China
Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea Taiwan held rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed waters kept uncharacteristically quiet.
Taiwan protests against Malaysia's deportation of fraud suspects to China
TAIPEI/BEIJING Taiwan has expressed its "stern opposition" to Malaysia's deportation of 21 Taiwanese suspected of multi-million dollar telecoms fraud to China, the latest example of a problem that has strained cross-Strait ties.
China says foreign NGOs must provide funding proof
BEIJING Foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China must provide details of where their funding comes from and show that their chief representative has no criminal record, the government said of new rules due to come into effect next year.
China vows to cap water consumption, crack down on polluters
SHANGHAI China will keep national annual water consumption below 670 billion cubic meters (bcm) through to 2020, the state planning agency said on Wednesday, part of efforts to ease chronic regional shortages by cutting waste and boosting efficiency.
Jeweler Tiffany posts first sales rise in eight quarters
Tiffany & Co reported its first rise in sales in two years as more people shopped in its stores in Japan and China, and the upscale jeweler said sales in the United States declined at their slowest quarterly pace this year. | Video
Senior Chinese official calls for Hong Kong to oppose independence
BEIJING China's government hopes Hong Kong will oppose independence, a top Communist Party official said on Tuesday in a meeting with a pro-Beijing group from the southern financial hub.
China says hopes for 'clear' message with new North Korea sanctions
BEIJING China said on Tuesday it hoped for a "clear" message to be sent with new UN sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program, but would not comment on the draft, saying there had been too much speculation about the details. | Video
Fewer North Korean workers come to China as border trade tightens
DANDONG, China A labor agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main border post with North Korea. He had come to pick up migrant workers and take them to jobs in factories and restaurants in China.
Tech-focused investment bank China Renaissance targets growth at home, U.S.
HONG KONG Boutique investment bank China Renaissance, which has advised on some of China's top technology deals such as the listing of e-commerce firm JD.com and the formation of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, is making a big push to expand at home and in the United States.
China paper says Singapore troop carriers should be 'melted down'
BEIJING Armored troop carriers belonging to Singapore and currently impounded in Hong Kong should be "melted down", China's influential state-run tabloid the Global Times said on Tuesday, in its second swipe at the island nation in two days.