China says it is not trying to ‘replace America’Foreign minister says country is force for stability and urges swift US-North Korea talksThu Mar 08 2018 - 18:45
North’s nuclear freeze offer clears way for talks says South Korea’s MoonPeace moves at ‘critical juncture’ after summit agreedWed Mar 07 2018 - 15:33
North and South Korea agree to historic summit next monthUS watching closely for signs Pyongyang trying to drive wedge between alliesTue Mar 06 2018 - 21:12
China targets GDP growth of 6.5% while moving to cut debtPremier Li wary of looming trade war with US as he targets risks to financial system in opening work reportMon Mar 05 2018 - 21:06
Xi Jinping the focus as China’s annual parliament gathersNational People’s Congress to give indication as to China’s future direction and policySat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Top Chinese paper says reform does not mean lifelong presidencyPeople's Daily defends decision to remove term limits after criticismThu Mar 01 2018 - 14:02
China’s military prowess set for starring role at annual parliamentPresident Xi Jinping has pledged to make the military world-class by mid-centuryWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:45
China using big data in Xinjiang crackdown, say rights groupsHuman Rights Watch says system monitors personal details of Muslim Uighur suspectsTue Feb 27 2018 - 19:00
Disquiet in China at move to allow Xi Jinping rule indefinitelyBeijing applies positive spin and censors crank up after concerned comments onlineMon Feb 26 2018 - 14:23
Xi Jinping nails down his status as China’s top leaderMove to remove limit on presidential terms allows president to stay on indefinitelySun Feb 25 2018 - 13:14
China rejects racism charges over blackface sketch on TV galaActor wore prosthetic chest and was accompanied by a monkey characterFri Feb 23 2018 - 14:04
Ivanka Trump hails US-South Korea ties as Seoul gears up for North talksWashington set to impose tough round of sanctions over North's nuclear programmeFri Feb 23 2018 - 12:05
China’s military stages drills over Lunar New Year holidayFocus of Beijing’s fighter-jet manoeuvres on ‘confronting threat from India’Thu Feb 22 2018 - 16:40
China slaps seasonal fishing ban on Yellow River due to overfishingRiver devastated by effects of economic expansion considered cradle of Chinese civilisationThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:38
China cranking up efforts to influence EU decisions - reportSigns that EU states are adjusting policies to appease ChinaSun Feb 11 2018 - 19:49
North Korea and US rule out talks as South hosts Winter OlympicsInter-Korean talks the most likely as Kim Jong-un's sister heads to PyeongchangThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:08
Kim Jong-un’s sister to represent North Korea at Winter OlympicsKim Yo-jong will be first member of North’s ruling dynasty to visit South KoreaWed Feb 07 2018 - 09:48
China and Vatican will reach accord ‘sooner or later’, says newspaperHoly See could switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan if Pope Francis agrees dealTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:21
North Korea sends titular head of state to South for OlympicsKim Yong-nam will be the North's most senior official ever to visit South KoreaMon Feb 05 2018 - 14:44
China praises ‘pragmatic’ Theresa May for ignoring human rightsOn Brexit, prime minister says Britain will leave the EU’s customs unionFri Feb 02 2018 - 09:51
Theresa May stresses close bond with China in Xi Jinping talksBritish prime minister seeking support for a favourable trade deal post-BrexitThu Feb 01 2018 - 13:36
China using big data to police small details of citizens’ livesMultipurpose ‘national social credit’ system uses carrot and stick to controlThu Feb 01 2018 - 06:15
Vatican accused of ‘selling out’ Catholic Church in ChinaFormer cardinal criticises efforts to normalise relations amid row over bishopsWed Jan 31 2018 - 16:37
May says she’s ‘not a quitter’ as trade trip to China kicks offBeijing assures British prime minister that Brexit will not affect relations with UKWed Jan 31 2018 - 14:53
Chinese hip-hop is banned as it emerges from the undergroundBeijing Letter: The often-provocative genre strikes a chord with young peopleWed Jan 31 2018 - 01:00
Theresa May to visit China with aim of boosting trade tiesPM’s efforts to reassure Beijing about UK post-Brexit likely to dominate three-day tripTue Jan 30 2018 - 19:45
Leading Chinese human rights lawyer faces state subversion chargesYu Wensheng called for democratic reforms and criticised crackdown on activistsTue Jan 30 2018 - 11:05
Dublin chipmaker DecaWave opens China headquarters in ShenzhenFirm offers wireless technology to measure distances indoors through obstructionsMon Jan 29 2018 - 17:49
China’s students lead charge in #MeToo campaignEfforts to stop sexual harassment are hampered by censorship and strict social controlsMon Jan 29 2018 - 09:25
China urges Japan to work with it to improve strained relationsJapan’s foreign minister Taro Kono makes his first official visit to BeijingSun Jan 28 2018 - 18:11
China birth rate falls despite policy shift to two childrenChinese couples choosing to stick with having only one child due to rising costsThu Jan 25 2018 - 17:55
Pyongyang calls on Koreans to work towards unificationNorth Korean statement comes as South gears up for winter OlympicsThu Jan 25 2018 - 11:25
EU calls for release of Swedish citizen held by ChinaHong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai detained on train as he travelled with Swedish diplomatsWed Jan 24 2018 - 15:15
North Korea may stage military parade on eve of Olympics in SouthSouth Korea conservatives believe North is hijacking Pyeongchang winter gamesTue Jan 23 2018 - 15:13
Oil slick from sunken Iranian tanker off China trebles in sizeAuthorities race to offset environmental disaster from spill of light crude oilMon Jan 22 2018 - 14:08
Beijing warns US away from disputed reefs in South China SeaAnger in Beijing after US destroyer sailed close to Scarborough Shoal last weekMon Jan 22 2018 - 13:57
Seoul wants Olympic momentum to lead to US-North Korea talksSouth Korea promises to ensure North's participation will not affect sanctionsFri Jan 19 2018 - 16:25
China detains leading human rights lawyer during school runYu Wensheng, who wrote open letter criticising Xi Jinping, had his law licence revokedFri Jan 19 2018 - 14:51
Analysis: Cautious optimism sparked by Korean Olympics newsAmid suspicions of propaganda by North Korea, many welcome rivals’ interactionThu Jan 18 2018 - 16:05
China’s economic growth beats expectations in 2017 as it hits 6.9%Fourth-quarter growth of 6.8% also outperformed forecastsThu Jan 18 2018 - 07:55
North and South Korea to march under unified flag at Winter OlympicsMove marks breakthrough but tensions remain as North describes Trump as a ‘lunatic’Wed Jan 17 2018 - 14:55
Hong Kong activist jailed a second time for 2014 protestsDemocracy leader Joshua Wong given extra jail time for his role in Umbrella MovementWed Jan 17 2018 - 12:04
Chinese rights lawyer says legal licence revokedSanction comes three months after Yu Wensheng criticised government in open letterTue Jan 16 2018 - 18:25
Xi tells Trump ‘hard-won’ easing of Korean tensions must continueChinese leader phones US president to say momentum needs to be continuedTue Jan 16 2018 - 09:52
North Korea to hold further Olympic talks with SouthNorth agrees to send 140-member Samjiyon orchestra to South for first time since 2002Mon Jan 15 2018 - 14:19
China says 1,300 fugitive graft suspects brought back last yearSome 347 of the fugitives returned were corrupt cadres, says Communist PartyMon Jan 15 2018 - 12:23
Irish milliner takes Hong Kong by stormNoeleen Armstrong Kish designs and makes the hats using traditional millinery methods at her studio in Kowloon BayFri Jan 12 2018 - 09:00
Beijing’s smog problem eases but challenges remain, says GreenpeaceLevels of toxic PM2.5 particles in China’s capital down 54 per cent in 2017Thu Jan 11 2018 - 12:57
South Korea welcomes dialogue with North but no easing of sanctionsMoon Jae-in pledges tougher sanctions if Pyongyang tests another nuclear weaponWed Jan 10 2018 - 12:23
North Korea to send delegation to Winter Olympics in South KoreaRivals hold rare talks to discuss how to co-operate in Olympics and improve tiesTue Jan 09 2018 - 21:05
