Japan PM says she wants better Beijing ties but doesn’t retract Taiwan comments
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday the country had been “consistent” over Taiwan but insisted she wanted better relations with China. Advertisement...
Chinese vice-premier urges manufacturing upgrades, trade diversification
Vice-Premier He Lifeng has emphasised the need to diversify China’s export markets and sustain trade growth, while urging local-level officials to empower enterprises and...
Hong Kong seizes fake Gucci, other goods worth HK$65 million during major sale
Hong Kong customs has seized 120,000 suspected counterfeit items in a month-long operation that targeted cross-border transshipments during a major online shopping festival in...
Gunmen kidnap students from Nigerian Catholic school, second attack in a week
Armed gangs have abducted an unknown number of pupils from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, police and a government official said on Friday,...
Chinese commerce minister calls for deeper US-China cooperation on trade
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao called for China and the United States to make joint efforts to manage uncertainties and expand cooperation on trade...
Is China’s new K visa enough to win the global tech talent race?
Computer science graduate Alain Saas is hoping a fourth time is the charm to make his China dream come true. Advertisement As a young...
Tech war: Huawei to open-source software tool to optimise AI chip use
Huawei Technologies on Friday introduced open-source software that it claimed can significantly improve the utilisation rate of artificial intelligence chips, marking the latest effort...
Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?
Beijing’s recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies,...
Why China Miao ethnic group shows love by biting each other; gentle bites mean unloving
A bizarre ancient courtship ritual practised by some of China’s ethnic groups involved a test of love where only a deep and painful bite...