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President Trump escalates the US-China trade war, announcing a new 100% tariff on Chinese goods set for November 2025. Read the full details on the escalating economic conflict, new export controls, and the impact on global markets.

Luis Vincent Gochoco Oct 10, 2025

Scion Asset Management CEO Michael Burry sold his entire portfolio in Q1 but doubled down on a beauty giant. He also placed massive put on China tech stocks.

Niloy Chakrabarti May 19, 2025

A UK family was fined and expelled from Shanghai after a minor visa error rendered their stay illegal, leading to a tense encounter with Chinese authorities and a forced departure.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Nov 10, 2024

China shut down parks, shopping malls, and museums in its capital, Beijing, after the country reported 28,000 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 23, 2022

The residents of Beijing were seen flocking to markets on Monday to stock up on food and other essential supplies in case the Chinese government imposes a Shanghai-style lockdown.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 26, 2022

China has received backlash from Australian authorities after a court in Beijing carried out a trial of journalist Cheng Lei's case behind closed doors, under heavy security on Thursday.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 01, 2022

The WTA remain unconvinced about Peng Shuai's well being despite the Chinese tennis star insisting that sexual assault allegations were a big misunderstanding.

Pradhan Muthanna Feb 08, 2022

An office worker discovered a whole rat supposedly boiled alive in the rice porridge that she had ordered.

Agrima Tikader Jan 06, 2020

The Hong Kong Jockey Club cancelled their weekly horse race due to safety concerns caused by the continued political unrest.

Agrima Tikader Sep 18, 2019

Three well-known pro-democracy leaders were arrested and Saturday's march was officially banned in Hong Kong.

Agrima Tikader Aug 30, 2019

The new U.S. tariffs came into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, following President Donald Trump's announcement to increase tariffs on Chinese imports worth $200 billion, from 10 to 25 percent,

Kalyan Kumar May 10, 2019

Chinese state media and foreign ministry rallies behind the proposal that president's two-term restriction will soon be removed.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 26, 2018

Funeral strippers are a common sight at funerals in rural China despite the government's well-documented hostility.

Neil Murphy Feb 20, 2018

British navy to send warship to South China Sea and challenge Beijing's claim to disputed international waters - a move likely to anger China.

Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 13, 2018

This is the third time China has publicly acknowledged its mid-course interception test with the earlier ones taking place in 2010 and 2013.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 06, 2018

The nursery, which is a branch of the well-known RYB Education chain, said it "deeply apologises" for the matter.

Karen Noronha Nov 24, 2017

North Korea's Mansudae studio is "probably the largest art production centre in the world", covering nearly 30 acres and employing about 1,000 artists.

David Sim Oct 04, 2017

Alexander Zverev says he must mirror Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's insatiable desire to improve as motivation to kick-on after an encouraging 2017 season.

Nick Howson Oct 03, 2017

Crowd comes to rescue of man stuck between train and safety barriers at Dongzhimen Station

Ewan Palmer Aug 04, 2017

Executives of a company, Shanxinhui, have been accused of operating a pyramid scheme in the name of charity.

Karen Noronha Jul 27, 2017

Beijing expects the value of its core AI industries to spike as it vies for market leader tag by 2025.

Gaurav Sharma Jul 20, 2017

3 people have been injured in the incident.

Karen Noronha Jul 07, 2017

Following a previous agreement with the US, Chinese state hacking fell by up to 90%.

Jason Murdock Jun 26, 2017

The entire Xinjiang province, home to the ethnic Muslim community, is being strictly monitored to prevent people from observing Ramadan.

Ananya Roy Jun 16, 2017

The VR cinema lets you see, hear, smell and feel everything in 360 degrees and take on any role.

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 14, 2017

Last year, a Chinese engineer was injured in a bomb attack in southern Pakistan.

Karen Noronha May 26, 2017

Li Ming-che was detained in March on suspicion of endangering national security.

Divya Kishore Apr 10, 2017

Around 75% of the Election Committee's 1,194 members are pro-China.

Fiona Keating Mar 26, 2017

"I am a bit uncomfortable about being watched in such places," one Weibo user wrote.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 20, 2017

Mortuaries are using 3D printing to reconstruct faces for disfigured corpses before open casket funerals.

Mary-Ann Russon Mar 15, 2017