Trump administration weighing broad sanctions on North Korea: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a … Read more
Tillerson to face Chinese ire over blame for North Korea tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in China on Saturday for what is likely to be a prickly visit, with Beijing … Read more
China, Saudi Arabia eye $65 billion in deals as king visits
BEIJING (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman oversaw the signing of deals worth potentially $65 billion (53 billion pounds) on the first day of a … Read more
Relief camp in Yunnan swells as thousands flee conflict in Myanmar
NANSAN, China (Reuters) – Within earshot of mortar fire echoing from beyond a ring of hills, a sprawling relief camp in Southwestern China is swelling … Read more
Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea, sources say
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, … Read more
China official says two-child policy showing ‘notable results’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s two-child policy is showing “notable results” with the fertility rate expected to rise through to 2020, a senior health official said … Read more
South Koreans handle Chinese boycott over THAAD with irony
Due to the backlash from China over the deployment of a U.S. missile system outside Seoul, Chinese government ordered the boycott of their tourists to … Read more
U.S. starts deploying anti-missile system in South Korea after defiant North’s latest test
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States started to deploy the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defence system in South Korea on Tuesday after North … Read more
Fears of Chinese backlash over missile defence hit South Koreans firms
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – South Korean companies on Friday bore the brunt of a perceived backlash from China over the deployment of a U.S. missile system … Read more
South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free says website crashed after attack from Chinese IPs
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lotte Duty Free on Thursday said a cyber attack using Chinese internet protocol (IP) addresses has crashed its website, the latest report … Read more
Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilities
BEIJING (Reuters) – The PLA Navy is likely to secure significant new funding in China’s upcoming defence budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance … Read more
Hard to detect, China bird flu virus may be more widespread
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bird flu infection rates on Chinese poultry farms may be far higher than previously thought, because the strain of the deadly virus … Read more
China, India account for half world’s pollution deaths in 2015: study
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and India accounted for more than half of the total number of global deaths attributable to air pollution in 2015, researchers … Read more
Businessmen jumpy after Chinese tycoon’s disappearance from HK
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The mysterious disappearance from Hong Kong of Xiao Jianhua, a China-born billionaire, has sent a chill through mainland business circles linked … Read more