‘Man mums’ in China sell 5-minute hugs for US$7, gain popularity among lonely women
A growing number of young women in China are shelling out 50 yuan (US$7) for five-minute stress-relieving hugs from “man mums”. Advertisement The so-called...
China Hit By Huge Floods, Homes Collapse In Seconds, Villages Wiped Out, Tens Of Thousands Displaced
Recently, Yunnan Province in China has faced continuous heavy rainfall driven by monsoon air currents. In Nujiang Prefecture, persistent heavy to torrential rain has...
US Sends Letters to Trade Partners to Seek ‘Best Offers’ by June 4
The U.S. trade representative is sending “friendly reminders” that a trade negotiation deadline is coming due, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Leavitt,...
House CCP Committee Chairman Inquires With Canadian Firm About Supply of Critical Metal
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) has sent a letter to Canada-based mining company Almonty Industries to inquire about a critical metal essential for U.S. defense...
June 4,1989 to Today: Can China Change?
Could a single trade deal really change China? That’s the gamble at stake as Washington negotiates with Beijing. Headlines talk of reform, rebalancing, and...
US Charges 2 Chinese Nationals With Smuggling Crop-Killing Fungus, Visa Fraud
Two Chinese citizens, including one who works at the University of Michigan, were charged on June 2 with visa fraud, conspiracy, making false statements,...
Beijing’s point man overseeing Hong Kong affairs ‘set to visit city in mid-June’
Beijing’s point man overseeing Hong Kong affairs is set to visit the city later this month as it marks the fifth anniversary of the...
HSBC asset-management unit dives into private credit in Asia
HSBC Asset Management will launch a dedicated private-credit strategy in Asia-Pacific later this year after its parent unveiled plans to inject US$4 billion into...
‘Lies into truth’: outcry in Japan over Chinese bias at Canadian history museum
Conservatives in Japan are urging the government to take action against a museum in Toronto run by a Chinese-Canadian organisation, accusing it of distorting...