China

Overseas Uighurs Tell Of Beijing Intimidation

Uighurs who escaped China's crackdown in Xinjiang still live in fear, saying new homes abroad and even Western passports... Read more

Ex-Xinjiang Leader Admits US$11mn Bribes Charge

A former chairman of Xinjiang region pleaded guilty at a trial on Thursday to accepting US$11.5 million in bribes, the c... Read more

Vietnam Demands China Move Ship From Spratlys

Vietnam on Thursday called for the "immediate withdrawal" of a Chinese ship in the South China Sea, as the standoff over... Read more

China Startup Hits A High With Satellite Launch

A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit ... Read more

US Navy Ship Sails Through Taiwan Strait

An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy and Taiwanese authorities said Thursday, triggering co... Read more

Malaysia To Resume Rail Project With Chinese Funds

Malaysia on Thursday restarted a 44 billion ringgit (US$10-billion) China-backed rail project that is part of Beijing's ... Read more

Guizhou Landslides Kill 12, Dozens Missing

At least 12 people have died in two landslides in Guizhou province and rescuers are looking for 34 missing, mainland med... Read more

Taiwan Independence Will Meet A Dead End: Beijing

Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Wednesday that the threat of Taiwan separatism is growing and warned that tho... Read more

Four Chinese Nationals Indicted Over N Korea Ties

Four Chinese nationals have been indicted for financial dealings with North Korean companies sanctioned for involvement ... Read more

Former Chinese Premier Li Peng Dies At 90

Former Chinese premier Li Peng – dubbed the "Butcher of Beijing" by critics for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... Read more

US Sanctions On Oil Trader Illegal, Says Beijing

China on Tuesday called US sanctions against Chinese companies "illegal", a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ... Read more

Huawei Unit Cuts Over 600 Jobs After US Sanctions

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday that more than 600 jobs would be lost at a US unit as a result of "curtailm... Read more

BAIC Takes 5 Percent Stake In Daimler

China's state-owned BAIC has taken a 5 percent stake in Daimler, whose top shareholder for the past year has been rival ... Read more

China Opens Up Finance Sector To Foreign Investors

China lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector on Saturday, as the world's second largest ... Read more

Death Toll Rises To 10 In Henan Gas Plant Blast

The death toll has risen to 10 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said on Saturday. Another 19 pe... Read more