The drone delivery fee is just 4 yuan (56 cents), the same as regular Meituan deliveries, state-run Beijing Youth Daily reported. The service will take orders from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., after which the…
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China Confirms Japanese Citizen Indicted on Suspicion of Espionage
The Japanese pharmaceutical company said on Wednesday that one of its Japanese employees detained since March 2023 on suspicion of spying had been indicted by Chinese authorities. (Reporting by Colleen Howe; Writing by Ryan Woo;…
Taiwan president to visit frontline islands at centre of China tensions
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will on Friday make his first visit since taking office in May to the sensitive Kinmen islands that sit next to the Chinese coast and have been the scene of stepped…
China revenues drop for high-end hotel chains as business travel, consumer spending dip
Wyndham, IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and Accor have reported declines in revenue for their China operations as business travel and overall demand slow Softening demand for business travel, fiercer …
What you need to know about China’s widening probe of EU imports
China has opened an anti-subsidy probe into EU cheese, milk and cream imports, adding to its investigation of EU brandy and pork, a day after the bloc published a revised tariff plan for China-made …
China says opposes any country allowing the Dalai Lama to make visits
China firmly opposes any country allowing the Dalai Lama to make visits under any pretext, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
China’s state media slams U.S. over Biden nuclear strategy report
The outspoken editor of the Global Times, a Beijing government mouthpiece, seized on a New York Times report to accuse Washington of hypocrisy.
Russia’s Putin and China’s No. 2 official praise deepening ties as Ukraine war grinds on
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed “flourishing” trade ties with China during a meeting with a top Chinese official in Moscow as the two countries bolster their partnership in the …
China Responds to Top-Secret US Nuclear War Strategy
China has never disclosed the size of its nuclear forces. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says that the country’s nuclear arsenal is the world’s third largest with 500 …
China’s extreme weather takes bite out of produce as prices soar
Produce prices in China have risen sharply over the past two months, affected by extreme weather from deadly floods to scorching heat that has devastated millions of acres of farmland and is now hitting consumers…
US charges Chinese dissident with allegedly spying for Beijing
US prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Chinese dissident living in the US, accusing him of being an agent of Beijing’s intelligence service. Yuanjun Tang, 67, was arrested on Wednesday in the New York…
Japanese sushi train restaurant opens Beijing outlet
Sushiro, a popular Japanese sushi train restaurant, opened its first outlet in Beijing at downtown Xidan Joy City on Wednesday, adding to its more than 40 restaurants on the Chinese mainland. Sushiro, which aims to…
Walmart’s Doing So Well in China It Doesn’t Need JD.com Anymore
Walmart Inc. is flying so high on the strength of its Chinese operations that it’s exited a long-time local partnership, an outlier in a consumer landscape that’s increasingly hostile to foreign brands.
