A bus crashes into a tunnel wall in northern China, killing 14 people
BEIJING (AP) — A bus crashed into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China killing 14 people, state media said Wednesday.
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South China Sea: Philippines’ Marcos denies stirring up conflict, ‘poking the bear’ with Beijing
“We are trying to keep things on an even keel,” Marcos said on Tuesday in an interview at the presidential palace in Manila. The challenge, he added, is that “since the threat has grown, we must do more to defend our territory”.
Why Mainland Chinese Flocked to Hong Kong’s New Global Visa
To some foreign expatriates, Hong Kong has lost its appeal as an international city and no longer feels like home since Beijing took a heavier hand in its governance. But for many former mainland Chinese like Angelina Wang, it has become a more attractive place to live and work.
In Hong Kong, China’s Grip Can Feel Like ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’
Once one of Asia’s most high-flying cities, Hong Kong is now grappling with a deep pessimism.
China’s grand plan, now that its economy has hit a wall
China’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing came to a close on March 11. They were conducted under great pressure: a weak economy and high expectations from both the domestic public and international observers as to what the government can do to get the economy out of the woods.
China’s stock watchdog fines property developer Evergrande, slaps lifetime ban on its chairman
BANGKOK (AP) — Troubled property developer China Evergrande Group says Beijing’s stock watchdog has fined it 4.2 billion yuan ($333.4 million) for allegedly falsifying its revenue, among other violations, as it conducts a deep clean of the troubled financial sector.
Doing business in China is growing tougher, more uncertain, European business group says
BEIJING (AP) — Uncertainty and “draconian regulations” have drastically raised risks for foreign businesses in China, a report by a European business group said Wednesday.
China's top diplomat meets Australian counterpart in Canberra
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, met with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra on Wednesday for talks which Australia said would include human rights, tariffs and regional security.