516 Confucius Institutes and 1,076 Confucius Classrooms have been established in 142 countries and regions, according to the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
Confucius Institute (孔子学院, Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn) is non-profit educational organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic...
With more than half of its 1.4 billion people online, the world’s most populous country is home to a slew of cyberspies and hackers.
Indeed, China has likely stolen more secrets from businesses and governments than any other country.
Covert espionage is...
SHANGHAI (AP) — It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump’s merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation...
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish...
TOKYO (AP) — Declare China a currency manipulator? Hasn’t happened. Make Japan and South Korea pay more to host U.S. troops? Hasn’t happened. Unleash fire and fury on North Korea? Hasn’t happened — at least not yet.
By KEN MORITSUGU
Asia...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Guggenheim Museum in New York is facing pressure to remove a planned video instillation showing dogs trying to fight each other.
The video, entitled “Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other” is a recording of a...
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced a crackdown on violations of patents and trade secrets in an effort to mollify foreign companies ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The crackdown might give Beijing diplomatic ammunition...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, said Tuesday that calls for the city’s independence from China dilute support for democracy, and residents should engage in dialogue and not hate speech.
Patten, who presided over the...
BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered 31 people to be placed under “coercive measures” for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news agency reported Saturday.
Coercive measures are a form of detention...
In the sharing economy of China, anything is rentable. A newly-launched app in China is offering shared sex dolls.
Xiamen-based app developer Touch announced Wednesday that it has started a limited trial run in Beijing that allows users to choose...
