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The Chinese legal community’s latest discussion about standards for the death penalty come after a court in Inner Mongolia autonomous region upheld the death sentence of a local official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than 3 billion yuan (US$422 million) in total. On August 27, Inner Mongolia’s regional high court dismissed an appeal by…
A Japanese man became outraged after alleging that he witnessed a Chinese tourist mistreating a wild deer at a national park in Nara City, Japan. He shared a video of the incident on August 30 on his X account @hezuruy, which has since ignited a heated discussion on social media. In the video, a middle-aged…
When Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the China-Africa summit on Thursday, he called on the continent to join China in leading the modernisation of the Global South, which he said has suffered “injustice” at the hands of the West. In a joint action plan, China called for strengthened cooperation on supply chains and green technology…
“Europe has a China problem.” These are not words you would have heard from a budding EU trade commissioner a decade ago, when cutting juicy deals with booming economies like China was the top line of the job description. But in 2024, this might be the kind of rhetoric needed if you want to be…
China’s largest technology companies are returning more of their cash to shareholders than ever before, as they continue to ramp up buybacks to support their flagging stocks. Repurchases of shares listed in Hong Kong have reached HK$187 billion ($24 billion) so far in 2024, already surpassing last year’s record total, according to data compiled by…
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China on Friday, with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as one of the strongest storms to hit Asia this year headed for landfall along Hainan’s tropical coast. Packing … Source link
Amid mounting geopolitical headwinds and a slowing economy in China, Alibaba (BABA) is looking outside of its home market to spur growth. For Alibaba.com — the e-commerce giant’s international business-to-business arm — that means attracting more global small and medium-size business buyers to the platform and expanding its supplier base outside of China. On Thursday,…
Five Chinese productions are being presented in market screenings on the sidelines of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in an effort, organizers of the program say, to give North American audiences a “three-dimensional” view into contemporary China. Put together by the China Film Co-Production Corporation (CFCC), the selection includes comedian Da Peng’s box office…
BEIJING — The Chinese government is no longer allowing foreign adoptions of the country’s children, a spokesperson said Thursday. The only exception will be for blood relatives adopting a child or a stepchild, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said. She didn’t explain the decision other than to say that it was in line with the…
Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Junya Ito returned with a goal and two assists as Japan demolished China 7-0 at home to begin their 2026 World Cup final-round Asian qualifiers on Thursday. Goals from Wataru Endo and Kaoru Mitoma gave the home team a 2-0 lead at the break at Saitama Stadium, where late…