May 15, 2023 20:26 PM

China Sentences Hong Kong-Based U.S. Citizen to Life for Espionage
John Shing-Wan Leung, 78, also had personal assets of 500,000 yuan confiscated
May 15, 2023 18:33 PM

Cyberspace Watchdog Official Picked to Lead China’s Media Regulator
Cao Shumin, 56, is heading the National Radio and Television Administration as its director and party chief
May 13, 2023 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: More Millennial and Gen-Z Chinese Are Preparing Wills
While the concerns and contents of the estate are broadly similar to their senior counterparts, younger will-makers are also seeking to protect their digital assets
May 12, 2023 20:44 PM

Migrant Workers Are Staying Closer to Home, and That’s a Problem
Official data showed a decline last year in lower-skilled workers leaving their home provinces for employment, with a shift toward the service sector, sparking concerns over potential labor shortages in manufacturing
May 11, 2023 17:59 PM

China Resumes Fast-Lane Services for Cross-Border Travel
From Monday, Chinese citizens and foreigners with valid travel documents can enter and leave the mainland through expedited border inspection, immigration authority says
May 10, 2023 20:23 PM

Photo Essay: Temple Tourism Surges Among China’s Youth
Over the first 54 days of this year, bookings more than quadrupled from the same period in 2022. For those days in February, over half the bookings were made by people born in the 1990s and 2000s, as young Chinese seek blessings and guidance to help them deal with mounting stress and a tough job market
May 10, 2023 19:05 PM

Flooding Forces Thousands to Evacuate in Eastern China
In Jiangxi province alone, 536,000 residents were affected by flooding caused by unusually heavy rains over the last week
May 08, 2023 20:29 PM

Award-Winning Chinese Director Pema Tseden Dies at 53
A prominent figure in the emerging ‘Tibetan New Wave,’ Tseden left behind a legacy of films that shed light on the lives, culture and history of Tibet
May 05, 2023 20:09 PM

Multiple Ex-County Officials Detained for Hiding Bodies After Deadly Mine Flood
Authorities have arrested, detained or taken other ‘coercive measures’ against more than 20 people involved in the incident that left 14 dead in September
May 04, 2023 20:09 PM

Trending in China: About Two Dozen Women Accuse Prominent Screenwriter of Sexual Harassment
The allegations have caused the 52-year-old, a prominent name in China’s literary and artistic community, to forfeit business partnerships
May 04, 2023 02:37 AM

Hardly Anybody in China Stayed Home for the Holidays
Travel roars back to pre-pandemic levels as hundreds of millions take trains, planes and automobiles to Disneyland, the mountains, big cities and small towns
May 03, 2023 18:54 PM

In Depth: Why Time Banks Haven’t Caught On in China
Programs that allow people to accumulate credits for helping out seniors now that can be spent for volunteer assistance later face a host of obstacles
May 02, 2023 19:38 PM

Mainland Roads Opened to More Cars From Hong Kong
Qualified drivers will be able to apply for temporary vehicle entry permits on June 1, Guangdong officials say
May 01, 2023 19:17 PM

Two More Former Top China Soccer Officials Ensnared in Corruption Dragnet
Former Chinese Football Association Vice President Li Yuyi and previous Chinese Super League Chairman Ma Chengquan are the latest to be probed, joining nine others
May 01, 2023 19:11 PM

China’s Top Graft Buster Probes Senior Officials From Ethnic News Outlet
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection says three former and current China Ethnic News officials are suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
May 01, 2023 06:32 AM

Cover Story: China’s Economic Revival Threatens Clean Air Gains
Notorious smog returns to Chinese cities as industries recover from Covid-19 shutdowns
Apr 29, 2023 17:39 PM

China Politburo Says Economy ‘Off to a Good Start’ as It Targets Boosting Demand
Better-than-expected Q1 growth shows economy is rebounding, although it is ‘mainly restorative,’ according to party leadership
Apr 28, 2023 19:13 PM

Five Officials Punished After Night of Drinking That Led to a Death
The group was found to have participated in the booze-soaked gathering while attending a political study program for ‘leading government officials and party cadres’
Apr 28, 2023 03:41 AM

China to Pass U.S. as World’s Largest Nuclear Power Operator by 2030
With 10 project approvals last year and 24 units under construction, controversial clean energy source rebounds from a years-long post-Fukushima pause
Apr 28, 2023 03:31 AM

Ex-Hangzhou Party Chief Pleads Guilty to Taking $28 Million of Bribes
Zhou Jiangyong to be sentenced later for corruption that prosecutors said took place over 22 years