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Fri, July 19, 2019 | 23:39

China won't concede an inch, Xi Jinping tells Mattis on South China Sea and Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told visiting US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis that China will make no concession on its core interests, despite calling for stronger ties between the countries’ militaries. “Our attitude is firm and clear in terms of Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity, that we would not lose a single inch of the lands we inherited from our ancestors...

2018-08-03 11:37

Trade war may spur relocation of Chinese textile factories to other Asian nations

Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs on US cotton will accelerate the offshoring of cotton spinning and lower-end textile and apparel manufacturing to South and Southeast Asia, and Chinese businesses are bracing for possible US tariffs on their finished goods if the trade war intensifies, industry executives have said.

2018-08-01 14:38

Why the US trade war is not the only cause for concern over China's economy

A close look at China’s regional economic performance suggests that the economy is in worse shape than its headline figures imply even before the full impact of the trade war with the US has been felt.

2018-08-01 10:16

Top Chinese official in charge of immunization 'in critical condition' after suicide attempt

A senior official in charge of the immunisation programme in Shandong has attempted suicide amid a public outcry after 210,000 children in the province were given faulty vaccines, local media reported on Tuesday.

2018-08-01 09:45

As cultists are hanged, Japan asks if it still needs death penalty. For most, the answer remains clear

Public Security Intelligence Agency staff enter a facility linked to the Aum doomsday cult in Tokyo on July 6 after the execution of doomsday cult founder Shoko Asakura and six other cultists. Photo: EPAThe recent executions of 13 Aum Shumrikyo cultists stirred a debate and some condemnation ― but a large majority of Japanese still appear to support capital punishment The exe...

2018-07-31 11:10

Girl, 6, attacked by shark at open-top aquarium in Chinese shopping mall

A young girl was left with deep gashes and multiple fractures to her hand after she was bitten by a shark in an open-top aquarium at a shopping mall in southwest China. The six-year-old, identified only as Xiao Li, had been looking at sharks in the aquarium with her grandmother and aunt on Tuesday when one of them jumped up and snapped at her hand, according to news website C...

2018-07-29 10:15

Chicken blood for the soul? Animal ritual toast at real estate firm's project launch 'just a stunt'

One of China’s biggest property developers has denied suggestions that sales staff drank cups of chicken blood during a toast at the launch of a real estate project, a Chinese newspaper reports.

2018-07-19 09:43

28 Uber drivers convicted in Hong Kong 'largest ever penalized'

Twenty-eight Hong Kong Uber drivers were on Tuesday handed fines of between HK$3,800 and HK$4,500 (US$570) after being found guilty of driving passengers without a hire car permit.

2018-07-18 11:30

Beijing to launch English emergency services for expats

Beijing will soon launch a multilingual emergency services hotline so expats will be able to speak to an English-language operator, the local health authorities announced on Monday.

2018-07-18 10:51

Singapore sex toy sales buzzing thanks to 'healthy' branding

When Singapore sex toy shop U4Ria opened 18 years ago, co-founder Lincoln Chua had just one competitor - House of Condom, a short walk away in Lucky Plaza.

2018-07-16 11:22

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