Feb 23, 2024 05:21 AM

Guizhou Enacts Emergency Response for Wild Blaze
Two killed fighting forest fires in Guizhou’s Pu’an County but major infrastructure has not been damaged
Feb 22, 2024 20:30 PM

Jack Ma’s Wife Buys Three Multimillion-Dollar Properties in Singapore, Report Says
Zhang Ying, also a co-founder of Alibaba, buys adjoining shophouses on Duxton Road for as much as $37 million
Feb 22, 2024 19:17 PM

Hong Kong Population Ticks Up as Residents, Overseas Talent Trickle Back
The city had 7.5 million residents in 2023, with 33,200 newborns, a 2% increase on the year
Feb 21, 2024 20:58 PM

Chinese Education Giant Urged to Repay Bondholders Early as Default Fears Mount
Hong Kong-listed XJ International Holdings has been asked by its creditors to complete early redemption on half of its $350 million in bonds by March 2
Feb 21, 2024 20:32 PM

China Kicks Off Drafting of Law to Promote Private Sector
The legislation should cover companies’ core concerns including protection of property rights, equal access to factors of production, and equal protection under the law, state media reports
Feb 20, 2024 16:49 PM

Relatives of Capsized Fishing Boat Crew Travel to Taiwan to Bring Back Survivors
The two surviving mainland fishermen were detained after their boat turned over during a pursuit with the island’s coast guard last week
Feb 20, 2024 06:11 AM

Chinese Leaders Stress Deepening Reform to Address Challenges
Xi Jinping emphasizes need to improve land management systems to enhance regional development and support innovation
Feb 19, 2024 19:42 PM

Provincial Party Leaders Urge Change of Mindset to Foster a Better Class of Growth
Hunan’s party committee launched a ‘great discussion’ on ‘emancipation of the mind’ to break the rigid ways of thinking that stand in the way of breakthroughs in reform
Feb 16, 2024 20:08 PM

Green Energy, Digital Infrastructure Are Hot Tickets for Chinese Firms Targeting Middle East
The accelerated transitions in many countries in the region offer an array of growth opportunities for Chinese companies, says Hong Kong-based investor Vanessa Xu
Feb 15, 2024 19:13 PM

Beijing Condemns Taiwan for Deaths of Mainland Fishermen
A Chinese mainland fishing boat capsized and two of its crew drowned after it was chased away by the island’s coast guard near Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait
Feb 15, 2024 19:08 PM

In Depth: Louboutin’s Famous Red Sole Heels Tread Winding Path to Trademark Protection in China
French footwear brand debuted the iconic shoes on the mainland in 2012, two years after kicking off a more than decade-long legal battle to safeguard its intellectual property rights
Feb 12, 2024 21:39 PM

China Releases Draft Regulations for After-School Tutoring Industry
The first of its kind on a national-level, the draft lays out the regulatory framework for the once booming sector and comes more than two years after a sweeping crackdown was launched
Feb 09, 2024 06:09 AM

127 People Held Accountable in Fatal Flash Flood in Sichuan
Construction project team’s failure to organize evacuation after warnings was a direct cause of the deaths, says report
Feb 07, 2024 21:08 PM

China Looks to Better Protect Arable Land to Ensure Food Security
New guidance from the country’s top government and party bodies calls for refining the system that determines when agricultural land can be used for construction
Feb 06, 2024 20:49 PM

Snow and Human Error Caused Beijing Subway Collision, Investigation Finds
The crash that sent 515 people to the hospital occurred because of a dispatcher mistake and the train driver’s failure to apply the brakes in time
Feb 06, 2024 17:41 PM

Former Provincial Party Chief Expelled for ‘Meddling With Judicial Activities’
Sun Zhigang, Guizhou’s ex-Communist Party secretary, is also suspected of using his influence to help others in return for money and gifts
Feb 05, 2024 16:08 PM

China’s Top Legislature Confirms Ousted Military Officials Violated ‘Discipline and Law’
Nine former senior officers got booted from the National People’s Congress last year for suspected ‘serious violations of discipline and law,’ a euphemism used by the country’s graft-busters for corruption
Feb 03, 2024 19:28 PM

Former China National Petroleum Chairman Named in Corruption Probe
Wang Yilin, who served as Communist Party chief of the state-owned oil giant, was also removed as external director of China Three Gorges Corp.
Feb 02, 2024 19:55 PM

Ex-Sinopharm Manager Caught in Anti-Graft Dragnet
China’s corruption investigators are looking into Zhou Bin, a former deputy general manager of the state-owned drugmaker, for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
Feb 02, 2024 19:44 PM

Analysis: Hong Kong, Mainland Reciprocal Court Rules Give Plaintiffs Legal Leg-Up
Under new rules that allow mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial cases, those who initiate legal action can choose the more favorable court in matters where jurisdiction overlaps, experts say