As you might have noticed earlier this month if you dared to venture outside, tourism is a pretty big thing here in China, and, for better or worse, it only promises to get bigger. A report by the World Travel and To...
Ikea has apologised and pulled a controversial television advertisement in China which some said was sexist. The commercial by the Swedish furniture chain shows a mother scolding her daughter for not "bringing home a boyfriend" to ...
China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to President Xi Jinping. The omission cements Mr Xi's grip on China for the next five years and possibly beyond, a day after h...
China has reversed an import ban on several types of soft and mould-ripened cheese, including Roquefort, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola and Stilton. The authorities imposed the ban in September because the strains of bacteria used to make the chees...
Mainland China and Hong Kong predominate in the latest iteration of the QS Asia University Rankings, accounting for seven of the top ten schools. For the fifth consecutive year London-based higher education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ...
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China has entered a "new era" where it should "take centre stage in the world", President Xi Jinping says. The country's rapid progress under "socialism with Chinese characteristics" shows there is "a new c...
Chinese people appear to be losing interest in a controversial American visa program that has funneled billions of dollars to U.S. real estate developers. For years, Chinese citizens have overwhelmed the EB-5 program, which grants U.S. green...
China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state. The companies will be shut by early January. Joint Chinese and North Korean ventures will a...
Li Wenxing was starting a new life. In May, the young university graduate left his home in rural China on the offer of work with a software company in the city of Tianjin. But the job was a scam and Mr Li was swept into the web of a gang run...
A powerful storm has swept across southern China, leaving 12 dead and hundreds of people injured. Typhoon Hato made landfall at noon on Wednesday near Zhuhai city in Guangdong province, bringing with it strong winds and lashing rain. Hong K...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured scores more in China's south-western province of Sichuan. The quake struck in the sparsely populated north of Sichuan, the US Geological Survey said. Some reports suggest ...
\\"Anyone who offends China will be killed no matter how far the target is.\\" That is the tagline for Wolf Warriors 2, the Chinese box office hit that is equal parts testosterone-fuelled machismo - think blazing guns, explosions, and ...
Most people know that a bull market is one that's headed higher, trampling over obstacles as if they were hapless pieces of crockery in a China shop. And they know its opposite is a bear market, which isn't so much a cute panda as an angry g...
Starbucks is to take full ownership of all its China outlets, after agreeing to buying out its joint venture partner for $1.3bn (£994m). The deal will see it acquire the 50% stake it does not already hold in 1,300 stores in Shanghai an...
As malicious hackers mount ever more sophisticated attacks, China is about to launch a new, "unhackable" communications network - at least in the sense that any attack on it would be quickly detected. The technology it has turned t...
China has agreed to allow imports of rice from the US for the first time. The agreement gives US farmers access to the world's biggest rice consumer, with China importing about 5 million tonnes last year. It follows trade talks between the ...
An Audi commercial equating women to used cars has riled up consumers in China. The Chinese commercial opens with a young couple on the cusp of getting married, when the groom's mother suddenly interrupts the ceremony to inspect the bride. ...
China's economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than forecast. The growth rate, which compares expansion with the same three months in the previous year, was the same as in...
A Chinese woman fainted in a jewellery shop after accidentally breaking a jade bracelet priced at $44,000 (35,000). The tourist from eastern Jiangxi province was trying on the bracelet in a shop in Ruili in Yunnan province near the bo...