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China is annoyed with Hillary Clinton
BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on other countries on Tuesday to respect its judicial sovereignty after U.S. former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced as "inexcusable" the detention of five...
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Apple's biggest rival in China throws its fans parties in expensive...
Xiaomi is often referred to as the "Apple of China," and not just because of the similarities some of its products bear to the Cupertino company's. Like Apple, the red-hot Chinese startup has been able...
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Chairman of world's largest solar company denies manipulating his company's...
With 30% of the 'money' in Chinese stocks officially 'dumb money' and leverage of epic proportions, it is hardly surprising that the wealthiest of wealthy are - allegedly - taking advantage.As the...
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The 'Elon Musk of China' wants people to fly all over the world without...
Dr Liu Ruopeng is an ambitious man. One of his dreams is to produce the long-awaited flying jackets that can allow people to travel in the air without getting on a plane.This goal has earned him the...
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Here's how China's leaders think about nuclear war
Throughout the Cold War, China remained secondary to the Soviet Union in American strategy and thinking. Ironically, the Asia-Pacific region was where the Cold War got the hottest in places like...
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China is trying to teach its tourists a lesson by keeping records of their...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will keep records of "uncivilized" behavior by its tourists for up to two years, the country's tourism agency said on Tuesday, to combat a spate of incidents abroad in recent...
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Mexican drug cartels expand into Hong Kong to launder money
Latin America's notorious drug cartels are expanding into Hong Kong and the region in a bid to launder dirty money and source the chemicals needed to make the drug methamphetamine.An investigation by...
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A plan to lure Chinese couples to get married in French castle country went...
PARIS (AP) — The Tours city project was simple enough: Lure Chinese couples to get married in the heart of the Loire Valley — romantic French castle country — as a way to boost the area's economic and...
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Why Apple Pay could be huge in China (AAPL)
Apple has not yet launched its payments service in China, even though the country is a major part of Apple's business, and played a key role in the company's historic earnings report in January. But...
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China's new submarines could create problems for the US Navy
Beijing is commissioning an upgraded version of a nuclear attack submarine that would be capable of carrying supersonic missiles designed to take down enemy aircraft carriers, The Diplomat reported...
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US Defense chief is in Japan to show solidarity amid concerns about China
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter kicked off talks with his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday aimed at demonstrating that the two countries' security alliance is tighter than ever...
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A chemical plant fire in China roared back to life hours after it was put out
A blaze at a Fujian chemical plant roared back to life last night several hours after it was reportedly extinguished, fanning fears over public safety and environmental fallout from controversial...
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Japan's recovery is still weak after 2 years of monetary 'bazooka'
TOKYO (AP) — Two years after launching a bazooka of ultra-lavish monetary easing, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has made only fitful progress toward the goal of the 2 percent inflation rate he and...
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SHANGHAI STOCKS AT 4,000
The Shanghai Composite Index (China's main stock index) just briefly hit 4,000 for the first time since 2008, after a massive climb in the last 12 months.A year ago the index was hovering barely above...
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Russia's huge oil offer to China is truly remarkable
Russia's freezing north has never been the most welcoming place for foreign travelers, and its onshore oil riches have always been state secrets. But when the order comes from the Kremlin to open up,...
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THE SMARTPHONE REPORT BY COUNTRY: Adoption, platform, and vendor trends in...
The global smartphone market at large is still growing at a strong, steady pace. But those numbers are being driven by very different trends on a market-by-market basis. Countries with massive...
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There's nothing normal about China's 'new normal'
I just spent a week in China, where I participated in the Boao Asia Forum, a conference similar to the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The topic of my panel was what President Xi...
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Hong Kong stocks surge as Chinese funds flood the market
The Hong Kong stock market opened high on Thursday morning with a 5 per cent rise in the Hang Seng Index a day after it was swamped by a wave of mainland Chinese money that helped drive trading to a...
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Photos show how quickly China is claiming disputed land around the South...
Newly published satellite images show that China is quickly reclaiming land around a submerged reef within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, with several dredgers in operation and seawalls...
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30,000 people have been evacuated after a massive fire at a Chinese chemical...
Beijing (AFP) - Almost 30,000 people living near a Chinese chemical plant where a huge fire blazed for a total of nearly 50 hours were evacuated before the flames were finally extinguished on Thursday,...
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