China
Massive Leak Shows Chinese Firm Hacked Foreign Govts, Activists: Analysts
The trove of documents from I-Soon, a private company that competed for Chinese government contracts, shows that its hackers compromised more than a dozen governments, according to cybersecurity firms SentinelLabs and Malwarebytes.
US Congressional Support For Taiwan 'Extremely Strong', Says Lawmaker
Mike Gallagher heads a five-member delegation that met on Thursday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won last month's presidential election and will take office in May.
Lionel Messi Addresses Strong Backlash from China After Missing a Game in Hong Kong
Chinese sporting officials have also confirmed Argentina's friendly games next month have been cancelled due to "the reasons that everyone knows".
HSBC Reports 'Record Profit' Of $30.3 Bn In 2023
The Asia-focused lender and its peers have been buoyed by rising interest rates for more than a year, but are bracing for greater economic uncertainties in 2024.
Guatemala To Boost Ties With Taiwan Despite Seeking Close Economic Relations With China
Guatemala is one of the rare countries that continues to maintain a formal connection with Taiwan as last year, Honduras broke its connection with Taiwan and shifted towards China. In return, Honduras received around $2.5 billion in aid from Beijing.
Mexico Becomes the Main Source of Imports for the U.S. for the First Time in 20 Years
The Southern neighbor surpassed China
Australia Says Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence In China
Australia's government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it as "harrowing news".
Apple Promises AI Innovation As China IPhone Sales Slip
Apple chief Tim Cook on Thursday promised the tech titan has artificial intelligence news in store as shares suffered despite sales growth in the final three months of last year.
Hong Kong Convicts Four Over 2019 Legislature Storming
Four Hong Kong men were convicted of rioting Thursday over the storming and ransacking of the city's legislature in 2019, part of a pro-democracy movement that posed an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government.
China Overtook Japan As World's Top Vehicle Exporter In 2023
China overtook Japan as the world's biggest vehicle exporter last year, data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association showed Wednesday.
Hong Kong Court Orders Liquidation Of China's Evergrande
A Hong Kong court on Monday issued the liquidation of battered Chinese property giant Evergrande after lawyers failed to convince a judge it had a working restructuring plan.
How China has Shifted its Investment Strategy in Latin America in the Past Years
FDI into large-scale infrastructure projects has been reduced and redirected to smaller, yet more numerous, investments into high technology
China, North Korea Vice Foreign Ministers Meet In Pyongyang
China's vice foreign minister was in Pyongyang on Friday for a meeting with his North Korean counterpart.
China's Top Diplomat To Meet US Security Advisor In Thailand
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will on Friday meet with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Thailand, as the two powers seek to improve relations after years of tensions.
EU To Ramp Up Efforts To Shield Sensitive Assets From China
The European Union will unveil a raft of measures Wednesday to better coordinate action on protecting sensitive technology and stopping critical infrastructure from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China.
Xi's Corruption Crackdown Targets Embattled Finance Sector
The number of publicly disclosed investigations into senior-level officials rose by 40 percent last year compared with 2022, according to a tally by the Hong Kong-based news outlet South China Morning Post.
Race To Find Dozens Trapped In Southwest China Landslide
Rescuers raced Tuesday to find dozens of people still trapped after a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, killing 11.
Tajikistan Reach Asian Cup Knockouts, China On Brink Of Exit
Debutants Tajikistan struck twice late on to beat Lebanon 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds on Monday but China's hopes are hanging by a thread after defeat to Qatar.
China Sees One Of Its Worst Years Of Growth Since 1990 As Recovery Stalls
China's economy last year grew at one of its slowest rates in more than three decades, official figures showed Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global turmoil.
Hit Chinese TV Series Rekindles Sidelined Shanghainese Dialect
A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect.
China Bids To Woo Back Global Elites At Davos Forum
China will put on a show of force Tuesday with a large delegation represented by Prime Minister Li Qiang at the annual meeting of global elites in Davos, despite shadows cast by wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza.
China 2023 Economic Growth Tipped To Be Weakest In Decades
China's economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is expected to show Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global uncertainties.
China, Russia Trade Soared In 2023 As Commerce With US Sank
China-Russia trade reached more than $240 billion, customs figures showed, overshooting a goal of $200 billion set by the neighbours in bilateral meetings last year.
Blinken To Meet Senior Chinese Official On Eve Of Taiwan Vote
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet a senior Chinese official in Washington on Friday on the eve of Taiwan's elections, as the United States seeks to discourage Beijing from taking action against Taipei.
US Lawmaker Calls For Probe Of UAE Tech Firm Over China Ties
A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released Tuesday.
Taiwan Poll Frontrunner Hits Out At Beijing 'Interference'
Taiwan's presidential election frontrunner on Tuesday accused Beijing of using "all means" to influence this weekend's crucial poll, which will set the course of cross-strait ties for the next four years.
China's Top Diplomat Says Ties With US 'Stabilised' Last Year
China's foreign minister said Tuesday that relations with the United States "stabilised" last year, as the two powers seek to put ties on a surer footing in 2024.
India, China Eye Strategic Areas Bordering 'Last Barrier' Bhutan
Squeezed between giant arch-rivals India and China, the landlocked mountain kingdom of Bhutan was long isolated by icy Himalayan peaks.
Nicaragua, China's Free Trade Agreement Comes Into Effect
Nicaragua will export food items such as meat and seafood, such as fish, shrimp, lobsters, sea cucumber, sugar, peanuts and rum.
China's Baidu Cancels $3.6 Bn Purchase Of Livestreaming Site
Baidu, the country's top search engine company, agreed in 2020 to buy JOYY Inc's Chinese live video business YY Live for $3.6 billion.