Chinese authorities have detained a young man for unfurling pro-democracy banners this month at an overpass in Chengdu in southwest China – a rare form… Read More »Chinese man who displayed pro-democracy banners in detention: sources

UPDATED April 21, 2025, 2:35 p.m. ET Church bells rang out in the Philippines and national and spiritual leaders across Asia expressed sorrow Monday, mourning… Read More »Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis

As the U.S.-China trade war heats up, businesses in major export hubs in southeastern China are announcing factory “holidays” – halting production and slashing employee… Read More »Trade war with US triggers wave of factory ‘holidays’ in China’s export hubs

Major ports and foreign trade provinces in China are showing the first signs of disruption from the ongoing tariff war between the world’s two largest… Read More »Shipments from Chinese ports slow as US tariffs bite

At a recent recruitment drive, China’s state-owned nuclear company received nearly 1.2 million applications – a number that shocked netizens and fueled widespread concern about… Read More »A window on China’s job woes: 1 company gets 1.2 million applicants.

Updated April 8, 2025, 5:48 p.m. ET TAIPEI, Taiwan – China said it “resolutely opposes” President Donald Trump’s imminent threat of escalating tariffs even as… Read More »China vows to fight back as many scramble to strike tariff deals with Trump