China

PLA Warns Off French Warship In Taiwan Strait

Beijing said on Thursday that the PLA navy warned off a French warship that had entered the Taiwan Strait earlier this m... Read more

After 20 Years Of Crackdown, Falun Gong Fights On

Despite being a shadow of the spiritual movement's heyday on the mainland, Falun Gong remain stubbornly persistent with ... Read more

Freed Journalist Gao Yu Vows To Uphold Truth

Mainland journalist Gao Yu, who was given a five-year jail term for leaking state secrets, said on Tuesday that she will... Read more

Xi Jinping Calls For Closer Ties With Other Navies

President Xi Jinping urged closer ties between the world's navies on Tuesday, amid tensions over China's rapid expansion... Read more

China Recycling Ban Has Knock-on Effect

From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia,... Read more

Thousands Protest Against China-backed Dam

Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a... Read more

Footage Shows JD.com Founder With Rape Accuser

An attorney for JD.com founder Richard Liu said on Monday that surveillance video showing the tycoon in an elevator and ... Read more

PLA Plans Huge Naval Display For 70th Anniversary

China’s navy wants maritime “tranquillity and good order”, its chief said on Monday, ahead of a parade to mark its... Read more

Exploding Tesla Goes Viral On Mainland

Tesla says it has started an investigation after a video circulating in China showed one of its cars suddenly burst into... Read more

Malaysia Revives China-backed US$34b Scheme

Malaysia will revive a US$34 billion Chinese-backed transport and property development that was abandoned in 2017, the p... Read more

Mainland Army Veterans Jailed For Rights Protests

Mainland courts have sentenced more than three dozen military veterans to years in prison for protesting over the lack o... Read more

Strong Quake In Taiwan Leaves 17 Injured

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Central Weather Bureau said, disrupting traffic and i... Read more

Trump Says US, China Trade Talks To Be Successful

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held out hope the current trade talks with China will be a success and said an an... Read more

Terry Gou To Join KMT Presidential Primary

The boss of tech giant Foxconn on Wednesday declared formally that he will be running for president of Taiwan. Terry ... Read more

Sea Goddess Asked Me To Run: Foxconn Chief

Tech giant Foxconn's boss Terry Gou said on Wednesday a goddess had told him to run in Taiwan's presidential election. ... Read more