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FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS HONE BRANDING WITH BAGGY SWEATERS, BESPOKE SUITS
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen favours sombre suits as she evokes threats against France and takes a hard line on security and immigration... READ MORE›
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WHAT CHINA HAS BEEN BUILDING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The new islands allow China to harness a portion of the sea for its own use that has been relatively out of reach until now... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMB: EXPLOSION CLOSE TO ERAWAN SHRINE KILLS AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING SEVEN FOREIGNERS - LATEST UPDATES
It has been suggested that one of the perpetrators' motives for attacking the renowned Erawan shrine was to cripple Thailand's tourism industry... READ MORE›
ERAWAN SHRINE ATTACKER WAS 'PART OF NETWORK', POLICE SAY
The bomb attack that killed 20 people at Bangkok's Erawan shrine on Monday was carried out by a network, Thailand's chief of police has said... READ MORE›
APPEAL BY MAO LED TU YOUYOU TO NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE
I think that Tu Youyou's prize should lead to deeper reflection about China's scientific efforts, Wang Yuanfeng, a professor in Beijing said in an online commentary... READ MORE›
CHINA TO BAN IVORY TRADE A??WITHIN A YEAR OR SO,A?? AS PRESSURE MOUNTS ON HONG KONG
Wildlife groups say Hong Kong's legal ivory trade provides cover for a vast illegal trade that is fueling a poaching crisis decimating elephant herds in Africa... READ MORE›
CHINAS RESPONSE TO STOCK PLUNGE RATTLES TRADERS
What's happening in China is definitively spooking people, said Dawn Fitzpatrick, the chief investment officer of O'Connor, a 5.6 billion hedge fund owned by UBS... READ MORE›
JITTERS IN TECH WORLD OVER NEW CHINESE SECURITY LAW
Segal added that one recourse would be to argue through the World Trade Organization that what China considers national security concerns are not valid... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER DEPORTED FROM THAILAND
Joshua Wong has boarded Hong Kong Airlines HX772 earlier from Bangkok, Thailand, en route back to Hong Kong... READ MORE›
THE CHINA FACTOR CHINA FALTERS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS FORCED TO ADAPT
Last year, BHP Billiton shipped enough iron ore each day to China to fill the Empire State Building... READ MORE›
CHINAS PARTY-RUN MEDIA IS SILENT ON MARKET MAYHEM
The slump in the stock markets is destroying what remains of investor confidence, and this problem is profoundly serious, the paper said in a front-page commentary... READ MORE›
POLICE RELEASE FOOTAGE OF SUSPECT IN BANGKOK BOMBING
Wu Weilong operates Soon Un Tour, a Bangkok agency with clients from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China... READ MORE›
THAILAND BLAMES UIGHUR MILITANTS FOR BOMBING AT BANGKOK SHRINE
But Thailand has made it clear that the Uighurs were repatriated at China's request, a decision Thailand seems unlikely to repeat anytime soon... READ MORE›
HK PROTESTERS DENIED BEIJING FLIGHT
Beijing has in the past blocked Hong Kong activists from travelling to mainland China... READ MORE›
OBAMA ON ASIA: INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE JOBS
BEIJING President Obama arrives in Beijing on Monday for a week-long trip to three countries China, Burma and Australia for summits with other world leaders... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
CHINA FURIOUS AFTER KENNY G APPEARS TO BACK HONG KONG PROTESTERS
07 BST Saxophonist Kenny G, who is a big star in China... READ MORE›
CHINESE LEADER HEARS COMPLAINTS OF US BUSINESS
Earlier, Mr. Xi and his top lieutenants heard tough criticism of his government's laws and practices that discriminate against American corporate operations in China... READ MORE›
CHINA HOLDS 23 LINKED TO FATAL BLASTS IN TIANJIN
They noted that Tianjin officials, for instance, awarded a permit to Rui Hai, despite its illegal operation, according to Xinhua... READ MORE›
CHINA'S MIGRANT WORKERS HEAD HOME AS BEIJING FACES AN ECONOMIC STORM
Even if Beijing's claim that GDP was growing at about 7 percent were true, all the other indicators paint a very worrying picture of the economy ... READ MORE›
LAW SUGGESTS BROADER CORE INTERESTS FOR CHINA
BEIJING After China enacted a sweeping national security law this week one official said the measure was intended to safeguard the country's core interests... READ MORE›
CHINA ANNOUNCES CUTS TO TROOPS DURING MASSIVE MILITARY PARADE
Although China often criticizes Japan's incorrect view of history, China's leaders take liberties in telling their country's story... READ MORE›
CHINAS CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSTATED BY MORE THAN 10
Mr. Xi promised last year that China's emissions of carbon dioxide would stop growing by about 2030... READ MORE›
CHINA BLAMES US MILITARY ACTIONS FOR TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The Chinese side expresses its deep concern about the United States pushing the militarization Colonel Yang said at a news conference in Beijing... READ MORE›
LAWYER WHO REPRESENTED CHURCHES IN CHINA IS MISSING
In a statement on Wednesday Mr. Yang urged the government in Wenzhou to release Mr. Zhang and his assistant Liu Peng who is also missing... READ MORE›
CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD - IN 60 SECONDS
Dozens of people are believed to remain in prison 20 years after the crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy movement and independent trade unions remain illegal... READ MORE›
BRITISH 'BANKER' ARRESTED OVER HONG KONG 'PROSTITUTE' MURDER
The women were discovered in the 31st floor flat in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong a skyscrapper-filled central area popular with young, expat professionals... READ MORE›
TWO ACTIVISTS VISITING US CALL FOR RIGHTS IN HONG KONG
Mr. Lee, the founding member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, said Mr. Obama should use the occasion to remind China of its Hong Kong pledges... READ MORE›
WAN LI WHO HELPED CHINAS FARMERS EMERGE FROM MAO ERA DIES AT 98
His death was reported by the Chinese state-run media... READ MORE›
OFFICIAL SAYS BANGKOK BOMBING DONE BY A NETWORK
Bangkok was rattled by a second blast Tuesday at a popular ferry pier which exploded in the Chao Phraya River and caused no injuries... READ MORE›
STOCKS START WEEK IN RED ON FED UNCERTAINTY CHINA FEARS
Central bank's September meeting, further spooking investors after a tumultuous couple of weeks on Wall Street... READ MORE›