China

Economy

Growth and Brexit top agenda at G20 finance meeting

Weakening global growth and the implications of Britain leaving the European Union are the two big talking points for G20 financial leaders meeting in Shanghai.

26/02/2016

Business Series

China challenge at Mobile World Congress

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, China is in the ascendant, with firms like Huawei, Xiaomi and ZTE challenging the dominance of Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market .

25/02/2016

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Asia: Lantern festival marks end of Lunar Year

China and Taiwan celebrated the end of Lunar New Year on Monday night with a spectacular Lantern Festival. Hundreds gathered to release paper

23/02/2016

Business Series

Apple Pay hoping for big things in China but faces entrenched local payment services

Apple Pay has been officially launched in China where it has to convince hundreds of millions of users of the country's entrenched, dominant smart phone services to switch.

19/02/2016

Economy

Federal Reserve reveals slowdown worries

Federal Reserve January policy meeting minutes show the central bank considered changing the central bank's interest rate hike plans because of a global slowdown and financial market sell-off.

18/02/2016

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Lighting up love in Hong Kong

​Love was in the air in Hong Kong as 25,000 LED roses lit up the harbour front to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Originating in Seoul, South Korea

14/02/2016

Business Line

Monkey business, money business and Moscow business

As Asia starts the year of the monkey we look at Red Envelopes and Red Square visitors.

10/02/2016

China

Chinese athletics world record holder "forced into using banned drugs"

05/02/2016

Sport

World Athletics investigating claims of historic state-backed doping in China

The doping crisis to hit Athletics took another twist on Friday after the IAAF announced it’s investigating a letter alleging historic

05/02/2016

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World's largest mass human migration in full swing

The world’s biggest mass human migration is ongoing as Beijing residents rush to catch a train home to toast the Lunar New Year with their families

04/02/2016

Sport

Jackson Martinez signs for Guangzhou Evergrande

Colombia international Jackson Martinez has left Atletico Madrid after just seven months and signed with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou

03/02/2016

Business Series

ChemChina bids for Syngenta to improve Chinese food production

State-owned ChemChina is to pay 39 billion euro for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta as China seeks greater food security.

03/02/2016

Economy

China looks for 6.5 to 7% economic growth in 2016, warns on unemployment

China has set its economic growth projection range at 6.5 to 7 percent this year, but efforts to reduce overcapacity of coal and steel are expected to raise unemployment.

03/02/2016

China

Tens of thousands stranded as world largest mass migration begins

Tens of thousands of rail passengers in China have been left stranded after adverse weather delayed trains. In what’s known as the world’s largest

02/02/2016

China

China: billions on the move for the Year of the Monkey

The world's biggest annual mass migration gets underway

02/02/2016

Business Series

Late to the party but confident, Renault opens its first China assembly plant

Renault says it still sees plenty of growth in Chinese vehicle demand as it opened its first assembly plant in the world's biggest car market, a joint venture with China's Dongfeng.

01/02/2016

China

Footage captures Chinese miners' relief ahead of 'miracle' rescue

New footage has been released showing the relief of four Chinese miners as they prepared to be rescued after 36 days trapped underground. Sitting in

30/01/2016

China

Four Chinese miners rescued after 36 days underground

In China, four miners are rescued after 36 days underground. The search goes on for 13 people still missing.

29/01/2016

China

Chinese miner rescued after 36 days underground

The first of a group of four miners trapped underground for 36 days in China has been rescued, the BBC reports, citing state media. The miners were

29/01/2016

China

Ai Weiwei pulls out of exhibit in protest at Denmark's migration rules

The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is to withdraw from two exhibitions in Denmark in protest at a controversial migration law passed by

28/01/2016

China

US urges China to take stronger stance over N Korea nuclear tests

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sharply criticised North Korea for carrying out a fourth nuclear test, despite international warnings. Kerry has

27/01/2016

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A chill never seen before

Unprecedented cold brings shock and excitement to parts of Asia. In South Korea hundreds of flights had to be cancelled, many had seen snow for the

26/01/2016

Cinema

'Kung Fu Panda 3' hits silver screens

The third installment in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise is hitting the big screen. It sees Po reunite with his biological father and travel with him

22/01/2016

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'Doga' world record set in Hong Kong

A new world record for the biggest dog yoga class was made in Hong Kong with 270 pairs of doggies and yogis practising for just over half and hour

19/01/2016

China

China posts weakest growth figures in 25 years

China has experienced its weakest growth in 25 years. It’s economy grew last year by just 6.9% compared with 7.3% in 2014. The year-on-year growth

19/01/2016

China

Chinese state-run media warn Taiwan against independence

As Taiwan elects its first female president, China's state-run media warn against any "poisonous" moves towards independence.

17/01/2016