A worker from the border inspection station at Erenhot in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is checking a truck carrying the sheep donated by Mongolia on Nov. 13, 2020. (Photo provided to …
Beijing-friendly Cambodia and Laos pushed out to ASEAN’s fringe
Laos was just an “outpost for China” and Cambodia’s politics was “too personalized” around the country’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen, the late Singaporean statesman said. ASEAN, formed in 1967 …
Never mind the US election – for Asia, it’s more significant that Japan, South Korea and China are going carbon neutral
In late October, while many of us in Asia were doomscrolling on Twitter and glued to cable news as we counted down to the elections in the United States, something happened that arguably bore more …
India, China Close in on Plan to End Months of Military Standoff
Seeking to end a dangerous military standoff in the western Himalayas, India and China are formulating a plan that involves creating no-patrol zones, pulling back tanks and artillery, and using drones …
Dissecting China’s Crackdown on Its Internet Giants
China’s biggest internet companies got that way with at least tacit support from the government. Now two events have raised doubts about where those internet giants stand: the last-minute suspension …
US ban on China military-linked stocks creates investor woe
A US ban on American investors holding shares in companies with suspected ties to China’s military sent stocks tumbling on Friday and threatened to create a host of compliance problems for global …
China Congratulates Biden on Presidential Victory
We respect the choice of the American people,” a spokesman for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ending days of conspicuous silence about the election result.
China drafts rules to govern its booming livestreaming sales industry
China’s internet watchdog has drafted rules for the first time to regulate the country’s livestreaming marketing industry, stepping up scrutiny on e-commerce marketplaces belonging to the likes of …
Election 2020 Today: Secure election, China salutes Biden
Here’s what’s happening Friday in Election 2020. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: SECURE ELECTION: A coalition of federal and state officials say they have no evidence that votes were …
Tennessee’s Parthenon, China’s Eiffel Tower and other heritage fakes
But that bell tower is not the one Canaletto painted. It is a copy of the medieval campanile that collapsed in 1902, and dates to 1912. This is not a Venetian conspiracy: no one pretends the tower is …