 individuals executed between 2014 and 2016, while the official state database showed…
China and North Korea: Whose side is China on? How will Beijing act now?
During his visit, the Syrian airbase bombing showed the US is willing to use force to enforce international norms. On Monday China and South Korea agreed to slap tougher sanctions on North Korea if the…
China punishes official for not daring to smoke near Muslims
BEIJING – Authorities in China’s restive Xinjiang region have punished a local official for declining to smoke in front of Muslim elders, seeing that as a sign he was insufficiently committed to the region’s fight…
China is the world's biggest executioner
China’s death penalty rate is shockingly high although the full extent of the secretive practice is unknown, it said. 136 Number of people sentenced to death in India in 2016 “Amnesty International found public news…
United passenger's removal sparks outrage in China
Video of the violent incident posted on China’s popular Twitter-like microblogging service … whose wife later posted a video of the altercation on Facebook. Associated Press news assistant Yu Bing contributed to this report. (…
Executions in China said to outpace world despite decline
out of at least 931 that the human rights group tallied through public news reports. Among the cases omitted were the executions of foreigners for drug crimes and people accused of terrorism in China’s in…
Inside Beijing's 'hutong' homes: Pictures show maze-like district where multiple families share the same tiny house and vendors sell food right outside their doors
Gu Chen has slept and worked in the same one-room apartment in Beijing’s ancient ‘hutong’ neighbourhood of Beixinqiao all his life. Most mornings, he rises from a twin bed that he shares with his wife…