China

Former Japan Politician Jailed For Smuggling Drugs

A court in southern China sentenced a former politician from Japan to life imprisonment on Friday for attempting to smug... Read more

Export Drop Beats Forecasts, But More Pain Tipped

China's exports suffered their third month of decline in October, and while the drop was less than expected there were w... Read more

EU Experts Want Tougher Rules For Chinese Medicine

Top European medical bodies demanded on Thursday that Chinese traditional medicines be subject to the same regulatory ov... Read more

Nine Convicted For Fentanyl Trafficking To The US

A mainland court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers on Thursday in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaborati... Read more

China Slams 'fictitious' Report On UK Universities

Beijing on Thursday criticised as "fictitious" a report by British politicians claiming there was "alarming evidence" of... Read more

Beijing Imposes 'gaming Curfew' For Those Under 18

The mainland has imposed a curfew to limit the time spent by children playing games online, in the latest part of a gove... Read more

Chinese Teams To Work On Rebuilding Notre-Dame

Chinese experts will participate in the restoration of France's Notre-Dame Cathedral, state media reported on Wednesday,... Read more

Carpool Service Under Fire Over Limits For Women

Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday it was reinstating a carpooling service suspended on the mainland last... Read more

Beijing Lifts Ban On Canadian Pork, Beef

China has agreed to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday, signal... Read more

Facebook Steps Up Monitoring Ahead Of Taiwan Poll

Facebook vowed on Tuesday to step up monitoring for any attempt to use its platform to meddle in Taiwan's elections as t... Read more

World Must Continue To Knock Down Walls, Says Xi

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open mainland's economy, declaring the world must "knock down walls" ... Read more

China, France To Sign Climate Agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron and President Xi Jinping will sign a pact that includes wording on the “irreversibili... Read more

US Accuses Beijing Of South China Sea Intimidation

Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok on Mon... Read more

Mainland Media Call For 'tougher Line' In Hong Kong

Mainland's state-run media on Monday called for a "tougher line" on democracy protesters in Hong Kong, after a weekend o... Read more

Macron Urged To Raise HK Issue During China Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his ho... Read more