China
China Warns Panama of Serious Consequences After Lawmakers Back Taiwan Ties
China has warned Panama of “serious consequences” after a majority of Panamanian lawmakers established a parliamentary exchange group with Taiwan, defying pressure…
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Business
New China Tax Rules Put New York’s Wealthy Chinese Under Pressure as Deadline Nears
Wealthy Chinese living in New York are scrambling to understand their potential tax liabilities as Beijing moves to enforce sweeping new rules…
Business
China Opens World-First Plant to Recover Rare Metals From Lithium Waste
China has launched what researchers describe as the world’s first continuous industrial production line designed to recover the critical metals rubidium and…
China
Masked Man Arrested After Multiple People Injured in Guangzhou Mall Attack
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after multiple people were injured in a knife attack at a shopping centre in Guangzhou, southern…
China
A HYROX World-Record Holder Won After a Mid-Race Health Emergency — Now One New Rule Could Stop the Next Athlete
BEIJING — HYROX has built its reputation on asking athletes to keep moving when their bodies are screaming at them to stop.…
Entertainment
Chinese Students Are Literally Eating Their Homework to Beat Exam Stress — and Parents Are Worried
Chinese students have found an unusual way to deal with the pressure of exams: they are eating their homework. A bizarre new…
Business
China’s Pony.ai Unveils New Driverless Robotruck as It Targets Europe
Chinese autonomous-driving company Pony.ai has unveiled a new generation of driverless heavy-duty trucks as it prepares to take its robotruck business into…
Business
Japanese Lawmakers Reopen a Door to Beijing — But China’s Price for a Real Thaw Hasn’t Changed
BEIJING — After months in which official Japan-China political contact nearly disappeared, eight Japanese lawmakers have walked through a door that both…
Business
China Expands Anti-Corruption Crackdown to Offshore Brokerage Operations
BEIJING — China is moving to tighten its grip on the overseas operations of domestic securities firms, targeting potential pay loopholes, improper…
China
10 Viral C-Drama Scenes That Broke the Internet
Some television scenes become far bigger than the dramas they come from. They are clipped into endless fan edits, replayed on social…