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Blogger Tried For 'Defaming' Chinese Leaders Past And Present
Liu Yanli is tried on public order charges on the basis of social media posts she made in 2016.
Jia Zhangke Directs Apple Chinese New Year Commercial on an iPhone
Amid a crowd of adverts going for the "touching Chinese New Year story" vibe, Apple's has some serious film talent behind it: Jia Zhangke
French police deny report Chinese billionaire Wang Jian killed himself
French newspaper claims Wang committed suicide, possibly because of business worries or pressure from Chinese authorities, but chief investigator says there is no proof.
Chinese asylum seekers allowed entry to Taiwan - Taipei Times
Two Chinese asylum seekers who have been stuck at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for four months were allowed to enter Taiwan late on Wednesday. Yan Kefen (顏克芬), 44, and Liu Xinglian (劉興聯), 64, entered Taiwan on the basis of “professional exchanges,” after they earlier that day exited the country by flying to an undisclosed location. They were then picked up at the airport by friends and taken separately to prearranged accommodation. They now hope that the US or Canada will grant them asylum. Yan and Liu on Sept. 27 last year arrived at the airport on a flight from Thailand and were scheduled
Chinese man goes on run after spending parents’ cash on female web host
Case is latest controversy to hit burgeoning sector after authorities in one province banned performers from wearing skimpy outfits.
Tencent moves into automotive with $150M joint venture – TechCrunch
China’s internet firms are getting pally with giant state-owned automakers as they look to deploy their artificial intelligence and cloud computing services across traditional industries. Ride-hailing startup Didi Chuxing, which owns Uber China, announced earlier this week a new joint venture with state-owned BAIC. Hot on the heels came another entity set up between Tencent and the […]
Trump Gives Upbeat Assessment of Trade Talks With China
The U.S. and China moved closer to settling their trade dispute, with President Trump saying he expects to meet again with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the conflict that has rattled the global economy.
China scales back Iran nuclear work ‘amid US sanctions fears’
Islamic Republic’s nuclear agency says China is dragging its feet on work to redesign reactor agreed as part of international nuclear deal.
The future of #MeToo in China hinges on a lawsuit against the country’s most famous TV presenter
In a test case for China's beleaguered #MeToo movement, a young woman is suing a high-profile television celebrity.
China's Bytedance staff say bonuses clipped by slowdown, competition
Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, which owns short-video platform Tik Tok, has cut back holiday bonus payments ahead of the Chinese New Year, according to employees, amid a wider slowdown that has taken a bite out of the country's tech firms.
Erik Prince company to build training centre in China's Xinjiang
(Corrects value of investment to 40 million yuan from 4 million yuan in paragraph 6 of this Jan. 31 story.)
Maldives seeks to renegotiate with China over Belt and Road debt
New finance minister says former government borrowed more than projects were worth
Beijing Bans Red Envelopes in Parent-Teacher Chat Groups
The capital’s new policy includes a host of regulations aimed at deterring parents’ brownnosing and reducing students’ anxiety.
China offered to nearly halve cost of Malaysia's $20-billion rail project: sources
China offered to nearly halve the cost of a $20-billion rail project to save the centerpiece of its infrastructure push in Southeast Asia, two sources said on Thursday, but contradictory remarks by Malaysian ministers leave the outcome uncertain.
For holiday spending, Chinese consumers favor brick and mortar · TechNode
Crowds, festive decorations, and habit draw even millennials to physical stores for their annual holiday shopping
Uncaged: saving China's songbirds from the poachers' nets – video
Bird poaching has become a silent epidemic across China, but one young conservationist is determined to set the birds free
China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'
LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna.
Hundreds More Chinese Companies Just Warned on Their Profits
The number of Chinese companies warning on earnings is turning into a flood, with no industry spared from worsening demand.
China Defaulter Paying Coupons in Ham Is Now Hit by Starved Pigs
The beleaguered Chinese company that made news last year paying its bond investors in ham instead of cash has a new problem: it’s running low on pigs.